The IMF’s April 2025 Regional Economic Outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa presents a clear warning: regional growth is slowing, debt pressures are mounting, and donor assistance is declining. Yet the report outlines critical opportunities particularly in domestic revenue mobilization, structural reform, and private sector activation that can shape a more resilient …
It's a geological bonanza for clean energy investors, yet no one's talking about it. With its population spread out over more than 17,000 islands, many Indonesians live in cities, yet some are in areas so remote that electricity access is almost zero. Indonesia is also the only OPEC member in …
Energy service contractors must cut their charges to oil and gas companies to ensure both parts of the industry thrive after the current crisis, the chief executives of two of the world's largest oil companies said on Tuesday. Energy service companies must drop their charges to reflect tighter margins since …
The non-expert must pick up the right experts to follow, and these are not necessarily the ones who make the most noise Vandana Gombar / New Delhi May 5, 2009, 0:11 IST It was exactly a year ago that Arjun N Murti predicted that crude oil prices were headed towards …
THE STATE-OWNED power major NTPC is seeking legal opinion on whether to ink deal with RIL for KG basin gas at the government-approved price of $4.20 per mmbtu (million Bristish thermal unit)for its projects except those on which it is in legal dispute with the Mukesh Ambani group over feedstock …
The Bombay High Court today allowed Mukesh Ambani-owned Reliance Industries (RIL) to amend its written submissions in its case with NTPC, to take into account the government
MSRDC goes green, will roll out 250 CNG buses Roana Maria Costa I TNN Mumbai: In a bid to cut down on fuel expenditure and reduce air pollution, the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) will introduce 250 buses, which will run on compressed natural gas (CNG). These buses will …
Ajay Modi / New Delhi April 13, 2009, 1:08 IST The battle between private oil companies and government oil marketing companies (OMCs) over petroleum product pricing is set to intensify. The Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) has admitted the OMCs
People of the millennium city have a reason to rejoice. They will now get CNG without standing in long queues. Like Delhi, the city will also get the gas directly by the pipeline from today. Keeping up its promise, Haryana Gas Distribution Company has also reduced the price of the …
Ajay Modi / New Delhi March 26, 2009, 0:53 IST G C DagaIn a year when sales of branded auto fuel are on a sharp decline, Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), the market leader, has been able to augment its market share in all the three categories
A year ago, in this very column, I discussed the myopia of budget 2008, which did not touch upon events then beginning to unfold. Since then we have seen the world collapse and, perhaps, even change forever. First came the food crisis, early last year. As prices of daily bread …
In partnership with Japan, South Korea and Singapore, India must explore options for joint storage of oil reserves and setting up a financial reserve for borrowing and lending to tide over the volatility of oil prices, according to HS Puri, secretary (ER) in the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). The …
The ongoing global economic downturn and a sharp fall in crude oil prices in the last few months have dampened the market for carbon credits. The prices of carbon credits dropped nearly 75 per cent in 2008, leaving those who had invested in them with huge losses. The reason: Companies …
The Annual Energy Outlook 2009 (AEO2009) presents projections and analysis of US energy supply, demand, and prices through 2030. The projections are based on results from the Energy Information Administration's National Energy Modeling System. The AEO2009 includes the reference case, additional cases examining energy markets, and complete documentation.
In 2008, three global crises converged to threaten development in the Asia-Pacific region, bringing to the fore particularly testing challenges for policymakers
This report seeks to examine the merits of a range of different policies that offer the prospect of CO2 emissions reduction from road transport. In particular it considers the role of policies that target the
China's water and energy price reform began in the late 1978 after running large-scale interventions in pricing system for long time then has a gradually deep influence on consumer's behaviors. The main objective of this paper is to empirically examine Chinese consumer reactions as a response to the introductions of …
RETAIL prices of diesel may go down further by Rs 2 soon as the government looks to hike its goodwill quotient among voters before the code of conduct kicks in for the general elections slated for April-May. A cut in diesel prices could bring down prices of essential commodities such …
