Global coalition unveils blueprint to slash cooling sector emissions by 60% by 2050
A groundbreaking report, "Keeping it Chill: How to meet cooling demands while cutting emissions," was released during the COP28 climate talks in Dubai.
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No bigger problem to solve than Waste: Masood Mallick
Masood Mallick, Joint Managing Director, Ramky Enviro (REEL) in an exclusive interview with Energy Asia gives an insight on Waste to Energy sector in India, how…
Amit Shah holds meet with power, coal ministers
Union Home Minister Amit Shah held a meeting with Power Minister R K Singh and Coal Minister Pralhad Joshi amid reports of the ongoing coal shortage…
India’s power consumption up 18.6% to 129.51 BU in August
India's power consumption grew 18.6% in August to 129.51 billion units (BU) and remained higher than the pre-COVID level due to improved economic activities amid easing…
Coal India’s fuel supplies to power sector rises to 166 MT
Coal India Ltd (CIL) has registered a 30.7% growth in fuel supplies to the power sector at 166.3 million tonnes during the April-July period.
Politician Kejriwal declares 300 units free electricity to Punjab
AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal promised free electricity to every Punjab household that consumes up to 300 units of power if his party forms government in the…
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 a slow recovery in commercial and…
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 a slow recovery in commercial and…
China warns several regions for missing energy targets
China's state planner warned provincial and regional governments against missing their energy consumption and efficiency targets for 2021 after two-thirds of them fell short of at…
Energy sector illuminates with technology advancement
Frost & Sullivan's recent analysis, Technology Advancements Enabling Prosumerism in Energy Sector, finds that smart grids have created a paradigm shift toward active energy distribution.
China’s electricity grid major hurdle in its climate ambitions
one of the most pressing challenges for China to meet its pledge to pivot towards renewables is overhauling its electricity grid that is the world's largest
Sinopec builds China’s first carbon-neutral gas station
Jiaze Gas Station located in Changzhou, Jiangsu Province is now China's first gas station to achieve carbon neutrality as its distributed photovoltaic power generation project officially…
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 supply to Oxygen Plants by the…
IEX starts cross-border electricity trade for integrated market
Indian Energy Exchange (IEX) announced starting of cross-border electricity trade on its platform in first-of-its-kind initiative for exchanges to expand their power markets beyond India to…
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 the corresponding period a year ago
Power consumption grows 16.5% in first 12 days of March
Power consumption in the country grew 16.5% in the first 12 days of this month at 47.67 billion units over the corresponding period a year ago,…
0.88% growth in power consumption in February
India's power consumption grew 0.88% in February at 104.73 billion units (BU) due to a slight rise in temperature in the month, official data showed.
Gadkari urges MSMEs to use solar for business efficiency
Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Nitin Gadkari invited MSMEs to avail concessional debt finance to install rooftop solar for business efficiency.
December’s power consumption grew 6.1 percent
India's power consumption grew by 6.1% to 107.3 billion units (BU) in December, showing spurt in economic activities.
CIL’s supply to power sector drops due to low activity
The despatch of coal by CIL to the power sector declined 6.6% to 236.97 million tonnes (MT) in April-October period of the ongoing fiscal.
November sees slowdown in power consumption to 4.7%
India's power consumption growth rate slowed to 4.7% at 98.37 billion units (BU) in November amid the onset of early winters.
More than 7 million vehicles with all electric or plug in hybrid drive systems by 2030
With a ten-year plan for sustainability, BMW Group is underscoring its commitment to the goals of the Paris climate agreement, the main focus being on the…