NTPC signs JV with Jharkhand government for Patratu Power Station
State-owned NTPC has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the government of Jharkhand to operate the Patratu Power Station
PM Modi brings about sea change in energy sector
The Modi government also made its mark in the hydrocarbon sector with a bang. The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government shot down the erstwhile UPA government’s pricing formula which would have doubled natural gas prices from $4.2 per million British thermal units (mmBtu) to over $8 per mmBtu. The new government deferred the hike in […]
PM Modi reviews infra projects
Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a high-level meeting to review the status of various infrastructure projects in the country
Global body gives India poor rating on nuclear safety, may stall entry into Nuclear Supplier Group
– by Dipanjan Roy Choudhury, Economic Times Ahead of the annual plenary session of the Nuclear Suppliers Group, which is expected to discuss the case of India’s membership to the coveted global body, the country has questioned Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI) for rating the security arrangements at its nuclear installations as poor and below mark. […]
Japan proposes new JWG on n-energy with India
Japan’s Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Yoichi Miyazawa called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and proposed a new Joint Working Group (JWG) between the two countries on civil nuclear energy cooperation
IREDA signs master cooperation agreement with IFC
The Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Ltd (IREDA) has become a signatory to the International Finance Corporation’s (IFC) master cooperation agreement
Coal to remain important mainstay fuel for India and Japan’s energy plans
At the recently held sixth edition of the India-Japan Energy Forum in New Delhi, India’s Power and Coal Minister Piyush Goyal and Japan’s Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Yoichi Miyazawa stressed on the importance of coal in power generation
India, Spain agree to advance bilateral talks on nuclear energy
India and Spain have agreed to advance their bilateral negotiations on cooperation in nuclear energy, with the European nation stating that it would support New Delhi’s early membership of the four multilateral export control regimes
India Seeks Reduction In LNG Imports From Qatar
New Delhi would for the first time use a 10 per cent reduction permissible under a 25-year contract with Qatar’s RasGas
Indian Oil begins commissioning its Paradip Refinery
India’s biggest refiner, Indian Oil Corporation has begun the process of commissioning of its 15 MMPTA state-of-the-art Paradip Refinery