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PFC's power drive flickering under record debt burden, govt scheme

The state-run financer for generators and distributors is struggling under a record debt burden even as it is being asked to underwrite the government's latest scheme to rescue inefficient discoms

Iraq leads with discounts as W Asia retains top slot in Indian oil market

Iraq, India's biggest crude oil supplier, maintained its lead over Russia in August, supplying 12-20 per cent more to India in the first 30 days of the month

India's shaky energy security and growing dependency on foreign fuels

New Delhi is yet to announce a comprehensive and detailed policy across the energy spectrum to tackle this very real threat to economic growth

Auto LPG policy running on fumes as policymakers ignore fuel's potential

The government is largely ignoring this least polluting fuel in favour of diesel, petrol and electric vehicles

Ukraine conflict: India's LNG firms see rising costs, shrinking supplies

Rising costs and shrinking supplies will impact major expansion plans

Essential to export 8 mt sugar next year: Triveni Engineering MD and V-C

Tarun Sawhney, MD & vice-chairman of Triveni Engineering, a leading sugar producer with growing emphasis on biofuels, tells S Dinakar sugar prices will be stable and on a slightly upward trajectory

EVs need the spark of regulation in India to accelerate transition: Experts

Mandated battery standards are becoming imperative if India is to accelerate the transition from traditional vehicles

Iraq discounts heavily to muscle out cheaper Russian oil in India

Iraq boosted its share in June to 26% of total Indian crude imports from 24% in May

Why discounted Russian crude oil hasn't cooled retail fuel prices

Russian crude oil, which was less than 1 per cent of imports prior to Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February, rose to 8 per cent of India's crude oil import volume in April

Open access II: India's attempt to expand scope of green energy initiatives

The new guidelines expanding consumer choices to green energy will remain subject to the uncertainties and quirks of state policy

India seen overtaking China as biggest importer of seaborne Russian crude

China's import of seaborne Russian crude oil is likely to end July below India's, although definitive Chinese numbers are not available

The missing link: India's EV revolution is waiting for charging stations

The scarcity and poor viability of charging stations remains a major obstacle to the government's green mobility ambitions

India's bet on gas-based economy runs into Ukraine war challenges

As the Ukraine-Russia conflict pushes up prices and Europe outbids South Asia for scarce supplies, billions of dollars in domestic gas infrastructure investment are at risk

India may face tech, logistical snags as it tries to explore CNG imports

The government's draft policy encouraging imports in compressed form over LNG ignores major technological and logistics hurdles

Govt's move to tax fuel export will impact policy change in energy sector

The export tax on fuels and cess on domestic crude oil production are likely to add to the climate of policy uncertainty in the energy sector

Russia may be India's biggest crude supplier in June, a historic first

Russian oil is on pace to account for 21 per cent of all imports into India, shrinking the shares of Iraqi and US crude

Polluting, expensive: No end in sight to price India pays for imported coal

With domestic production targets slipping, India needs to buy record quantities of the world's most polluting fuel at a time when prices are rising

Tata Power Renewables set to get support from big investors: Ashish Khanna

In a Q&A Ashish Khanna, president, Tata Power Renewables talks about the road ahead for the company in the renewables space in India

RIL, Nayara account for a combined 69% of Russian oil shipments to India

The push by Reliance and Nayara to scoop up Russian Urals from the market propelled Russia to become India's second biggest oil supplier last month

What does Ashish Khanna of Tata Power say about India's renewable target?

In a chat with Business Standard's S Dinakar, president of Tata Power Renewables Ashish Khanna tells about how the company is gearing up to meet the challenge facing India's ambitious energy targets