World energy issues monitor 2024
In a world where the demands for secure, affordable and sustainable energy are ever-increasing, global and national energy systems are showing signs of deficiencies and strains everywhere. There is an
In a world where the demands for secure, affordable and sustainable energy are ever-increasing, global and national energy systems are showing signs of deficiencies and strains everywhere. There is an
Pakistan and India are to begin technical talks for installing the joint electricity transmission system between Amritsar and Dina Nath, Lahore. A delegation from New Delhi will be visiting Islamabad and
Iran is keen to explore the possibility of exporting electricity to energy-hungry India after the much-touted tri-nation gas pipeline project with New Delhi slid into limbo. Iran's energy minister Majid Namjou said Iran might well export electricity to India instead of gas. Namjou said that India is one of the frontrunners in the field of generating renewable energies and Iran will prepare the ground for the development of new energies in the country in cooperation with India.
Noting that the economies of developing countries are being impacted by climate change, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday demanded greater cooperation between Asian and African countries to address the challenge. “We need to tackle the short and long-term environmental challenges that our economies face,” the PM emphasised “in order to build a favourable international regime that will enable us to access funds and green technologies for rural growth.”
In a significant step towards scaling up the stability of the Indian electricity grid, a decision on rolling out a Rs 239 crore proposal to deploy smart grid devices across the country’s entire power transmission
ZAFAR ALAM KHAN says the Madhya Pradesh Government is doing its best to frame the State’s solar energy policy by March and has invited suggestions from investors. The Madhya Pradesh Government is set to
The Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission wants the power distribution companies to take steps to reduce and shift the peak load and make demand side management (DSM) an important factor in their services. The Commission has finalised a draft on implementation of DSM and has invited comments from stakeholders. Steps taken to encourage energy efficiency and reduction of losses are all part of the DSM concept, said a senior official of a discom.
The West Bengal Government's move to extend the national grid to the Sundarbans delta for electrifying villages has come in for criticism from environmentalists. “The land is soft and setting up large
GUWAHATI: As on March 31, 2011, Assam had 40 working PSUs and 10 non-working PSUs. The PSUs registered a turnover of Rs 2,647.54 crore for 2010-11. This turnover was equal to 2.54 per cent of the State GDP, indicating the important role played by the State’s PSUs in the economy. The PSUs earned a profit of Rs 2.22 crore for 2010-11 and had accumulated losses of Rs 1,091.09 crore, said the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report (Report No. 4) on the State Finances of Assam for the financial year that ended on March 31, 2011.
In a boost to India’s strategic initiative for putting in place a SAARC electricity grid, Bangladesh has come up with a plan to jointly develop power projects in north-east India, with the aim of wheeling
Rejecting US pressure, Pakistan said Thursday it would pursue Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline project "as it is vital to overcome country's energy crisis." Briefing reporters here, Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani