Sudheer Pal Singh

Only 23% of rural LPG users rely on it exclusively, finds CEEW study

Around 73 per cent of rural households used LPG in the previous 90 days, but refill costs, last-mile delivery gaps and informal access continue to constrain sustained use

NIIF names Gauravjit Singh managing partner for capital formation

The former PAG executive will lead NIIF's fundraising and investor relationships after the asset manager mobilised around $3 billion in new equity commitments over two years

Power plants with critical coal levels rise to 58; experts say no crisis

Coal stocks at thermal power plants fall as critical-stock plants rise, even as Coal India holds record-high pithead inventories

Sonowal reviews green shipping corridors, alternative fuel readiness

Major ports outlined progress on green fuel bunkering hubs and shore power facilities as the government seeks to accelerate decarbonisation of India's maritime sector

G20 can save $90 bn annually on oil costs through travel shifts: CEEW

Carpooling, increased bus use and hybrid work could cut passenger transport emissions by 408-538 million tonnes of CO2 annually and strengthen energy security by 2050

India must review green finance norms to fund nuclear energy: NITI member

Abhay Karandikar says nuclear energy should get access to green finance, while India must build specialised skills and capacity to achieve its 100 GW target by 2047

Novonesis plans ₹6,660 cr investment in Maharashtra biosolutions facility

The facility, expected to be fully operational in 2030, will produce enzymes for industries including biofuels, household care, and food and beverages

NHAI receives 17 bids for Odisha coastal highway corridor

The 160-km access-controlled Rameshwar-Paradeep corridor will be built in two packages under HAM and is expected to cut travel time by two-and-a-half hours

India brings nuclear fusion into energy planning as deployment talks begin

The SHANTI Act draft rules and a government-appointed expert panel are bringing fusion into India's regulatory and energy-planning framework, though commercial power generation remains decades away

Power push to lift revenue growth 100-200 basis points for large EPC cos

Power investments, steady government infrastructure spending and overseas opportunities are expected to strengthen order books, though commodity inflation may pressure margins

India's floating solar plan: Strategic clean-energy move or risky bet?

India's PM-SSY targets 5 GW of floating solar capacity with two-hour storage and Rs 28,500 crore of investment, but high costs, viability concerns and technical risks could impede scale-up.

NIIF raises ₹19,000 crore in first close of second infrastructure fund

The first close, anchored by the Government of India and backed by global and domestic institutional investors, surpasses 60 per cent of the fund's target size

Govt says no material impact on gas consumers from revised CBG pricing

Government-funded affordability support and a wider domestic gas pool will cushion consumers from the impact of higher procurement prices paid to CBG producers

IGL raises CNG price by Rs 3.89 per kg in Delhi as LNG costs surge

CNG will cost Rs 86.98 per kg in Delhi from August 29, with IGL citing higher imported spot LNG prices following renewed disruption around the Strait of Hormuz

Russia remains India's largest crude supplier in August: Kpler data

Russian crude imports are expected at around 2.1 mbpd in August, down from 2.6 mbpd in June and July; fresh US sanctions on Iran are unlikely to have a material direct impact

AM Green planning ₹10K cr investment across states to set up bio-refineries

Clean energy firm plans five bio-refineries through 2030, with projects in Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh using a range of feedstocks

Indian basmati may get caught in US 'economic onslaught' on Iran

US secondary sanctions on Iran could further hit India's basmati exports, while disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz threaten freight costs and crude-oil supply risks

L&T signs over ₹15,000 crore gas compression contract in West Asia

The project involves engineering, procurement and construction of gas compression plants, including compression systems and associated utilities

Indian Oil to supply entire petroleum imports requirement of Mauritius

Indian Oil will supply Mauritius' entire import requirement of petrol, diesel and aviation turbine fuel under a long-term agreement with the State Trading Corporation

PNGRB approves LPG pipeline infrastructure in ₹7K cr investment push

The new pipelines will traverse Telangana, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Karnataka and Goa, expanding the common carrier LPG network by nearly 23.5%