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
Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan mooted the idea of a tri-nation pipeline between India, Bangladesh and Myanmar
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, 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 […]
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 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)
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MNRE) has asked states to define their solar policies in its quest to attain solar efficiency.
Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Coal, Power and Renewable Energy Piyush Goyal has said that a development bank owned by the German government, the Kreditanstalt fur Wiederaufbau (KfW), has agreed to provide a concessional loan of a billion euros over the next six years to augment and strengthen the nation’s renewable power transmission infrastructure. […]
India plans to use the low oil prices to stock up on its strategic oil reserves. Shoring up on its oil reserves is crucial for India, which imports as much as 79 percent of its crude oil. The recent fall in the crude oil prices provides it with an opportunity to do so
The Adani Group is in talks with the Tamil Nadu to set a 1,000 MW solar power plant in the state. The possible location of the plant is Ramanathapuram, a backward and dry district that gets a lot of sunlight. Preliminary talks are currently on between the parties. Tamil Nadu plans to generate 3,000 MW […]
