SHILLONG, Aug 8

This 2010 edition of Key World Energy Statistics by IEA consists of global data up to 2008 and when available up to 2009, for energy production, trade, transformation and consumption, CO2 emissions from fuel combustion and energy prices.

Global energy consumption has nearly doubled in the past few decades, and this increase has been driven by population growth, rising living standards, invention of energy-dependent technologies and consumerism. Energy security is a key global challenge - one which will require global perspectives, global thinking, global solutions, and innovation of the highest order.

SHILLONG, July 26

The Himachal Pradesh Cabinet, which met here on Monday, approved a revised bid document for privatisation of all hydel projects above five megawatt capacity. It also gave a green signal to the power department to invite bids for 18 new hydel projects.

Concerted efforts are being undertaken in Madhya Pradesh for increasing power generation. For this purpose, various schemes and projects are under construction in different phases due to which power generation in Madhya Pradesh will go up by 5,486 by the year 2013-14.

After the controversy regarding the allotment of hydro-power projects to private operators, the Uttarakhand Government decided to scrap the earlier decision on Thursday.

The Government order followed Chief Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank

THE central power regulator has made it mandatory for all power utilities to purchase 6% green power, but there is a slight hitch

This report details trends in the renewable energy sector across the world. Finds that investment in renewable energy power capacity (excluding large hydro) in 2009 was comparable to that in fossil-fuel generation, at around $100 billion each. <br>

Water and wastewater treatment processes are energy intensive accounting for around 30 to 80 percent of the industry production cost.

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