The Centre has put in place an enabling legal, regulatory and policy framework to promote market-based energy efficiency in the country and the focus now is on implementing schemes aimed at reducing the energy intensity of the economy.

The Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) is on the look-out for a Designated Operational Entity (DOE) for validation of the three small hydro-electric pilot projects in the State being taken up for implementation under the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM).

The Haryana government has formulated a Rs 85-crore project for setting up 50,000 family size biogas plants to harness the potential of generating biogas for cooking and organic manure in the fields.

Chandigarh: The Haryana government has formulated a Rs 85-crore project for setting up 50,000 family-size biogas plants to harness the potential of generating biogas for cooking and organic manure in the fields.

Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Thursday said that he had requested Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to give environmental clearance for the proposed power projects of Madhya Pradesh.

The Madhya Pradesh Power Generation Company Ltd (MPPGCL) and the public sector navratna Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) today announced a joint-venture to set up 2x800 MW supercritical thermal power plant at Khandwa district.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is extending $780 million to Pakistan through a multi-tranche financing facility for priority energy efficiency projects that will secure the country's growing energy needs and reduce its reliance on costly, polluting fossil fuels, said Bayanjargal Byambasaikhan, energy specialist with ADB's Central and West Asia Department.