The Latest Breaking News from Energy Department

Ahead of the State Budget for the financial year 2024 – 2025, the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) has written to the State government to consider an increased budgetary allocation for the free supply of power to irrigation pumpsets (of 10 HP and below

The Treasury Department is spelling out the rules for tax credits designed to stimulate production of sustainable aviation fuel

After a record peak demand of over 16,000 MW earlier this year in August, in the upcoming summer season, the peak demand in Karnataka is expected to go up to 18,000-18,500 MW, officials in the Energy Department said on Tuesday. 

A group formed to protect outdoor recreation from climate change is advocating for a new fee to reward communities that build electric lines.

The failure of the southwest monsoon and a surge in demand across various sectors has resulted in an unprecedented power situation in Karnataka with a mismatch in availability in demand. While the previous year’s power demand in the State on October 9 was 8,818 MW, on the same day this…

Scientists charged with making sure the United States' aging stockpile of nuclear weapons are good to go, if needed, say they’ll start shipping key components to the Nevada desert next year

A road trip I took with Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm confirmed one thing: The U.S. is wrestling with an inadequate charging network (unless you're a Tesla driver).

U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm knows time is not on her side.

Days after the electricity portfolio was re-allocated to Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu, the Tamil Nadu government on Monday named IAS officer Beela Rajesh as the Secretary of its Energy Department, replacing incumbent Ramesh Chand Meena. The latter has been posted as the Secretary of the Special Initiatives Department.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Energy received a ransom request from Russian-linked hackers known as Clop after two of its entities fell victim to a wide-ranging cyberattack.

U.S. officials say the Department of Energy is among a small number of federal agencies compromised in a Russian cyber-extortion gang’s global hack of a file-transfer program popular with corporations and governments