Shutting old coal plants, replacing capacity with renewables key to improving DISCOM financial health: Report
As the future of coal continues to become more tenuous, a new report has claimed…
Fossil Fuels
Norway likely to approve plans to drill for oil at the very edge of Arctic ice sheet
The Norwegian government has closed a round of public consultations on whether to start drilling…
Mauritius oil spill could devastate marine life, impair local economy for decades
The 1,000 tonnes of fuel oil spilled along Mauritius’s east coast by a Japanese tanker…
Total to exit Canadian oil lobby group, write down US$8.1 billion in fossil fuel assets
In a major decision, French energy giant Total SE has announced that it will exit…
76 major disasters in 10 years, norms diluted even as coal ash accidents became ‘routine’
India has diluted coal ash norms despite the occurrence of 76 major coal ash disasters…
Reliance-Aramco deal stalled over falling oil demand, tussle with valuation
Reliance Industries’ much-discussed sale of 20% of its oil-to-chemicals (O2C) business to Saudi Aramco may…
Coal India valuation eroding under climate transition risk
Coal power generation under pressure from increasing renewable energy. At approximately 70% of generation, coal…
Second blast at Neyveli kills six, raises questions on plant’s Life Extension Program (LEP)
A second blast at the fifth unit of the Neyveli thermal power station in as…
Confusion, uncertainty mark coal block auction process following launch
Almost a fortnight after India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched an auction of 41 coal mines for…
India’s great fossil fuels push
While you were looking at renewable energy bids, India is courting the global fossil fuel…