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Ensure uninterrupted electricity supply, increase power generation: CM Yogi

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath speaks during a programme for distribution of land allotment letters in Lucknow.
Updated on May 24, 2026 03:34 pm IST

Preparing for oil, food shocks

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With the Strait of Hormuz witnessing an almost complete cessation of oil shipments due to attacks on ships and a huge spike in insurance premiums, the world’s biggest oil-gas producing region is on course to decouple from the global economy. (Reuters)
Published on Mar 06, 2026 08:26 pm IST

‘Nothing normal’ with Trump, Canada looks to India: Delhi eyes n-energy fuel

Tim Hodgson, Canada's energy and natural resources minister, during in Goa on Wednesday, January 28. Canada and India are pledging to expand trade in oil and gas as the countries reboot their relationship after a diplomatic chill.
Updated on Jan 29, 2026 09:00 am IST

Haryana to set up 800 MW thermal units at Panipat, Hisar: Vij

Vij said the several key projects including the Haryana Power Generation Corporation Limited’s plan to set up 800 MW ultra-supercritical thermal units in Hisar and Panipat were discussed with the Union power minister.
Published on Sept 25, 2025 07:40 am IST

Why govt doesn’t want you to lower AC temperature below 20°C: What's new rule?

Proposed AC temperature cap in India aims to save electricity during heatwaves as government plans to standardise cooling range between 20°C to 28°C across homes, hotels, and cars.
Updated on Jun 11, 2025 02:59 pm IST

State Cabinet decision: Adani Power to set up 1600 mw thermal plant in U.P.

The U.P. government’s efforts to augment thermal power capacity in the state are being seen as long-term planning to meet the future power demand that is increasing at a fast pace in the state. (For Representation)
Updated on May 06, 2025 09:53 pm IST

India needs to fast-track nuclear power projects, government committee urges

India needs to fast-track nuclear power projects, government committee urges
Updated on Oct 06, 2025 06:56 pm IST

Oil falls for 4th day on expectations Russia-Ukraine peace may lift supply

Oil falls for 4th day on expectations Russia-Ukraine peace may lift supply
Published on Feb 17, 2025 07:41 am IST

India faces higher increase in energy demand over next decade: IEA

The IEA said coal is set to retain a strong position in the energy mix in India. (X)
Published on Oct 16, 2024 03:50 pm IST

Power cut likely as Haryana short of 500 MWs due to grid tripping

Officials said the power utilities catered to an energy load of 14,435 MW on Wednesday. (HT Photo)
Updated on Jun 20, 2024 06:54 am IST

Intense heatwave: Energy demand set to go through the roof this summer, Haryana buys expensive power

Haryana is expected to experience a peak energy demand of 14,287 megawatts (MW) this summer, resulting in a deficit of 1,177 MW to 2,411 MW till September. The forecast is as per the power demand and supply projections made by Haryana Power Purchase Centre (HPPC), a joint forum of state’s two distribution companies set up for power trading. The peak energy demand in 2023-24 summer was 13,055 MW and 12,768 in 2022-23, power utilities officials said. (Getty Images/iStockphoto/ Representational image)
Updated on Jun 15, 2024 07:04 am IST

Importance of decarbonising Indian road logistics

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Road across a city (HT FILE)
Published on May 11, 2024 12:08 pm IST

Renew commitment to renewable energy

With a population of 1.4 billion and a growing economy, India will be vital for the future of global energy markets.
Published on Nov 22, 2020 11:38 pm IST

Demand for petroleum inches towards normalcy

India’s overall petroleum products consumption, which had nosedived in last week of March and April this year, is now steadily getting to its pre-lockdown levels in June’20, according to a petroleum ministry statement.
Published on Jul 01, 2020 11:35 pm IST

Emissions set for a record fall due to Covid-19 this year. But it’s not a good sign

Global energy-related CO2 emissions are set to fall by almost eight per cent in 2020, the International Energy Agency said.
Updated on May 01, 2020 08:35 am IST

‘Affordable housing can be green too’

Linking sustainability with quality rather than pricing can create opportunities for upcoming housing projects, especially since India’s socio-economic milieu warrants different perceptions of affordability. The underlying idea is that people should be able to maintain comfortable living standards within affordable sustainable housing.
Updated on Feb 25, 2020 01:57 pm IST

‘Inevitable shift in global energy consumption to Asia is a reality’: Dharmendra Pradhan

India's Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan speaks at the 8th Asian Ministerial Energy Roundtable in Abu Dhabi.
Published on Sept 11, 2019 10:08 am IST

Heatwaves push up power demand in Delhi

At Palam, it touched 48 degrees, which is the second highest day temperature the airport area had seen after May 1998 when the mercury shot up to 48.4 degrees Celsius.
Updated on Jun 21, 2019 05:18 am IST

CO2 emissions soar as key nations turn back on green goals

Smoke streams from the chimneys of a coal-fired power station.
Updated on Mar 27, 2019 07:31 am IST

India’s challenges need visionary leadership to break political interests

The changing, impatient Indian voter affords a unique opportunity for our polity to forge a new development discourse for India
Published on Dec 26, 2018 10:04 am IST

OPEC seeking ‘sufficient cut’ to balance oil market, says Saudi Arabia

Khalid Al-Falih, Saudi Energy and Oil Minister. OPEC is looking for a “sufficient” cut in oil production among its members in order to prop up plunging crude prices, Saudi Arabia’s oil minister said on Thursday.
Updated on Dec 06, 2018 04:53 pm IST

Peak electricity requirement: UP may have to depend on power surplus states

As per the LGBR forecast, the demand in UP may peak between August and October when the state might experience the peak demand-supply gap .
Published on Aug 01, 2018 02:31 pm IST