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Govt projects 26 GW of power demand from data centres by FY32

New Delhi, July 27 -- New Delhi: Data centres are projected to consume 26.3 gigawatts of power by 2031-32, said Union minister of state for power, Shripad Yesso Naik, in a written reply in the Rajya S... Read More


Crude tumbles as US-Iran pause eases pressure, but risks to India's oil supply remain

New Delhi, July 27 -- Indian refiners got some breathing room on Monday after crude prices tumbled more than 9%, slipping below $90 a barrel as the US and Iran paused strikes over the weekend followin... Read More


Multiple discoms may supply power through existing distribution networks

New Delhi, July 24 -- The consultative committee of the power ministry discussed a proposed framework to allow multiple power distribution companies (discoms) to supply power through existing distribu... Read More


West Asia war pushes ONGC to plan India's first strategic gas reserve

New Delhi, July 23 -- State-run Oil and Natural Gas Corp. Ltd, or ONGC, is planning to create India's first strategic natural gas reserve near its gas-producing assets in western India, according to t... Read More


Iran war pushes ONGC to plan strategic gas reserve

new delhi, July 23 -- State-run Oil and Natural Gas Corp. Ltd, or ONGC, is planning to create India's first strategic natural gas reserve near its gas-producing assets in western India, according to t... Read More


Iran war pushes ONGC to plan strategic gas reserve

new delhi, July 23 -- State-run Oil and Natural Gas Corp. Ltd, or ONGC, is planning to create India's first strategic natural gas reserve near its gas-producing assets in western India, according to t... Read More


Power plant coal stocks shrink amid high electricity demand

New Delhi, July 22 -- Coal stocks at India's thermal power plants are declining amid surging power demand and monsoon-driven production and transportation disruptions, according to data from the Natio... Read More


Govt announces Rs.40,000 cr corpus for mine closures

New Delhi, July 22 -- The Union minister of coal and mines G. Kishan Reddy, on Wednesday, launched a corpus of around Rs.40,000 crore for closing mines in a scientific way. The government has set a ta... Read More


India imports crude oil worth nearly $50 bn in Q1FY27, 40% of FY26 total crude import bill

New Delhi, July 20 -- India's crude oil import bill surged to nearly $50 billion in the June quarter, a 60% jump from a year earlier, as the war in West Asia ended discounts that once cushioned the co... Read More


Solar, wind generation crosses 100GW for first time

New Delhi, July 17 -- For the first time, combined wind and ground-mounted solar generation briefly crossed 100 gigawatts (GW) on India's power grid this week. The milestone comes as India races to ad... Read More