Jodhpur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Rajasthan Saturday to inaugurate the country’s first greenfield integrated refinery-cum-petrochemical complex at Pachpadra, lay the foundation stone for the Rs 13,000-crore Phase-II of Jaipur Metro and launch projects cumulatively worth over Rs 1 lakh crore and spanning aviation, railways, roads, renewable energy and power transmission sectors.He will begin…
Torrefaction technology is a thermal process used to produce high-grade solid biofuels, in which biomass is heated in a low-oxygen reactor to produce energy-dense biochar and renewable solid fuel for clean energy applications Hubballi: A waste-to-energy plant in Hubballi-Dharwad has completed a successful trial run, offering a permanent solution to the twin cities’ garbage problem.The…
The Grid Controller of India (Grid India) identified nine thermal power units with a combined capacity of about 1.8 gigawatts (GW) that can be repurposed as synchronous condensers (SYNCONs), a move aimed at strengthening grid reliability as India navigates the challenges of integrating rapidly growing renewable energy capacity. Of the shortlisted power plants, eight are…
If refiners are ultimately required to raise their stock levels to cover about 30 days of national consumption, they would collectively need to maintain around 150 million barrels of crude oil. (AI image) Drawing lessons from China, India may look to push its domestic refiners to increase the stockpile of crude inventories with energy security…
This is the closest the two countries have come to a deal since the West Asia war began in late February, raising hopes of a pick-up in maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz. But energy and shipping experts, though optimistic, are approaching the development with considerable caution. India, which depends heavily on West Asian…
NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar took a swipe at the United State’s shifting stance and Western nations’ double standards, saying Washington imposes and lifts sanctions or tariffs based on its own interests and not on any fixed principle.Speaking at the Kultaranta Talks in Finland on Thursday, Jaishankar strongly defended India’s decision to buy…
Show Quick Read Key points generated by AI, verified by newsroom US encouraged India to buy Russian oil in 2022. European crude purchases redirected India towards more Russian oil. India prioritizes national energy security, rejecting geopolitical alignment claims. Jaishankar challenged European criticism, highlighting their continued weapons sales. India’s External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has mounted…
India and UAE are also evaluating multiple storage arrangements, including commercial models. (AI image) India and the UAE are looking to expedite work on building 30 million barrels of strategic oil reserves. The move comes within weeks of PM Narendra Modi’s visit to UAE where MOUs for this were signed. India, the world’s third-largest consumer…
A Union government scheme will freeze jet fuel prices for airlines in an attempt to shield them from the West Asia energy crisis. Public sector oil marketing companies (OMCs) have set the price of aviation turbine fuel (ATF) under the Rs 10,000-crore price stabilisation fund scheme at Rs 115 per litre, or Rs 1.15 lakh…
