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CIL’s coal offtake jumps 38% to 55 MT in May
Coal
June 1, 2021
CIL’s coal offtake jumps 38% to 55 MT in May
Coal India said its coal offtake rose by 38% to 55 million tonnes (MT) in May on the back of…
Petrol, diesel sales drop 17% in May owing to lockdowns
Oil & Gas
June 1, 2021
Petrol, diesel sales drop 17% in May owing to lockdowns
India's petrol and diesel sales fell by about 17% in May from a month ago as restrictions clamped to curb…
6 illegal miners feared trapped in Meghalaya coal mine
Coal
June 1, 2021
6 illegal miners feared trapped in Meghalaya coal mine
Six miners from Assam, allegedly involved in illegal rat-hole mining in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district, were feared trapped inside…
Coal India retains production momentum in May
Coal
May 31, 2021
Coal India retains production momentum in May
Despite COVID-19 restrictions in several states, Coal India maintained its output and despatch momentum in May, the second month of…
Reduced power tariff to benefit poor consumers: Punjab CM
Power
May 30, 2021
Reduced power tariff to benefit poor consumers: Punjab CM
Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday said that the massive cut, ranging from 50 paise to Rs 1…
Reliance-BP delivers deep water gas fields despite COVID
Oil & Gas
May 24, 2021
Reliance-BP delivers deep water gas fields despite COVID
Reliance Industries Ltd along with its JV Partner BP had embarked on concurrent development of three deep water fields in…
Energy majors committed towards carbon neutrality to gain
Sustainability
May 19, 2021
Energy majors committed towards carbon neutrality to gain
Oil and gas companies most committed to reinventing themselves over the next three years expect to grow their revenues and…
Taiwan president to scrutinise electricity management
Power
May 19, 2021
Taiwan president to scrutinise electricity management
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen pledged to look into the tech powerhouse's electricity management after two major blackouts hit homes and…
ADB commits record $3.92 billion loan to India for 13 projects
Power
May 15, 2021
ADB commits record $3.92 billion loan to India for 13 projects
The Asian Development Bank has committed a record USD 3.92 billion in sovereign loans for 13 projects to India in…
IEX clocks highest trade volume of 22.42 BU in Q4FY’21
Power
May 14, 2021
IEX clocks highest trade volume of 22.42 BU in Q4FY’21
Indian Energy Exchange (IEX) recorded the highest power trade volume or sales of 22.42 billion units (BU) in the March…
NTPC Kahalgaon project ensures uninterrupted power
Power
May 14, 2021
NTPC Kahalgaon project ensures uninterrupted power
The NTPC Kahalgaon project ensured uninterrupted generation of electricity in all seven units of the plant
CCL records 112% jump in production in April
Coal
May 14, 2021
CCL records 112% jump in production in April
Coal India arm Central Coalfields Ltd (CCL) has recorded 112 per cent increase in production at 4.84 million tonne (MT)…
India’s fuel sales drop 9.4% in April on COVID wave
Oil & Gas
May 12, 2021
India’s fuel sales drop 9.4% in April on COVID wave
India's fuel demand slumped 9.4% in April when compared to the preceding month as lockdowns clamped in several states to…
Power Ministry ensures 24×7 power supply to oxygen plants
Power
May 12, 2021
Power Ministry ensures 24×7 power supply to oxygen plants
Ministry of Power has undertaken a number of pro-active preventive and remedial measures to ensure that there is uninterrupted power…
India’s power consumption grows nearly 45% in April
Power
April 18, 2021
India’s power consumption grows nearly 45% in April
Power consumption in the country grew nearly 45% in the first half of April to 60.62 billion units (BU) over…
Adani Green Energy’s arm commissions 50 MW solar plant
Renewable Energy
April 13, 2021
Adani Green Energy’s arm commissions 50 MW solar plant
Adani Green Energy Ltd on Tuesday said its subsidiary, Adani Solar Energy Chitrakoot One Ltd (ASECOL), has commissioned a 50…
OMCs to explore fuel price revision post elections
Oil & Gas
April 13, 2021
OMCs to explore fuel price revision post elections
Fuel prices in the country remained unchanged on Tuesday with oil marketing companies continuing on the pause mode and keeping…
India’s fuel consumption contracts 9.1% in FY21
Oil & Gas
April 10, 2021
India’s fuel consumption contracts 9.1% in FY21
India's fuel demand contracted by a massive 9.1% in the financial year ended March 31, the first in more than…
India getting job done on tackling climate issues: John Kerry
Renewable Energy
April 7, 2021
India getting job done on tackling climate issues: John Kerry
United States Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, John Kerry, on Tuesday lauded India for getting the job done on climate…
Pakistan industrialists oppose rise in energy tariff
Power
April 6, 2021
Pakistan industrialists oppose rise in energy tariff
Pakistan industrialists on Sunday opposed the anticipated increase of Rs 5.36 per unit in base electricity tariff. Resenting frequent hikes…
India’s annual electricity demand fall for first time in 35 years
Power
April 1, 2021
India’s annual electricity demand fall for first time in 35 years
India's annual electricity demand fell for the first time in at least 35 years in the fiscal year to March,…
Oil companies cut LPG price by Rs 10 per cylinder
Oil & Gas
April 1, 2021
Oil companies cut LPG price by Rs 10 per cylinder
After raising cooking gas prices by Rs 125 per cylinder last month, state owned oil firms on Wednesday announced a…
“She’s free”: Traffic in Suez Canal resumes
Oil & Gas
March 29, 2021
“She’s free”: Traffic in Suez Canal resumes
Shipping traffic through Egypt's Suez Canal resumed on Monday after a giant container ship which had been blocking the busy…
China’s Sinopec raises 2021 capital expenditure by 23.8%
Oil & Gas
March 28, 2021
China’s Sinopec raises 2021 capital expenditure by 23.8%
Sinopec, plans a 23.8% increase in capital spending to 167.2 billion yuan in 2021 following recovery of oil prices and…
Oil jumps 4% on fears Suez Canal blockage may last weeks
Oil & Gas
March 27, 2021
Oil jumps 4% on fears Suez Canal blockage may last weeks
Oil prices rose more than 4% on Friday on worries global supplies of crude and refined products could be disrupted…