energy sector

New Delhi, March 10 NTPC Green Energy announced on Tuesday that its subsidiary, NTPC Renewable Energy, has begun supplying electricity from a 270-MW unit, which is part of a 1,200-MW solar PV project in Gujarat.With the addition of this capacity, the total installed capacity of the NTPC Green...

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, March 10 Associations of small-scale industries and hotels in Marathwada on Tuesday raised concerns about the shortage of gas, as global fuel supply chains remain disrupted by the ongoing US-Israel-Iran conflict.Four small-scale units in the industrial area of...

New Delhi, March 10 The production of LPG, CNG, and piped cooking gas will take precedence over all other sectors using natural gas, as the government has restructured allocations to ensure uninterrupted supply for households and transport sectors.Following the widening conflict in the Middle...

Hyderabad, March 9 Union Coal Minister G Kishan Reddy urged Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Monday to take steps to sign Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) with NTPC's power plant at Ramagundam in the Peddapalli district to meet the state's power requirements.In a letter to the Chief...

New Delhi, March 9 – On Monday, opposition leaders criticised the Union government's response to the escalating crisis in West Asia following External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar's statement in the Rajya Sabha regarding the ongoing conflict in the region.Congress MP J.B. Mather said that...

New Delhi, March 8 – The Congress Parliamentary Strategy Group meeting discussed national and international issues and decided to prominently raise foreign policy, unemployment, and economic issues during the second part of the Parliament's Budget Session, which begins on Monday, a party MP...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 7 – Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday of "succumbing to pressure" from former US President Donald Trump, alleging that recent commitments made to the United States had compromised India's farmers...

New Delhi, March 6 Adani Total Gas Ltd (ATGL) has not increased the prices of CNG and piped cooking gas supplied to households, even as it has imposed supply restrictions on some large industrial consumers amid the escalating West Asia crisis affecting gas supplies, officials said on Friday.A...

New Delhi, March 6 Mauritius will soon begin importing petroleum products from India under a government-to-government (G2G) arrangement, Mauritius Foreign Minister Dhananjay Ramful said on Friday."In the past, we had a similar arrangement with the Indian government, involving the Mangalore oil...

Mumbai, March 6: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, while presenting the annual budget for 2026–27, identified the energy sector as the "foundation of Viksit Maharashtra" (Developed Maharashtra). The strategy focuses on achieving energy independence and grid stability by transitioning...

Islamabad, March 5 Pakistan decided on Thursday to introduce weekly revisions in petroleum prices, effective from Saturday, and to consider measures such as working from home and distance learning to conserve fuel amid possible disruptions in oil supply due to the ongoing conflict in West Asia...

Islamabad, March 5 Pakistan decided on Thursday to introduce weekly revisions in petroleum prices, effective from Saturday, and to consider measures such as working from home and distance learning to conserve fuel amid possible disruptions in oil supplies due to the ongoing conflict in West...

According to Crisil Ratings, a prolonged war in the Middle East could adversely affect several Indian sectors with direct trade exposure to the region, including basmati rice, fertilizers, diamond polishing, airlines, and travel operators.The rating agency said that sectors dependent on...

New Delhi, March 5 Shares of Omnitech Engineering Ltd, a manufacturer of precision-engineered components, listed on Thursday with a 11 per cent discount against the issue price of Rs 227.The stock began trading at Rs 205, down 9.69 per cent from the issue price on the BSE.At the NSE, it...

Amaravati, March 5 Andhra Pradesh Energy Minister G Ravi Kumar said on Thursday that the state government is spending Rs 6,000 crore to build new electric sub-stations across the state.Addressing the Assembly, the Energy Minister said the initiative includes 200 sub-stations in areas...

Mumbai, March 4 Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday directed the time-bound implementation of multiple agreements signed for pumped storage hydro-power projects to strengthen the energy sector.Fadnavis chaired a review meeting at the state legislature complex and said...

New Delhi, March 3 The Ministry of Power has decided to set up a search-and-selection committee to find the head of state-owned electricity generator NTPC, as the government's recruitment agency, PESB, failed to identify a suitable candidate.The Public Enterprise Selection Board (PESB), under...

New Delhi, March 2 – Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney set a year-end target on Monday to complete the negotiations for the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) between the two countries and agreed to deepen bilateral collaboration in the energy...

The Ministry of External Affairs stated today that Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney's visit to India represents a significant turning point in the relationship between the two countries. Speaking to the media in New Delhi about the Canadian Prime Minister's official visit to India, P...

New Delhi, February 28 State-owned gas utility GAIL (India) Ltd will invest ₹1,736.25 crore in setting up a wind power project in Maharashtra that will help expand its renewable energy portfolio, as it targets net zero carbon emissions by 2035.In a regulatory filing, GAIL said its board...