In 2010, India’s total primary energy consumption was 433.3 million tonne of oil equivalent (mtoe), an increase of 5.6 per cent over 2009. Of this, 135 mt of oil contributed 31 per cent of the overall energy consumption,
Category: Power & New and Renewable Energy
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Connecting rural India
Telecom infrastructure in India has been largely affected by various factors, making the erection of telecom facilities expensive. The telecom ministry is considering a range of options including grants and concessions
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Analysis: The future of scalability lies in sharing
The telecom towers business in India is lucrative with long-term growth prospects. Due to increasing penetration of advanced technologies in the market, and as telecom operators are seeking to tap into further opportunities that 3G and BwA rollouts have initiated
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Expertspeak: Share resources, cut costs
By sharing telecom towers, mobile phone companies are able to cut costs and pass the benefit to consumers, a practice that could be adopted by other sectors with similar results,
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Energy prizes go to…
Efficient energy should perhaps be accorded higher priority in the Indian context than generation - give the largely inefficient distribution systems and high costs of generation through renewable energy.
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Power Builder
Having constructed about 1,600 MW Power Projects that are under successful operation and targeting for a completion of total of 11,470 MW by 2014, EPIL Power SBU gained vast experience and capabilities in executing Essar Groups' as well as external Power projects on EPC basis.
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NHPC's MoU with Russian co
National Hydro Power Corporation has informed BSE that the company has signed a MoU with Russia's largest power generating company JSC RusHydro.
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Mah plans 150 MW solar plant
Maharashtra State Power Generation Company's plan to develop a 150 MW of PV-based solar project in Dhule district has been approved by the state.
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HPCL to finalise partners
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation is close to finalising partners for the ambitious Rs 45,000 crore integrated petroleum complex in Andhra Pradesh.
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Face-Off: Learning to learn
The US Department of State has undertaken the “Global Shale Gas Initiative†which represents nearly 20 countries, 10 US federal entities as well as state and local regulators to discuss and advance the importance of shale gas as a lower carbon fuel option.