In first phase, nine sectors identified to improve efficiency.

Towards efficiency

On the lines of emissions trading, the new scheme aims at maximising energy savings nationally in the most cost-effective manner.

Those managing to better their targets will be allowed to sell energy saving credits to those failing to achieve the required cuts.

Anil Sasi

New Delhi, May 2

The national Capital, which has been witnessing frequent power cuts for the last few days, will receive an additional 100 MW of electricity from Central power generating stations. Union Power Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde on Thursday directed to immediately release the additional power to Delhi.

MUMBAI: If the BMC has its way, it will soon be mandatory for all hoardings in Mumbai to use solar energy instead of the conventional energy.

NEW DELHI, 18 MARCH: In a major initiative towards energy conservation in operations and cantonment complexes, the Armed Forces have completed an energy audit of few major installations as part of the

BHUBANESWAR: Even as the Government has resorted to load-shedding across the State to get over the energy shortfall, the forecast of the annual load generation balance report of the Central Electricity Authority on the energy situation does not bode well for the next year.

LUCKNOW: The CNG crisis in the city might get a solution around 2010, when two major CNG stations, planned at Gomtinagar and Aashiana, get functional. The laying of pipelines for two stations has started.

Atmanand

: All types of energy use results in environmental costs. Our transportation, food production, manufacturing, governments, recreation and household management all consume energy.

NAVI MUMBAI: In a bid to mitigate the power crisis faced by the industries, the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) is setting up a natural gas infrastructure at the industrial estates, including Thane, Dombivli, Navi Mumbai, Taloja, Poisar, Palghar, etc.