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Atlas of household energy consumption and expenditure in India

India’s impressive economic growth has spurred a story of urgent energy demand and need for greater energy inclusion. According to the International Energy Association, over 400 million people in India (36% of the total population) still live without reliable electricity.

Publication Date:

01/12/2011

Author(s): Richard Woodbridge, Mohit Sharma, David Fuente

Source: Centre for Development Finance

Tags:

Household Energy, India, Consumption Patterns, Energy, Electricity, Firewood, LPG, Kerosene, Finance

Energy

Petrol 78p cheaper in Delhi

PSU oil-marketing companies slashed petrol prices by `0.65 per litre (excluding taxes) across the country due to fall in international crude prices. In Delhi, petrol price has been cut by 78 paisa per litre petrol (including local levies).

Publication Date:

01/12/2011

Source: Asian Age (New Delhi)

Tags:

Petrol, Fuel Pricing, Power Industry, Energy Policy, Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), Diesel, Kerosene, LPG, Subsidies, Energy

Energy

1,000 rural households to go solar

SELCO Solar Private Limited, a social enterprise of Magsaysay award winner Harish Hande, in collaboration with Applied Materials Foundation will electrify 1,000 village households and 10 schools in

Publication Date:

22/11/2011

Source: Deccan Herald (Bangalore)

Tags:

Power Industry, Solar Energy, Renewable Energy, Electricity, Coal, Kerosene, Environment, Energy

Energy

Govt to give oil companies Rs 30,000-cr relief

The government will not go for an immediate increase in the prices of regulated petroleum products like diesel, domestic LPG and kerosene, even as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s intervention has p

Publication Date:

19/11/2011

Author(s): Vrishti Beniwal & Ajay Modi

Source: Business Standard (New Delhi)

Tags:

Power Industry, Diesel, Kerosene, LPG, Parliament, Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL), Hindustan Petroleum Corporation (HPCL), Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), Fuel Pricing, Energy Policy, Energy, Ministry Of Petroleum & Natural Gas

Energy

Petrol Prices to be Revised Every 15 Days

Move to align rates with global crude prices.

Publication Date:

17/11/2011

Source: Economic Times (New Delhi)

Tags:

Petrol, Fuel Pricing, Energy, India, Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL), Petrochemical Industry, Kerosene

Energy

Harvesting solar energy in Uttarakhand

Uttarakhand is situated on the southern slope of the Himalayan range, and the climate and vegetation vary greatly with elevation, from glaciers at the highest elevations to subtropical forests at the lower elevations.

Publication Date:

14/11/2011

Author(s): Joel Kumar

Source: Centre for Science and Environment

Tags:

Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, CSE, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Power Transmission, Rural Energy, Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Energy Policy, Climate Mitigation, Kerosene

Energy

Petrol again up, by `1.80 per litre

The PSU oil marketing companies Thursday hiked petrol prices by `1.80 per litre in New Delhi to offset the increase in the cost of crude oil imports.

Publication Date:

04/11/2011

Author(s): Pawan Bali

Source: Asian Age (New Delhi)

Tags:

Petrochemical Industry, Fuel Pricing, Petrol, Energy Policy, Diesel, LPG, Parliament, Kerosene, Public Distribution System (PDS), Subsidies, Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Mumbai, Energy

Energy

Diesel, LPG, kerosene prices too may go up

With yet another petrol price hike looming large, the Petroleum Ministry said on Wednesday that it was up to the oil marketing companies (OMCs) to decide on the issue since the fuel has been deregu

Publication Date:

03/11/2011

Author(s): Sandeep Joshi

Source: Hindu (New Delhi)

Tags:

Fuel Pricing, Petrol, Diesel, LPG, Kerosene, Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), Hindustan Petroleum Corporation (HPCL), Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL), Energy, Ministry Of Petroleum & Natural Gas

Energy