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Time of India
12-07-2025
- Business
- Time of India
India's gas dream runs on old pipes. Can a European fix unclog the future?
India's gas dream runs on old pipes. Can a European fix unclog the future? Getty Images Synopsis While Europe powers ahead with flexible, market-driven gas networks, India remains bogged down by a rigid and outdated system. The Entry-Exit model could be the game-changer, but will policymakers take the leap? By PRASHANT MUKHERJEE 6 Mins Read, Jul 09, 2025, 04:00 AM IST SHARE THIS NEWS Close Font Size Abc Small Small Abc Normal Normal Abc Large Close In a sunlit, glass-walled conference room overlooking New Delhi, a senior executive from one of India's top gas transmission firms studies the national pipeline map — a sprawling web of lines that looks more like a strained circulatory system than a modern energy network. 'You can't have a 21st century gas market on a 1990's architecture,' he says bluntly. 'We need to rebuild the rules, not just the pipes.' Indeed, it's not just the pipeline
Time of India
02-07-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Darkness at noon: Can this reform succeed after failing four times?
Darkness at noon: Can this reform succeed after failing four times? image credit: iStock Synopsis Power distribution companies are ailing despite decades of reform packages and bailouts. As the world embraces green energy and decentralised grids, discoms risk turning fiscal landmines. But one drastic step can save them all. By PRASHANT MUKHERJEE 10 Mins Read, Jul 03, 2025, 04:55 AM IST SHARE THIS NEWS Close Font Size Abc Small Small Abc Normal Normal Abc Large Close Accumulated losses: INR6.77 lakh crore Losses as percentage of GDP: 2% Tariff subsidies by state governments: INR1.66 lakh crore Grants and equity support by states: INR1.4 lakh crore India's electricity distribution companies, or discoms, are a tough row to hoe. While they are responsible for delivering electricity to over 80% of Indian households, industries, and farms, the harsh reality is that their economic viability is under severe stress
Time of India
10-06-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Coal on one hand and green on the other; this company balances both
Coal on one hand and green on the other; this company balances both Company Images Synopsis According to NTPC, the idea is not to abandon coal overnight. It's about building a bridge between reliability and renewability. Can a company still building massive coal plants truly claim to be a clean energy leader? By PRASHANT MUKHERJEE 9 Mins Read, Jun 10, 2025, 05:00 AM IST SHARE THIS NEWS Close Font Size Abc Small Small Abc Normal Normal Abc Large Close Extreme climate events over the past few years brought to fore the need to cut emissions, but at the same time geopolitical events showed how some of those missions had to be abandoned to keep homes warm and run factories, even if it meant polluting the world by burning more coal. One Indian company that is feeding power to millions of homes shows what the reality is. It is adding 33.75GW of capacity in the next few years where half the power
Time of India
23-04-2025
- Business
- Time of India
How India's CNG-powered clean fuel dream is losing steam
How India's CNG-powered clean fuel dream is losing steam Getty Images Synopsis Once hailed as the cheaper and cleaner alternative to petrol and diesel with price differences in the range of INR30 - INR60 per unit, CNG has steadily lost its sheen. In several cities, it is now nearly as expensive as petrol. In others, it has outright surpassed it. Why? By PRASHANT MUKHERJEE 9 Mins Read, Apr 23, 2025, 05:55 AM IST SHARE THIS NEWS Close Font Size Abc Small Small Abc Normal Normal Abc Large Close On a hazy Saturday afternoon in Delhi, the line outside the CNG station at Laxmi Nagar winds past the corner tea stall and halfway down the street. The air is thick with frustration. Auto-rickshaw drivers shift impatiently in their seats, traders glance nervously at their watches, and every few minutes, someone mutters: 'Kya pata, gas mil bhi jaaye ya nahi.' (Who knows whether we will get the fuel or not). No one knows for sure anymore. But this
