KOCHI: The early results of the ultra-deep oil explorations in the Kerala-Konkan basin by the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation will be available in 100 days, according to ONGC Chairman and Managing Director R.S. Sharma.
He was talking to journalists here on Sunday after inaugurating
Given the current developments in the natural gas sector, especially with the Petronet LNG terminal under implementation in Kochi and scheduled to become operational by 2011, it looks more prudent to think of a gas-based thermal power plant at Kasargod, instead of the proposed coal-based one, says an expert in the field.
The Society of Energy Engineers and Managers (SEEM) and the alumni association of REC, Calicut, along with Mir Projects and Consultants, is organising a one-day workshop on Energy Management solutions for hospitals and hotels here on Saturday. Experts in the area of energy conservation would attend the seminar and case studies would be presented, said a release.
KOCHI: Kochi is facing an acute LPG shortage. Back-to-back strikes by a section of employees and contractors have put LPG consumers, particularly Indane users, in a fix. With the house-keeping staff of IOC starting another strike at plants in Kochi, Kollam and Kozhikode the situation has become worse. The strike which started in Kochi on Tuesday extended to two other plants on Wednesday.
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: In a bid to take the energy-saving mantra to every household, Biotech- the Centre for development of bio-gas technology and other non- conventional energy sources - plans to start energy clubs throughout the State.
Mithradham, implying 'the abode of the Sun and the house of a friend' is an NGO based in Chunangamveli, a beautiful village in Kochi, Kerala. Headed by Dr George Peter Pittappillil, the Mithradham Trust was founded in 1998. "Our NGO is engaged in cultivation, processing and marketing of spices from Kerala through the use of solar energy."
