Reliance to invest in RE, green hydrogen in Tamil Nadu

Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani has said that they will make new investments in renewable energy and green hydrogen in Tamil Nadu. Ambani, who skipped the Global Investors Meet hosted in the state, sent in a video message, addressing the summit. He said that the conglomerate would work closely with the state government to promote

Tamil Nadu rejects proposal to set up 20 hydrocarbon wells

Tamil Nadu Minister of Environment and Climate Change Meyyanathan Siva V has declined a proposal by the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) to establish hydrocarbon test wells at 20 locations in Tamil Nadu’s Ramanathapuram district in the Cauvery delta region. The Leader of the Opposition in Tamil Nadu, Edappadi K Palaniswamy, had urged the

India aims to develop green fuel ports in Gujarat and TN

Cochin Shipyard is in the advanced stages of developing green tugs that run on hydrogen. Jawaharlal Nehru Port, Paradip Port, VOC Port, and Deendayal Port will be buying two green tugs each, under the green tug transition programme.

IOC considering setting up green hydrogen units in TN and Kerala

The company has proposed ₹54,000 crore investments, including the ₹35,580-crore greenfield refinery project, in Tamil Nadu.

Poppys Biotech to produce ethanol

Poppys Biotech, a company of Tiruppur-based knitwear exporter Poppys Group, is planning to set up a distillery unit to produce ethanol with capacity of 200 klpd at SIPCOT Industrial Park, Cheyyar in Tiruvannamalai district of Tamil Nadu. The proposed unit will spread over 16.79 acres of land parcel. The project also comprises the installation of

Tamil Nadu plans to raise $605 mn for ethanol production

Tamil Nadu plans to raise 50bn rupees ($605mn) through investments for boosting molasses and grain-based ethanol production and meet its ethanol-blending requirement. The state’s ethanol blending policy 2023 will support domestic production of fuel-grade ethanol under the national Ethanol Blended Petrol (EBP) programme, which has set a target of 20% ethanol blending in gasoline (E20)

EBP plant to be set up in Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu will soon hop on the Ethanol Based Petrol (EBP) bandwagon, as the expert appraisal committee (EAC) of Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has approved the construction of the State’s first grain-based ethanol plant in Virudhunagar. As per the EAC report, the new distillery will be set up by a private firm

TN will soon announce policies on green fuels

Tamil Nadu government announced that new policies will be formed for Green and Blue Hydrogen and Ethanol. The Industries Department will draft a policy on Green Hydrogen as the state is getting many proposals for investment. The upcoming policy will give some clarity on Green Hydrogen. The new policies will be in line with the