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Bangladesh signs nuclear plant deal with Russia

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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%

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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

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ABB won an order worth $63 million from China Southern Power Grid Co. Read ››

Mitsubishi Electric to boost smart community business

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Mitsubishi Electric has started establishing the Smart Community Project Group. Read ››

Chinese hydropower turbines now being installed

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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

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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

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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

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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

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 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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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 ››