An ambitious project of the Department of Atomic Energy costing over Rs 16,000 crore to generate about 8000 megawatts of nuclear power by 2000, has completely gone haywire. The CAG report, tabled in

An experimental power station using hot rocks deep beneath the earth's surface to generate electricity will be built near

Enron has completed 30 per cent construction of its 1,444-mw power station and the associated liquefied natural gas(LNG) terminal of its 2,450 mw power project, set up by its subsidiary, Dabhol

American Energy Group to go ahead with exploration plans : The American Energy Group Ltd (AMEL) has announced that it plans to drill an exploratory well early next year in its Jacobabad oil and gas

The Government is considering legislation to regulate use of Liquefied Petroleum Gas(LPG) as automotive fuel in view of its environmental benefits. The report of an expert committee to examine the

Rajasthan is expected to receive the first instalment of the proposed $60 crore World Bank (WB) loan for power sector reforms in February next year, an official statement said at Jaipur on Wednesday.

The UK government is expected to soften the blow of the $2.90bn climate change levy by offering larger rebates for energy intensive industries when it announces the details next

Oil India Ltd (OIL) has suspended operations in its Khagorigan Oil fields in Assam following an agitation by the local villagers against alleged pollutin caused in the river Brahmaputra.Oil was

Indian Oil Corporation(IOC) is seeking mega power project status for all residue-based power plants. This assumes significance as Hindustan Petroleum Corpn and the Reliance group are also setting up

Ontario Power Generation, the Canadian electricity utility, has bought credits to cover the emission of 2.5m tonnes of carbon dioxide from Zahren Alternative Power Corporation, a Connecticut-based