Energy

Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Anil Madhav Dave, has strongly emphasised the need to adopt the three-fold ‘mantra’ of “Sun, Cycle and Saving” in the energy sector for clean and green…

Policy guidelines have already been issued on energy conservation measures on Indian Railways (IR) to save energy at various railway stations across the country. The initiatives taken by IR include use of LED light fittings, segregation…

The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has given its ex-post facto approval to an MoU signed between India and its BRICS. The MoU signed between India and its BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South…

The energy shortage has been reduced from 8.5% in 2011-12 to 2.4% in the current year i.e. 2015-16 (upto October, 2015), which is the lowest ever. Further, the peak shortage has reduced from 10.6% in 2011-12 to 3.2% during the current year…

As per information received from Coal India Limited (CIL), the subsidiary coal companies of CIL are supplying the requisite quality and quantity of coal to all power stations under Fuel Supply Agreement (FSA). In terms of FSA, Joint…

The Central Mine Planning and Design Institute (CMPDI) has identified following 7 blocks (5 Lignite & 2 Coal) for development of Underground Coal Gasification (UCG) technology in India. A. Lignite Blocks: 1. Sindhari West,…

CIL has assessed a tentative capital  investment of Rs. 57,000 crores for the next five years to ramp-up its coal production to one billion tonnes by 2019-20 from the production level of 494.80 Mt. in 2014-15.  This was stated by Shri…

Bhubaneswar, 25th November, 2013: In order to ensure “Electricity to all” the state Government has launched a flagship scheme called Biju Gram Jyoti in the mid of 2007-08 for electrification of habitations having less than 100 population…

The Odisha Government has sought an assistance of Rs 4,242 crore to deal with the devastation caused by Cyclone Phailin and floods aftermath. That includes the demand of Rs 1,048 crore by the Energy department. The Panchyatiraj department…