The government will get a $155 million loan from the Asian Development Bank to help improve and expand its electricity services.

The work will focus mainly on electric services to the poor and those in areas of conflict, the Asian Development Bank said.

How do you choose between a wilderness and a power station? The tough choices associated with large-scale renewable energy projects are dividing the green movement.

Selling permits to emit carbon dioxide is fine in theory, but there's a fatal flaw that means it can never avert climate catastrophe.

The United States and Mexico agreed on Thursday on a new partnership to fight climate change and promote environmentally-friendly forms of energy production, they said in a joint statement.

The push to add more renewable wind and solar megawatts to the US electric mix will force changes in the way the power grid operates to keep electricity flowing reliably, said an industry watchdog Thursday.

Motorists are to be offered up to 5,000 pounds to encourage them to buy electric or hybrid cars under a new government plan.

The plan also sets aside 20 million pounds for charging points and infrastructure to develop a network of what the government calls "electric car cities".

The incentives will be offered from 2011 when a new generation of electric cars is expected to become available.

Piyush Pandey & M V Ramsurya MUMBAI

ONGC is planning to set up a small demonstration wind energy and solar plant at the hill resort of Mussoorie.

Shishir Prashant / New Delhi/ Dehra Dun April 15, 2009, 0:08 IST

After setting up its first 50 Mw wind energy farm in Gujarat, the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) is now planning to tap huge offshore potential of this vital alternative energy.

The government will focus on solar energy to overcome the energy crisis in the country, Federal Minister for Science and Technology, Azam Khan Swati said.

Addressing the members of Federation of Pakistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) Tuesday he said his ministry has come with a great programme of overcoming the energy deficit through solar energy.

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