Power Utility

Japanese-built power plant in Java switches on

A new power plant completed ahead of schedule by the Japanese is now supplying Indonesia with 2,640 MW of badly needed electricity. Read ››

Sumitomo yet to make investment decision for Indonesia

Sumitomo Corp is merely conducting feasibility studies but has not made any investment decision on energy projects in Indonesia. Read ››

Bosch committed to solar plant investment in Malaysia

Bosch will continue the construction of the solar energy plant in Penang, Malaysia at a later date. Read ››

Indonesia to hike electricity prices

Indonesians will pay more for electricity beginning April to help plug the country’s widening budget deficit. Read ››

Power outages to slow down China’s economy

China’s insatiable appetite for electricity plus a lack of coal are setting the stage for crippling power outages this year. Read ››

Indonesia's PLN pursues geothermal supplies

PLN is eyeing a 50 percent stake in PT Pertamina Geothermal Energy to speed up geothermal supplies to PLN. Read ››

Kyushu forced to buy costly power after plant shutdown

Kyushu Electric was forced to buy costly power outside its usual suppliers due to an unplanned shutdown of its gas-fired plant. Read ››

Pricing update: Polysilicon prices rebound

Polysilicon prices in December reached a low just above $26/kg, resulting in extremely low module costs for manufacturers. Read ››

Another PLN tower suffers damage from cutting

A PLN tower interconnecting the Aceh and North Sumatra power grids at Jambo Aye, Aceh province, has been cut. Read ››

Malaysia to choose builder of combined-cycle power plants soon

Malaysia next month will announce a shortlist of companies vying to build a series of more efficient combined-cycle power plants throughout the country. Read ››

Philippine power sector remains addicted to coal

The importation and local production of coal in the Philippines is on the rise. Read ››

Focus now turns to China's low-wind areas

Vestas Wind Systems has agreed to hand a large consignment of high-tech turbines to the Longganhu wind farm in Hubei province. Read ››

Expensive solar costs impede larger deployment

The cost of solar usually comes as the barrier for a larger solar deployment. Read ››

Japan’s nuclear “stress tests” get UN nod

The United Nations says Japan’s nuclear reactors are safe but . Read ››

Kansai Electric incurs $1.5B net loss in April-Dec.

Kansai Electric suffered a net loss of US$1.548 billion in the April-December period. Read ››

Can the Philippines finally go nuclear?

A 2,000-megawatt nuclear power plant may be online by 2025. Read ››

Tohoku Electric expects $3.279B net loss for fiscal 2011 due to quake

Tohoku Electric expects a net loss of US$3.279 billion for the fiscal year ending March 31 due to the March earthquake. Read ››

Tohoku secures more LNG to offset power plant losses

Tohoku Electric secured 2.2 million tonnes of additional LNG to offset lost output from two quake-damaged nuclear and fossil fuel plants. Read ››

Tepco amenable to $13B govt bailout: sources

Tepco will agree to be taken over by the government in a near-$13 billion bailout. Read ››

Renewable energy progressing slowly in Thailand

Thailand has made tepid progress in weaning itself from its inordinate reliance on fossil fuels. Read ››

A second 125MW unit of Neyvali Lignite's thermal power station starts commercially

The first unit of Neyveli Lignite 's Barsingsar thermal power station with a capacity of 125 MW  has started commercial operations. Read ››

Snow slows down Himachal hydropower generation

Unusually harsh Arctic conditions where most of the rivers for Himachal Pradesh's hydropower generation originate have made further pulled down production. Read ››

Chinese wind turbine maker blows down U.S. rivals

Goldwind bought two 10-megawatt wind farms in Montana to showcase its equipment and has taken orders in seven other U.S. Read ››

Tepco may sell older fossil-fuel plants

Tepco may sell or invite outside investments for its older fossil fuel-fired power plants. Read ››

Sembcorp to explore 1,200 MW project in Vietnam

Sembcorp Industries has signed an MOU to explore the feasibility of developing a 1,200 megawatt coal-fired power plant in Dung Quat Economic Zone. Read ››

Japan’s nuclear power plants are on the verge of extinction

Nuclear power in Japan faces its moment of truth. Eagerly awaited by Japan are the results of “stress tests” conducted on two nuclear reactors that should either reassure the Japanese that nuclear energy remains safe, or that other sources of power are needed to replace nuclear energy. Read ››

Sinohydro completes first international hydropower project

The Beijing-based firm recently began operations in southeastern Cambodia with a generating capacity of 194 megawatts. Read ››

Largest Chinese offshore wind farm to rise in Hebei

The massive wind farm will have an installed capacity of 300 megawatts. Read ››

New Chinese nuclear reactors near completion despite safety concerns

China expects its third-generation nuclear reactors to come online by 2013 notwithstanding misgivings about their safety. Read ››

China Power celebrates breakthroughs in wind projects

The Xianrendong Wind Farm Project located in Lufeng of Yunnan Province has been offcially approved by the Yunnan Development and Reform Commission. Read ››

Vietnam dead set on nuclear power

Vietnam is determined to build its first nuclear power plant to avert an impending and serious shortfall in electrical power. Read ››

Moser Baer's 5MW solar farm in Jodhpur, India to power 70,000 households

Moser Baer has installed a 5MW solar farm, equivalent to powering 70,000 households, covering an area of 60 acres in Tinwari, Jodhpur district, India. Read ››

Strong demand boosts Asian solar stocks

Asian solar stocks surged on a spate of good news about results and prospects worldwide. Read ››

Tepco not considering selling power plants

Tepco is not considering selling any power plants to compensate victims of its Fukushima Daiichi nuclear facility. Read ››

Tepco's gas use projection on record high to offset nuke loss

Tepco bumped up its gas use plans to a fresh record high to make up for lost nuclear output after the destruction of its Fukushima Daiichi plant. Read ››

Wärtsilä to supply 2 power plants to Bangladesh

Wärtsilä has been awarded two contracts to supply power plant generating equipment to Bangladesh. Read ››

India to test fast breeder reactor in September

India expects to conduct a systems test on its 500 MW Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor in September. Read ››

China harnessing more offshore wind energy

China is building its largest intertidal wind farm in Rudong county, Jiangsu province. Read ››

India, Azerbaijan discuss cooperation on renewable energy

The State Agency for Alternative & Renewable Energy is preparing a draft state strategy to be completed in about six months. Read ››

India’s largest solar power plant goes on line

The Adani Group has commissioned what is being touted as India’s largest solar power plant after a build process that took only five months. Read ››