Small solar power producers need level playing field, says promoter of project

An initiative of CII (Confederation of Indian Industry)-Sohrabji Godrej Green Business Centre to serve as a forum connecting renewable energy producers and large power consumers has been rolled out

Corporate social responsibility or simply CSR, as the “beyond business” initiatives of companies have come to be globally known, is a complex, evolving subject.

Contracts to be awarded in the next few months: Chairman

A host of contracts for the five million tonne per annum liquefied natural gas terminal proposed in Ennore are to be awarded over the next few months with Indian Oil Corporation, which is setting up the project, deciding to go ahead with the construction.

Generation Based Incentive is back; Ministry to get Rs.800-crore

One of the major gainers of the Union budget is the wind energy sector, with Finance Minister P. Chidambaram announcing the reintroduction of the Generation Based Incentive (GBI). A sum of Rs. 800 crore is to be provided to the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) for this purpose.

“The non-conventional wind energy sector deserves incentives,” he said.

Diesel consumption continues to gallop in the country. In August, the increase was over 10 cent on the back of a worsening power situation.

Do you have more than one cooking gas connection at home? If yes, you better watch out.

The LPG import terminal project of IndianOil Petronas Pvt Ltd (IPPL) near Chennai that can help in speeding up cooking gas supplies to millions of households in the South, especially Tamil Nadu, is facing delay in its commissioning for want of a clearance from the Union Ministry of Environment.

The Ennore terminal had been completed in all respects and was got ready for commissioning by March itself, say sources in Indian Oil Corporation.The wait, according to IPPL officials, is for the CRZ (coastal regulation zone) clearance from the Ministry for the pipelines connecting the jetty at the Ennore port and the terminal. A length of 675 m is falling in the CRZ zone, they add.

Power cut-induced surge in demand during the second half of 2011-12 in both retail and bulk consumer segments pushed up diesel sales in the country by eight per cent over the previous fiscal. For the state-owned oil marketing companies, however, there was little to cheer as the growth only added to the mounting under-recoveries. Oil companies put the under-recovery at Rs.14 for every litre sold by them.

The Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) has dismissed an appeal filed by the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board (TNEB) against an order of the Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC)