|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bangladesh signs nuclear plant deal with Russia |
|
![]() |
520 reads
Bangladesh signed a primary deal with Russia for installing a 2000 MW nuclear power plant at Rooppur in Pabna. Read ›› |
Pakistan starts power plant modernization |
|
![]() |
594 reads
The first project expected under that Pakistan's initiative to medernize power plants is a 750-megawatt combined-cycle plant in Guddu. Read ›› |
Canadian investment sought in Bangladesh power sector |
|
![]() |
330 reads
Bangladesh Commerce Minister Faruk Khan urged Canadian businessmen to invest more in the power sector to help alleviate the country's energy crunch. Read ›› |
Pakistan to complete coal gasification power plant |
|
![]() |
1284 reads
Pakistan is expected to complete a pilot project, which will generate electricity from the Thar Coal project through gasification this year. Read ›› |
Russia to assist Bangladesh power sector development |
|
![]() |
450 reads
Russian ambassador to Bangladesh Gennady P. Trotsenko said Russia is keen to support Bangladesh to develop its power sector. Read ›› |
Bangladesh to protect poor's access to energy |
|
![]() |
392 reads
Bangladesh is planning to frame a separate policy to protect poor peoples' right to energy. Read ›› |
Bangladesh awards Spanish firm with transmission project from India |
|
![]() |
991 reads
Bangladesh government has awarded a Spanish firm over US$14.08 million project to build transmission line from Baharampur of India to Bheramara. Read ›› |
South Korea to spend $42.6M on renewable energy testbeds |
|
![]() |
428 reads
South Korea plans to spend US$42.6 million over the next three years to support local renewable energy testbed projects, the government said Tuesday. Read ›› |
India approves $11B Electricity Fund |
|
![]() |
571 reads
India's Union finance ministry has approved the creation of a US$11.053 billion National Electricity Fund to attract investments in the distribution sector. Read ›› |
PLN ordered to buy geothermal power |
|
![]() |
559 reads
Indonesia has ordered state-owned utility PLN to buy power from the country’s geothermal plants. Read ›› |
Malaysia to tap India’s wind power expertise |
|
![]() |
523 reads
Malaysia is exploring a tie-up with India's Centre for Wind Energy Technology to utilise its technical expertise in the field. Read ›› |
Japan plans new renewable energy tariffs for 2012 |
|
![]() |
895 reads
Japan wants its power sector to buy electricity from more renewable energy sources in a feed-in tariff incentive scheme starting April 2012. Read ›› |
Sumitomo Mitsui to support Vietnam hydro project |
|
![]() |
450 reads
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. will provide 4.2 billion yen in loans for a Vietnamese hydroelectric power plant. Read ›› |
Indian equipment makers fear losing out to Chinese |
|
|
640 reads
Indian equipment makers fear they would lose out to Chinese rivals as firms place orders only with tough conditions that add costs to their supplies. Read ›› |
|
Energy price to increase in Vietnam |
|
![]() |
404 reads
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved an increase in power price by 15.28 percent for this year. Read ›› |
ADB approves HVDC package award by Bangladesh group |
|
![]() |
691 reads
ADB has approved the award of contract for the associated HVDC package by Power Grid Company of Bangladesh Limited. Read ›› |
Power supply critical in Mindanao |
|
![]() |
319 reads
The daily brownouts in Mindanao may persist this year as no new generating capacity is expected to be added. Read ›› |
Napocor needs $911M for remote, off-grid areas |
|
![]() |
432 reads
Napocor needs as much as US$911.4 million to fund its electrification projects in remote and off-grid areas over the next five years. Read ›› |
ADB lends $36.8M for Pakistan wind farm |
|
![]() |
264 reads
ADB will provide Turkish utility Zorlu Enerji Electrik Uretim with a $36.8 million loan to increase the capacity of a wind farm in Pakistan. Read ›› |
Short-term traded electricity in India reach 9% |
|
![]() |
601 reads
