Piyush Goyal

Infrastructure

09 February, 2016

India to spend $1T on power by 2030: Piyush Goyal

India is expected to spend a whopping USD 1 trillion (about Rs 65 lakh crore) by 2030 on ramping up ......

Infrastructure

21 January, 2016

Key takeaways from new power tariff policy

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has cleared the amendments in the power tariff ......

Infrastructure

19 January, 2016

Govt may clear power tariff policy

The government will consider a new power tariff policy tomorrow which aims at promoting clean energy, better regulation of discoms ......

Infrastructure

08 January, 2016

Cabinet nod for new power tariff policy in a month

The Cabinet is likely to approve by the first week of February a new power tariff policy with focus on ......

Cleantech

09 September, 2015

Govt okays policy on offshore wind energy

The Union Cabinet today approved National Offshore Wind Energy Policy which will pave the way for development of this renewable ......

Infrastructure

15 May, 2015

Coal India to invest $20B in five years to enhance production

State-owned miner Coal India Limited (CIL) will invest $ 20 billion (over Rs 1.27 lakh crore) to increase production to ......

Infrastructure

22 December, 2014

Opening up of coal sector necessary to increase production, says advisory group

The advisory group to Piyush Goyal, minister of state for power, coal & new and renewable energy, has said that ......

General

12 December, 2014

Lok Sabha passes Coal Mines Bill

The Lok Sabha on Friday passed the Coal Mines Bill amid attack from the Opposition. The Opposition was demanding that ......

Infrastructure

25 November, 2014

PowerMin mulls changes in norms for buyers and sellers of renewable energy

The Power Ministry will soon approach the Cabinet with a proposal to introduce stringent rules for buyers and sellers of ......

Infrastructure

06 November, 2014

Govt expects $250B investment in energy sector

The government hopes to attract USD 250 billion (Rs 15 lakh crore) investment within 4-5 years to give a boost ......