Power and Renewable Energy Minister R K Singh on Thursday said a committee will be set up having members from all relevant Ministries for implementation of the Roadmap on Energy Efficiency and low carbon technologies. Singh chaired a high-level meeting to review the progress of various energy efficiency programmes and the preparedness for Climate Change […]
Day: June 17, 2021
ONGC seeks Tamil Nadu nod to drill 10 oil exploration wells
Days after chief minister M K Stalin wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging the Union government not to allow oil and gas exploration in Cauvery delta districts, ONGC has approached the state environmental impact assessment authority (SEIAA) seeking clearance to drill 10 exploration wells in Ariyalur district. The ONGC letter circulated widely on Wednesday […]
Oil marketing companies again resort to alternate day fuel price revision
Oil marketing companies seem to have moved once again towards a revised fuel price mechanism, shifting to the practice of changing petrol and diesel rates after every couple of days rather than undertaking changes on a daily basis. In the last few days, pump prices of petrol and diesel have been revised every two days […]
MEP Infrastructure Developers update on NHAI road project in Maharashtra
MEP Infrastructure Developers announced that its JV partner – Longjian Road & Bridge Company (Longjian) has expressed their inability to infuse their share of 49% in the equity contribution. The consortium was awarded the NHAI project for construction of 8 Laning of existing 4 (Four) Lane VADAPE to THANE from km. 539.202 to km. 563.000 […]
India’s renewable energy sector requires over $500-bn investments in next decade: Experts
India’s renewable energy sector will witness a large part of incoming investments in the areas of indigenous products, innovative start-ups, transmission, and generation space in the coming years, said industry experts at a panel discussion in The Economic Times Energy Leadership Summit 2021. According to Deepak Bagla, managing director and chief executive officer, Invest India, […]
India extends USD 100 million Line of Credit to Sri Lanka for solar energy projects
India has extended a USD 100 million Line of Credit to Sri Lanka to help the island nation finance various projects in the solar energy sector and ensure that the country’s 70 per cent power requirements are fulfilled by renewable energy sources by 2030. An agreement signed between the Sri Lankan government and the Export-Import […]
H-Energy signs agreement with Petrobangla for LNG gas pipeline link
Achieving a major milestone for supply of re-gasified LNG (R-LNG) from India to Bangladesh, H-Energy signed an MoU with Petrobangla on June 16, 2021. The companies will soon finalise a long-term supply agreement to commence the supply of R-LNG to Bangladesh through a cross-border natural gas pipeline. A portion of the piped gas may also […]
Gujarat: Waste-to-energy plant to be ready in Ahmedabad by end of the year
The waste-to-energy plant, which is being set up by Abelleon Clean Energy, will begin operation by the end of 2021. This is part of city’s zero-waste strategy to generate power from waste with a 14 MW plant in Gyaspur near Pirana. The power generated from the plant will be fed into the national power grid. […]
Global crude oil prices drop, pressured by stronger U.S. dollar
Crude oil prices fell on Thursday pressured by a stronger U.S. dollar, but losses were limited by a big drop in crude oil inventories in the United States, the world’s top oil consumer. Brent crude oil futures dropped by 74 cents, or 1%, to $73.65 a barrel by 0103 GMT after reaching its highest since […]
11 thermal plants in NCR accounted for 7% of Delhi air pollution in Oct-Jan: Study
The 11 coal-fired power plants in the National Capital Region contributed just 7 per cent to Delhi’s PM2.5 pollution on an average between October 2020 and January 2021, while vehicles contributed 14 per cent, according to a new study. The findings are significant considering that the Delhi government had recently moved to the Supreme Court, […]
Shiromani Akali Dal slams Capt Amarinder Singh over power cuts in Punjab
The Shiromani Akali Dal today lashed out at the government over alleged mismanagement of power supply during the paddy season. In a statement issued here today, SAD Kisan Wing president Sikander Singh Maluka said the Congress government could not ensure regular power supply to farmers even during the first five days of the paddy transplantation […]
ADG reviews work on Darcha road to Nimu
Harender Kumar, ADG of BRO, today reviewed the construction of the Darcha-Padum-Nimu road via Shinkula in Lahaul and Spiti. The BRO is constructing a road between Darcha in Lahaul and Spiti and Nimu in Ladakh via Shinkula, to connect the Kargil-Leh road. After the inauguration of the Atal Tunnel, Lahaul has become accessible round the […]