Ducon Infratechnologies, a technology company providing solutions in the digital and infrastructure space, signed an agreement with Zhejiang Hailiang Ecological Materials of China to market and distribute DeNOx catalyst — used to reduce nitrogen oxide emissions from thermal power plants. Ducon’s DeNOx systems uses catalysis technology and control engineering for easy erection in new and […]
ABB India, a power and automation technology company, inaugurated a new solar inverter manufacturing facility at Nelamanagala in Bengaluru, said the company. The facility is set to double the solar inverter manufacturing capacity of the company to 2GW in a span of five months, added the company. ABB inverters manufactured at Nelamanagala help power 40% of […]
Tata Power’s South African joint venture Cennergi started commercial operations at its 95 MW Wind farm project in South Africa’s Tsitsikamma Community. The wind farm comprises of 31 V-112 3.075 MW Vestas, high-wind turbine with very high capacity factor. As the preferred bidder, Cennergi was selected for two wind projects under the second window of the Renewable […]
The demand for natural gas in India will increase to ~330 MMSCMD by FY 25, while the supply will increase by 60% to around 150 MMSCMD by FY 25, credit rating agency ICRA said. The increase in supply will be due to the likely commencement of GSPC’s Deen Dayal block and ONGC’s KG basin blocks […]
Adani group has signed an agreement with the government of Rajasthan to set up a 10,000 MW solar park, which will emerge as the largest such integrated facility in India, a statement on behalf of the group said. The JV will be known as Adani Renewable Energy Park Rajasthan Ltd, will have a 50-50 equity […]
India’s LNG imports should more than double to 24 million tonnes per annum by 2020 from 10.7 million tonnes in FY2014, Moody’s investor service said, adding that this will benefit GAIL and Petronet NG the most. “The expected surge in imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) will benefit the country’s leading LNG importer, Petronet LNG […]
India’s eastern sea coast, which comprises states like Andhra Pradesh, Orissa, West Bengal and Tamil Nadu is more vulnerable to the after-effects of the sea level rise that has been observed in recent years, according to a document with the ministry of earth sciences, India. According to the ministry, the sea level is rising faster […]
The deallocation of coal blocks by the Supreme Court will hit metal players harder than most power players, Crisil Research said in a report. Power costs in West Bengal and Punjab could rise, it added. It said power generation companies will be able to pass through increased costs, but not metal companies. Coal is used […]
In a rare instance of a public-sector company coming up with a crucial innovation, Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), has designed a new boiler for coal-powered power plants that can help them deal with fluctuations in imported and Indian coal. Indian coal, though much cheaper, is of poor carbon content and cannot be used in […]
The state government of Madhya Pradesh has assured the National Green Tribunal that they will not fell trees till October in Mahan forests, the site of Mahan coal block, that was given a forest clearance by the central government in March. The move comes as a temporary respite for members of Mahan Sangharsh Samiti, which […]
India’s Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) will drill for oil in the Russian Arctic region in association with Rosneft, the biggest oil company in Russia. The companies will co-operate in subsurface surveys, exploration and appraisal activities and hydrocarbons production in Russia’s offshore Arctic, ONGC said in a statement. India has been hungry for hydrocarbons […]
