India’s energy landscape will see a drastic change only if there is an enhanced focus on developing a robust pipeline network, creation of suitable infrastructure and adequate support in terms of favourable policies being introduced at an accelerated pace writes DR. RC MANSUKHANI.

NTPC Ltd’s very first unit at Singrauli in Uttar Pradesh has achieved the highest plant load factor (PLF) of 100.24 per cent among all thermal units in the country between April 2020 to December 2020, data published by Central Electricity Authority (CEA) showed.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated to the nation the 306 km long Rewari-Madar section of the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (WDFC) on Thursday through video conference. He also flagged off the double-stack long haul container train on this route.

L&T Hydrocarbon Engineering (LTHE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) projects to defence multinational, Larsen & Toubro, has secured a contract from Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) for their new living quarter (LQ) & Revamp at NQ Complex (NLRNC- RT2) project at Mumbai High.

The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW) has identified 13 domestic locations to connect four international destinations in Bangladesh, East Africa and Sri Lanka.

The Hyderabad-headquartered Konaseema Gas Power Ltd has announced a sale under liquidation of its 445 MW combined cycle power plant located in the East Godavari District of Andhra Pradesh.

The country’s first automated delivery-based gas trading platform, India Gas Exchange (IGX) has announced securing the necessary authorisation to operate as a gas exchange as per the provisions of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Gas Exchange) Regulations, 2020, for a period of 25 years.

The big elephant in the room affecting the future of roof-top solar in India is and has been government policy. Frequent changes in state government policy have made things difficult for both consumers and developers. By ANIMESH DAMANI

Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways & Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME), Nitin Gadkari on Monday said that the Central Government was aiming at creating core global competencies in India by facilitating the seamless integration of the local automotive industry with the world. In this direction, it was attempting to create an ecosystem to accelerate the uptake of electric vehicles in the country.