The troubled Dounreay nuclear complex in Sctoland is to undergo what is likely to be the most through safety audit in its history, the Nuclear Instatllations Inspectorate

The power minister, Mr P R Kumaramangalam, announced massive bonanza for the state's power sector. Central assistance worth Rs 15,000 crore was doled out for either setting up new power projects or

Government scientists have substantially increased their estimates of the amount of petroleum beneath Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, a finding that could fuel demands for oil drilling in

The Haryana State Electricity Board has signed power purchase agreements (PPAs) for setting up four liquid fuel based power projects each of 25

The privatisation of the power sector in Rajasthan which was a buzzword in the official circles during the last three years or so, has been given a quiet burial. The government has now shifted focus

The Andhra Pradesh State Cabinet, while according in principle clearance for the GVK Industries' 240 MW phase-II combined cycle power project, proposed to be set up adjacent to the existing 240 MW

The Union government has given an in-principle clearance for counter-guarantee to three out of the four fast track power projects, and significantly includes the project promoted by the US based CMS

Negotiations are taking place on the introduction of ethical codes of conduct into global corporations in the energy sector. The Brussels based International Federation of Chemical, Energy, Mine and

Plans by the Swedish government to abandon nuclear power were thrown into disarray after the country's Supreme Administrative Court ruled that the decommissioning of Sweden's oldest nuclear reactor

Enron Corp, one of the largest US investors in India, said on Thursday it was assessing the impact of the US economic sanctions slapped on India for its nuclear tests this week. "We are monitoring