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RE sector in India got $70 B investment in 7 years
Renewable Energy
June 26, 2021
RE sector in India got $70 B investment in 7 years
Power Minister R K Singh has said that as much as USD 70 billion (about Rs 5.2 lakh crore) has…
Essar Power Hazira net soars 113% in FY21
Power
June 25, 2021
Essar Power Hazira net soars 113% in FY21
Essar Power Hazira has posted 113% rise in its net profit at Rs 128.63 crore for the financial year ended…
50% NPCIL’s generation in South shut down for maintenance
Power
June 23, 2021
50% NPCIL’s generation in South shut down for maintenance
A total of 1,660 MW of atomic power capacity belonging to Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd. (NPCIL) has been…
India EV sales to grow at 26% by FY23 according to Fitch
Sustainability
June 22, 2021
India EV sales to grow at 26% by FY23 according to Fitch
The recently announced electric vehicle (EV) incentives by India along with high fuel prices will be supporting factors for stronger…
CIL expecting to hike coal price after wage hike
Coal
June 18, 2021
CIL expecting to hike coal price after wage hike
Coal India Limited (CIL) is debating on hiking coal price for the regulated sector and may take a call soon.…
11 Thermal plants in NCR accounted for 7% air pollution
Coal
June 17, 2021
11 Thermal plants in NCR accounted for 7% air pollution
The 11 coal-fired power plants in the National Capital Region contributed just 7% to Delhi's PM2.5 pollution on an average…
Power consumption grows 9.3% in first half of June
Power
June 16, 2021
Power consumption grows 9.3% in first half of June
Power consumption in the country grew by 9.3% in the first half of June to 55.86 billion units (BU), indicating…
Stalin urges PM to cancel hydrocarbon extraction bids
Oil & Gas
June 14, 2021
Stalin urges PM to cancel hydrocarbon extraction bids
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Sunday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking immediate directions to the Ministry…
Jagan urges Pradhan to set up petro complex
Oil & Gas
June 12, 2021
Jagan urges Pradhan to set up petro complex
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy called on Union Steel and Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and urged…
NHPC’s earns highest ever profit of Rs 3,233 Crore
Power
June 11, 2021
NHPC’s earns highest ever profit of Rs 3,233 Crore
NHPC reported highest ever net profit after tax of Rs 3233.37 Crore on standalone basis in the FY 2020-21 compared…
Delhi sees highest power demand this summer at 6,499 MW
Power
June 11, 2021
Delhi sees highest power demand this summer at 6,499 MW
Pushed by the weather condition, Delhi's peak power demand soared to 6,499 MW on Thursday afternoon, the highest so far…
Retiring coal plants can help Maharashtra save Rs 16,000 Cr
Coal
June 11, 2021
Retiring coal plants can help Maharashtra save Rs 16,000 Cr
Maharashtra can save up to Rs 16,000 crore in the next five years by shutting down old coal-fired power plants,…
Power consumption grows 12.6% in first week of June
Power
June 8, 2021
Power consumption grows 12.6% in first week of June
Power consumption in the country grew at 12.6% in the first week of June to 25.36 billion units (BU), indicating…
Gujarat DISCOMs sign pacts for 3,979 solar projects
Renewable Energy
June 6, 2021
Gujarat DISCOMs sign pacts for 3,979 solar projects
Gujarat's four public-owned electricity distribution companies have signed power purchase agreements (PPAs) for 3,979 small-scale distributed solar projects with aggregate…
Crude Oil increases towards $72 on demand prospects
Oil & Gas
June 5, 2021
Crude Oil increases towards $72 on demand prospects
Oil rose towards $72 a barrel on Friday, trading close to a two-year high as OPEC+ supply discipline and recovering…
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…
Government sanctions 19,000 solar street lights for J&K
Renewable Energy
May 29, 2021
Government sanctions 19,000 solar street lights for J&K
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has sanctioned 19,000 solar street lights (SSLs) to Jammu and Kashmir, where the…
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…