Out of the total 67079.74 million units of energy generated in India, excluding generation from renewable sources and captive power plants, a total of 6183.94 MU, or 9.22%, were transacted in the short-term. Read ›› |
ABB wins $63M ultrahigh-voltage transformer order in China |
|
![]() |
396 reads
ABB won an order worth $63 million from China Southern Power Grid Co. Read ›› |
Mitsubishi Electric to boost smart community business |
|
![]() |
479 reads
Mitsubishi Electric has started establishing the Smart Community Project Group. Read ›› |
Chinese hydropower turbines now being installed |
|
![]() |
458 reads
The installations of the world's largest hydroelectric turbine generators have begun at China's Xiangjiaba Dam. Read ›› |
China wastes 2.8 billion kWh of wind power |
|
![]() |
524 reads
China wasted 2.78 billion kilowatt hours of power generated by its wind farms in a half-year period in 2010. Read ›› |
Vietnam hands over hydro-power plant to Laos |
|
![]() |
387 reads
Vietnam handed over the Sekaman hydropower project No. 1 to Laos for a duration of 30 years. Read ›› |
Spire wins turnkey module line business with Rahimafrooz |
|
![]() |
334 reads
Rahimafrooz Renewable Energy has ordered an advanced module manufacturing line with a capacity of 20MW from Spire Corporation. Read ›› |
L&T to build gas-based power plant for GSECL |
|
![]() |
836 reads
L&T will build a gas-based power plant in Gujarat under a US$240 million EPC contract for Gujarat State Electricity Corporation. Read ›› |
Sinovel to unveil China's first 6MW wind turbine |
|
|
366 reads
Sinovel Wind Group will finish production of the country's first independently-developed 6-megawatt wind turbine in June. Read ›› |
|
Wind farm connected to grid in Tianjin |
|
![]() |
291 reads
The largest wind farm project in north China's Tianjin Municipality has been connected to grid. Read ›› |
Showa Shell unit begins production at solar cell plant |
|
![]() |
232 reads
Japan's Showa Shell unit, Solar Frontier has begun commercial production at its third solar cell plant in southwestern Japan. Read ›› |
Azure Power to construct solar plant in India |
|
![]() |
466 reads
Azure Power plans to construct a 10MW solar facility in the state of Meghalaya, India. Read ›› |
Moser Baer to procure solar modules from First Solar |
|
![]() |
797 reads
Moser Baer selected First Solar to supply 25MW DC of advanced thin-film modules for its solar power generation projects in India. Read ›› |
CR Power to invest in New Energy In Chongqing |
|
![]() |
1028 reads
CR Power is investigating the feasibility of wind farms in the cities of Wulong, Yuyang, Wuxi, and Chongqing. Read ›› |
Marubeni to construct Bangladesh combined cycle power plant |
|
![]() |
1006 reads
A US$370 million contract was signed by Marubeni with Electricity Generation Company of Bangladesh. Read ›› |
India's installed generation capacity swells to 170.23 GW |
|
![]() |
890 reads
India's installed power generation capacity of the country has surged to 1,70,228.86 MW. Read ›› |
India's power utilities import only 18 MT of coal |
|
![]() |
728 reads
Against a coal import target of 35 million tonnes for the current fiscal, the power utilities have imported 18.144 MT as of January 2010. Read ›› |
India power generation clocks 5.04% growth |
|
![]() |
550 reads
A cumulative growth of 5.04% in Indian energy generation was recorded during the first 10 months of the financial year 2010-11. Read ›› |
NTPC yet to meet Kayamkulam gas supply prerequisites |
|
![]() |
739 reads
NTPC sought another six month-extension to comply with the gas supply agreement for stage II of the Rajiv Gandhi combined cycle power plan. Read ›› |
Aboitiz earmarks $1.5B for plant expansion |
|
![]() |
389 reads
Aboitiz Power will spend $1.5 billion for the expansion of its Subic and Davao coal-fired facilities over the next three years. Read ›› |
Indonesia to force PLN to buy more geothermal power |
|
![]() |
423 reads
The Indonesian government will soon issue a ministerial decree ordering state electricity company PT PLN to buy power produced by geothermal power plants across the nation. Read ›› |