But instead of confronting rolling blackouts like those imposed elsewhere in California, the Imperial county is facing financial troubles arising from the energy crisis. The CalEnergy Operating

The big power demand-supply gap in UP, created by the neglect of the sector for many years, has turned into a bliss with the world gas majors vying to set up gas-based power facilities.The state

The Orissa government has allayed fears of uncertainty over setting up of the refinery by Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) at Paradeep and asserted that the ongoing tussle with the company over grant of

Two hydroelectric power projects will be set up in north Bengal with a capacity of 232 mw. The West Bengal government has assigned the work of Teesta low dam projects stage III (100 mw) and Teesta

A crippled Brazilian oil platform sank into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Rio de Janeiro and started spilling oil on Tuesday, five days after explosions on the giant rig killed 10 workers and

In order to generate more funds for the development of hydel power sector in the country, the government is planning to approach the power regulator for levying a consumption cess of five paisa per

A group of 56 House members on Monday demanded Republican leaders eliminate future oil drilling revenues in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) from the Bush administration budget request for

California power officials ordered a second wave of statewide blackouts on Monday, citing a surge in demand during the evening hours that again threatened to topple the state's aging electric system.

After five days of frantic efforts to keep it afloat and recover the bodies of nine workers left onboard, the world's largest offshore oil platform sank into the South Atlantic this morning. Henri

Elevators ground to a halt and lights winked out in Beverly Hills, Silicon Valley and other communities up and down California as rolling blackouts swept across the state for the first time. Nearly