India

Coal Production

Power Generation from Coal Falls 56% in Gujarat

Gujarat’s production of electricity from the coal-fired thermal power plants halved in October as private sector plants struggled to generate power due to spir…

Energy Investment

Germany Announces €1.2 bn to Help India Fight Climate Change

The IPCC released earlier this year found that both India and Germany will suffer more extreme events due to climate change.

Offshore Wind Power

302 MW Indiana Crossroads Wind Farm Completed

Northern Indiana Public Service Company and EDP Renewables North America have finished construction of the 302 MW crossroads wind farm.

Coal Production

China and India Ramp up Coal Production to Counter Energy Supply Crunch

The two nations are doubling down on a slower coal exit. At the COP26 summit, India, backed by China, had intervened at the last minute to change the language o…

Oil Refinery

IOC's New Refinery Projects to Use 85pc Renewable Power

India's biggest state-controlled refiner IOC said it plans to meet 85pc of the power requirement for new projects at its refineries primarily from renewable sou…

Solar Power Plant

Indian Transformer Manufacturer to Set up 4 GW Solar Fab

Shirdi Sai Electricals, an Indian transformer manufacturer and EPC contractor, has placed a $252.16 million incentive bid to set up a fully integrated, 4 GW pol…

Floating Solar Project

NTPC Kawas to Develop Floating Solar Plant

Aiming to migrate from traditional energy resources, NTPC Kawas in Hazira is setting up a 56 MW solar power plant whichis likely to be completed by March 2022.

India

India Looks To Increase Oil Production By Selling Stakes In Oilfields

India, which imports around 80 percent of the oil it consumes, is looking to boost its domestic oil production and has reportedly asked its state-owned producer…

OPEC

Opec Maintains 2022 Outlook and Expects Oil Demand to Surge Above Pre-Covid Levels

Based in Vienna, the group trimmed its outlook for 2021 owing to slower-than-anticipated demand from China and India

Coal Trade

India’s Coal Import 12% Drops to 94 MT in April-August

The government said the country’s total coal import dropped 12 per cent year-on-year to 94.15 million tonnes (MT) in April-August 2021

Nuclear Equipment

Assembly Begins of RPV Upper Shell for Kudankulam 5

The Volgodonsk branch of AEM-Technologies has started assembling the upper half-shell of the VVER-1000 pressurised water reactor for power unit 5 of India's Kud…

Net Zero Emission

India Sets 2070 Target for Net Zero

India has a goal of reaching net zero emissions by 2070, prime minister Narendra Modi said at the UN Cop 26 climate conference today.

Solar Power Plant

COP26: India, UK to Launch Solar Green Grids Initiative

India and the UK are set to enhance their International Solar Alliance partnership with the launch of a new Green Grids Initiative connecting different parts of…

Coal Production

India Mulls Strategic Reserves for Coal, Gas Imports

India may consider creating strategic reserves for imported thermal coal and natural gas to tide over "supply shocks", as it looks to raise coal dispatches to u…

Hydropower Plant

Kerala CM to Inaugurate CIAL's Hydro Power Project at Kozhikode

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will inaugurate the plant which estimates estimates an annual power generation of 14 million unit, on November 6, CIAL au…