A series of nuclear reactor problems has forced Electricite de France (EdF), Europe's largest electricity company to step up its power imports. Five of the company's network of more than 50 nuclear

The 31 mini power plants with a combined generation capacity of about 979 MW, which were planned to be developed by late 1997, have been bogged down due to several hurdles including the 'problem of

The fire in an Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) depot at Thekeriguri in Nagaon district, which started in the early hours of Tuesday, was still blazing on Wednesday . However, the intensity of the fire

Power failures which often disrupt the smooth flow of traffic at many of Delhi's intersections will no longer be a problem at the Ring Road-Africa Avenue Crossing near Bhikaji Cama Place in South

The United National Development Programme (UNDP) has offered a grant assistance of $4 million for renewable energy supply to select tribal villages in India. The aid has been provided under the

Construction of a 100,000 kw wind power station is now underway in Tongyu Prefecture in Northeast China's Jilin Province, the first power plant of its kind in the

A group of activists, claiming big corporaitons are too often above the law, yesterday demanded that California's attorney general dissolve Unocal Corp by invoking a rarely used state statute that

Shanxi province, China's leading coal producer, is hoping to turn itself into China's largest clean energy base in years. The province plans to upgrade coke furnaces which lack recovery facilities in

Setting a major milestone in India's nuclear power programme, the construction of first two units of 500 mw pressurised heavy water reactors (PHWR) began at Tarapur in Thane district yesterday.

Hounded by goons and ignored by apathatic authorities, the inventor of a unique gas saving gadget has been turned to a shoe shine boy. Mr Debajyoti Bandopadhyay, 33, frail and famished in appearance,