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…
Fossil Fuels
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…
Chasing coal when dubious gas appears the safer bet
The Jharkhand government moving India’s Supreme Court against the Centre is just the tip of…
India: Centre auctioning 41 new coal blocks amidst mounting protests by trade unions
India is auctioning 41 new coal blocks under its campaign for “Atmanirbharta” (self-reliance) for the…
Who will bid for India’s newly auctioned coal blocks?
Last Thursday, even as the Indian government talked up its auctions for commercial coal mining,…
Blown out OIL well in Assam catches fire
The Oil India Limited (OIL) operated oil well which suffered a blowout in the end…
India approves ‘no eligibility’ commercial coal mining, PFC & REC funded 8.8GW of new capacity in 2019
The Indian government has approved a new mechanism for commercial coal mining under which any…