U.S. and India Advance Partnership on Clean Energy

U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm and Indian Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri held the third ministerial meeting of the U.S.-India Strategic Clean Energy Partnership, launched in September 2021. This effort focuses government, industry, and other stakeholder efforts to advance energy security, clean energy innovation, and decarbonization efforts to support

India to launch programme to boost coal gasification

The programme will involve use of 100mn t of domestic coal and lignite in gasification projects. Coal gasification is the process of converting coal into syngas — a mixture of carbon monoxide, hydrogen, carbon dioxide, natural gas, and water vapour. The syngas can be processed to produce energy fuel, methanol, and products such as ammonia

India Aims To Achieve 100 MT Coal Gasification Target By 2030

The Ministry of Coal has set a target to achieve coal gasification of 100 Million Tonne (MT) coal by FY 2030 reflecting the government’s commitment to harnessing the power of coal gasification. With the introduction of this ambitious proposal, Coal Ministry aims to propel the nation’s progress.  The proposal incorporates a comprehensive set of measures

Global Biofuel Alliance to be launched in Goa

A Global Biofuels Alliance is set to be announced on July 22 during the G20 Clean Energy Ministerial in Goa. The alliance aims to enhance global collaboration and cooperation for the adoption of biofuels and identify best practices for their development and deployment. The alliance is being launched under the G20 Presidency of India with

Torrent Power forays into green hydrogen blending

The project, slated for completion within eight months, represents a significant stride in Torrent Power’s foray into the GH2 business in India, underlining its commitment to fostering a cleaner and more sustainable energy mix.

Fossil fuel players asserting natural gas as the fuel of the future

The confidence in natural gas stems from a series of geopolitical events and market dynamics. Russia's invasion of Ukraine and subsequent energy crisis have prompted Europe to expedite efforts to reduce reliance on Russian fuel.

HPCL to supply natural gas to OPaL

OPaL, a joint venture of ONGC, GAIL and GSPC, requires natural gas for operating its own Captive Power Plant (CPP) for supporting its power and steam requirements.

Natural gas consumption in India likely to rise

Natural gas consumption in India is expected to rise in 2023 due to softening in LNG (liquefied natural gas) prices amid milder-than-expected winters in Europe, and muted demand in China, according to analysts. In the benchmark NYMEX platform, natural gas prices have fallen to $2.50 per mmBtu (metric million British thermal units) in April 2023,

India aims to increase gas share in energy mix to 15%

The government has set a target to increase the share of natural gas in the country’s energy mix to up to 15 percent by the year 2030, Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri said. According to Puri, energy security will remain vulnerable until alternative fuels are not developed indigenously, based on

NSE to launch WTI crude, natural gas futures

National Stock Exchange (NSE) in India is set to launch rupee-denominated Nymex WTI crude oil and Henry Hub natural gas futures contracts in its commodity derivatives segment. The exchange has received approval from the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) and will announce the date of the launch soon. NSE had earlier signed a