The Swedish government set itself on a collision course with Sweden's biggest independent power generator after formally deciding to order the closure in July of the first of the nation's 12 nuclear

The government has prepared a paper for the development of the ethanol industry. The paper's recommendations, if implemented, could lead to a saving in petrol worth Rs 10,000 crore per year. The

In a new twist to the 1,080 mw Bhadrawati fast-track power project, the Mittals-promoted Ispat group has indicated that they may be forced to withdraw from the project if the defence ministry fails

The government has cleared Enron International's $100 -million investment in the RS 1,467 -crore 513 MW Kannur Power Project, in Kerala. This investment amounts to 74 per cent stake in the power

The Hinduja Group will shortly negotiate with foreign lending agencies for credit of over $800 million to part finance its $1.2 billion thermal power project in Vishakhapatnam in Andhra

The French government has confirmed the permanent closure of the controversial Superphenix nuclear reactor, the largest fast reactor ever built, dealing a blow to the country's powerful nuclear

Lukoil's licence to explore oil deposites in the Russian sector of the northern Caspian Sea has been put in jeopardy by Yuri Skuratov, Russia's prosecutor general, who said this week that oil

The Arunachal Pradesh Energy Development Agency (APEDA) has bagged two national awards for excellent performances in implementation of rural energy and solar thermal programme during 1996-97,

Various delays have led to the project cost of the Hinduja National Power Corporation Ltd in Visakhapatnam shooting up by Rs 300 crore to Rs 4,300 crore. One of the major fast-track private power

The State may be receiving 100MW to 150MW of power from the Eastern grid in the coming day. An official release issued by the State Electricity Board (KSEB) said that the State had received 100MW