Solar nergy could become competitive in the short-term with conventional electricity, according to a report bybusiness consultants and accountancy firm KPMG, commissioned by Greenpeace. The KPMG

Angry South Gippsland farmers and residents have warned the State Government that it faces a prolonged campaign of protests and blockades if it allows a proposed high-voltage overhead

Biomass is being considered as a fifth fuel to supplement Malaysia's present four-fuel policy. Energy, Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Leo Moggie said the Government was encouraging use

The Madhya Pradesh electricity board's grandiose scheme of using solar power to electrify far-flung villages in the state has come a cropper. The Rs 4.50crore spent on electrifying around 1,000

Chautala to go on with reforms : Uncertainty about the fate of Haryana's Rs 7,900 crore World Bank -aided seven-year power reforms programme embarked upon by the former Bansi Lal ministry is giving

Tomen Crop. will proceed with its power plant plans in Thailand, despite reports last week of a battle between 5,000 local protesters and police over government approval for the building of three

Turkey has decided to complete a natural gas pipeline from Iran, defying the Conton adminstration, according to US and Turkish officials. Although the US government has vigorously promoted pipeline

The Himachal goverment has prepared a programme to harness 12,000 MW hydro power potential by involving the private sector on a selective

The Power Development Board (PDB) in Bangladesh is planning to commission gas operated power plant with a capacity to generate 300 megawatts of electricity at Bheramara in Kushtia to meet the growing

A big natural gas discovery in the Atlantic Ocean off Ireland's west coast is expected to influence how the country's fast-growing energy markets are developed. The discovery was confirmed after a