India

Electric Car

Electric Vehicle Market Likely to be Rs 50,000 Crore Opportunity in India by 2025

The electric vehicle market is likely to be a Rs 50,000-crore opportunity in India by 2025, with two- and three-wheelers expected to drive higher electrificatio…

Thermal Plant

India's NTPC Expands Thermal Generation Capacity

Indian state-controlled power utility NTPC has increased its thermal generation capacity through the addition of an 800MW second unit at the Lara thermal power …

Nuclear Power Plant

Kakrapar 3 Achieves First Criticality

Unit 3 of the Kakrapar nuclear power plant in the Surat district of the Indian state of Gujarat has attained a sustained chain reaction for the first time.

Oil Pipeline

India: Unified Tariff on Gas Pipelines from September

In yet another reform initiative in the oil and gas sector, pipeline operators in the country may shift to a unified or pooled tariff regime for inter-connected…

Energy Investment

bp Expands Footprint in India's Renewables Sector with GGEF Investment

Global energy company bp has announced it will invest $70 million to support the growth of renewable energy in India.

Solar Power Plant

NHPC and GEDCOL to develop floating solar projects in India

Two Indian generation companies have reportedly decided to form a joint venture to develop floating solar power projects.

Energy Technology

US and India form Hydrogen Task Force

The US and India have launched a public-private Hydrogen Task Force to help scale up technologies to produce hydrogen from renewable energy.

Nuclear Power Plant

India and EU Formalise Nuclear Co-Operation Agreement

India and the European Union formalised the long-negotiated civil nuclear agreement on research and development cooperation on the use of nuclear energy at the …

SECI Issues Tender for 1.07GW Solar Project in Rajasthan

The Solar Energy Corporation of India has issued a tender for developing 1,070MW of grid-connected solar PV projects in Rajasthan.

United States

India to Create its First Overseas Oil Stockpile in US

India is moving to store oil in the US, the first time world’s third-largest oil guzzler is creating an emergency reserve abroad to take advantage of low price…

Several Agreements Signed at US-India Strategic Energy Partnership Ministerial Meeting

They also discussed the possibility of India storing oil in the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve to increase their nation's strategic oil stockpile.

India's EESL Signs Deal to Initiate Trigeneration Projects

In India, state-owned agency Energy Efficiency Services Limited has partnered with gas energy company GAIL to conduct trigeneration projects.

Coal Trade

Indian Thermal Ccoal Imports at Major Ports Decline 35% to 17.71 MT in April-June: IPA

Thermal coal imports at India's 12 major ports dropped 34.70 % to 17.71 million tonnes (MT) in the first quarter of the current fiscal.

Solar Power Plant

Indian Prime Minister Inaugurates 750MW Solar Project

Indian prime minister Narendra Modi has used video conferencing to inaugurate the 750MW Rewa Solar Project.

Power Construction

Long Recovery Ahead for India's Power Generation

The relaxation of lockdowns failed to drive power demand.