energy production

Cairo, April 5 – Egypt's Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy announced price increases for commercial and residential electricity consumption, effective this April, citing the global energy crisis triggered by the US-Israeli conflict with Iran.In a statement issued late Saturday...

New Delhi, April 4 – Ten personnel sustained minor injuries after a fire broke out on the SHP Platform of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) at its Mumbai High Asset on Friday.The incident was reported at approximately 17:45 hours, according to a company statement.ONGC confirmed...

New Delhi, March 27 Jindal Stainless has started sourcing clean energy from Oyster Renewable Energy's 216 megawatt hybrid project in Madhya Pradesh.In 2024, the stainless steel manufacturer had signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Oyster Renewable for hybrid power (solar and wind)...

New Delhi, March 23 Coal and Mines Minister G Kishan Reddy informed the Rajya Sabha on Monday that seven coal gasification projects, with an investment of Rs 64,000 crore, will be set up in Maharashtra, Odisha, and West Bengal, and this will help in reducing the import of energy products.In...

Amaravati, March 13 Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu congratulated the Andhra Pradesh Power Generation Corporation (APGENCO) on Friday for achieving a record thermal power generation of 6,160 megawatts in a single day.He attributed this achievement to the strategic revival of...

Washington, March 12 – US President Donald Trump told supporters at a rally in Ohio that the United States was experiencing an economic surge driven by tax cuts, new investments, and expanded energy production, as he defended his policies and urged voters to back Republicans in upcoming...

Shimla, March 9 A hydropower station of the Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam (SJVN) achieved the historic milestone of generating 150 billion units (BU) of cumulative power on Monday.The Nathpa Jhakri Hydro Power Station (NJHPS), the largest underground hydro power station in the country, reaffirmed...

Chennai, March 8 – Even before the peak summer season has fully arrived, Tamil Nadu has experienced a sharp increase in electricity consumption, with the state’s peak power demand exceeding 20,000 megawatts (MW) for the first time this year.This surge is attributed to rising temperatures and...

United Nations, March 6 – According to US Energy Secretary Chris Wright, the only way to improve the lives of hundreds of millions of people living in poverty is to massively increase energy production.During a briefing on “Energy, Critical Minerals, and Security” on Thursday, he cited the...

New Delhi, March 1 The Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) began construction of units five and six of the Kaiga nuclear power plant in Karnataka on Sunday by completing the first pour of concrete.This development follows the approval from the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board...

Raipur, February 19 Chhattisgarh's total installed power capacity stands at more than 30,600 MW, and the number of electricity consumers has exceeded 6.5 million, a senior official said on Thursday.Secretary of Chhattisgarh government's department of energy, Dr Rohit Yadav, gave this...