Gerhard Schroder, the German chancellor, intervened personally in a potentially damaging dispute over his government's plan for withdrawing from nuclear power. After talks at the chancellory with the

In a major breakthrough for Gujarat, the Centre has cleared a 2,000 MW power sector project to be set up in Pipavav in Amrreli district at the cost of Rs 8,000

On the International day of protest against the K2/R4 reactors organised by European antinuclear groups, Greenpeace released a report showing that the environmental impact assessments on the

An energy tax on businesses in the UK is on the anvil

The Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) has requested the Pakistan Ministry of Water and Power to ban generation of electricity by the local industries. Wapda has estimated that currently

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