IEA keen on full-time membership for India
Paris-based International Energy Agency (IEA), which advises the governments of 29 developed nations, is keen that India become its full-time member
Cameco Corp expects windfall from Canada-India uranium deal
Saskatchewan province based Cameco Corp expects a windfall in revenue when PM Modi visits Canada on April 14-16
PEA for Jaitapur Nuclear Power Project signed
India’s Nuclear Power Corporation of India (NPCIL) and France’s Areva signed a Pre-Engineering Agreement (PEA) to set up two Evolution pressurized Reactors (EPR) in connection with the proposed Jaitapur Nuclear Power Project in Maharashtra. Each EPR will produce 1650 MWe each. The PEA will assess whether the two EPRs will be able to function according […]
The solar price revolution
A silent revolution is under way. In November, Dubai announced the construction of a solar energy park that will produce electricity for less than $0.06 per kilowatt-hour – undercutting the cost of the alternative investment option, a gas or coal-fired power plant
PM to inaugurate Urja Sangam on March 27
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on March 27 will inaugurate a mega energy conclave, Urja Sangam, to mark Golden Jubilee of India’s flagship overseas oil firm ONGC Videsh Ltd that has amassed assets worth USD 45 billion since its inception
India moots sharing of gas through tri-nation pipeline
Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan mooted the idea of a tri-nation pipeline between India, Bangladesh and Myanmar
India, US closer to implementing civil nuclear deal
India and US are inching closer to implementing the civil nuclear deal that was finalised during US President Barack Obama’s India visit. External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin said the nations are currently exchanging the signed texts of the administrative arrangements for the civil nuclear cooperation
Tata Power to increase hydro-electric production in five years
Tata Power, India’s largest integrated power company, plans to increase its hydropower generation in the next five years. The company’s overall power generation capacity is now at 8,684 mw, and targets hiking this to 26,000 mw by 2020. Currently, Tata Power has an installed hydro capacity of 576 MW in Maharashtra. In addition, it has […]
Three Indian firms in 2015 Ashden Awards shortlist
The Shortlist for the 2015 Ashden Awards features three Indian firms out of a total of ten that have evolved technologies to promote sustainable living.
Former AEC chairman bats for nuclear and solar enrgy
Former Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) chairman Anil Kakodkar said India needs to accelerate its efforts to harness solar and nuclear energy while pursuing environmentally friendly policies in order to enhance its economic growth. He was speaking a panel discussion organised by the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW)