SHANGHAI : In June, 2020, an academic paper on patients with COVID-19 inhaling hydrogen oxygen mixed gas produced by Asclepius Meditec’s Hydrogen Oxygen Generator with Nebulizer was published in the Journal of Thoracic Disease. The multicenter, and open-label clinical trial has also noted that hydrogen oxygen mixed gas inhalation can improves disease severity and dyspnea […]
Power Ministry Urges States to Organise Vaccination Camps for Electricity Sector Employees
The functioning of hospitals and testing laboratories is largely dependent on round-the-clock electricity supply, and power engineers and the technical staff of discoms play a major role in the fight against COVID-19 New Delhi: The Ministry of Power has urged states to organise mass COVID-19 vaccination camps for power sector employees on priority in coordination […]
Copper Bonanza Challenge for Top Producer Chile
SANTIAGO: Even as copper prices hit a ten-year high this week, political events in Chile – the world’s main producer – have raised questions about whether the country will be able to continue meeting rising demand. A surge on infrastructure spending in industrialized countries, a weak dollar, and strong demand in China boosted the price […]
Africa Needs Electricity Now More Than Ever, Especially To Keep COVID-19 Vaccines Cold
Solar energy conjures up images of rooftop panels. The depiction is especially true in Africa, where about 600 million people are without access to electricity — power to keep the lights on and power to keep the COVID-19 vaccine frozen. Africa’s economy has experienced solid growth at an average of 3.7% throughout the continent. That […]
India’s biggest floating solar power plant coming up in Telangana
The project has been set up by the energy conglomerate National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) in the reservoir of its thermal power plant at Ramagundam, Peddapalli district. HYDERABAD: India’s biggest floating solar power plant with a capacity of 100 megawatt is expected to become operational in Telangana next month. The project has been set up […]
India’s power consumption grows 41 per cent in April to 119 billion units
Peak power demand met, which is the highest supply in a day, during the first half of this month remained well above the highest record of 132.20 GW in April 2020. NEW DELHI: Power consumption in the country grew 41 per cent in April 2021 to 119.27 billion units (BU) over the same month last […]
Lockdown constraints amid second wave of Covid-19 a downside risk for electricity demand: ICRA
A large portion of the private IPP capacity (20 GW) is exposed to volume and pricing risks in the short-term market. New Delhi: The proliferation of lockdown restrictions across many states in the country, amid the second wave of Covid-19 infections, could adversely impact the electricity demand growth prospects in FY2022, rating agency ICRA said. […]
Global EV sales accelerating, but government help needed – IEA
While the COVID-19 pandemic drove global car sales down 16 per cent in 2020, EV sales jumped 41 per cent to around 3 million vehicles. LONDON – Global electric vehicle (EV) sales picked up speed in the first quarter, but more government action is needed on charging stations and fossil-fuel vehicle bans to keep the […]
COVID-19: Second wave could delay 4 GW of solar, wind projects under 3-4 months extension
Solar developers have already asked for a three to four month blanket extension from MNRE. New Delhi: The recent surge in COVID-19 cases across the country has pushed several states under curfews and lockdowns, which is expected to result in project commissioning delays for solar projects, according to industry analysts. According to Jyoti Gulia, founder, […]
Indonesia, key for energy transition in the region
Once considered a pipedream, the share of renewable energy in the electricity mix is higher than fossil fuels in some countries. The last decade has also seen the number of people without access to modern forms of energy significantly decline. But, there is still a long way to go. As of 2019, 81 percent of […]
