India
6,500MW power units taken offline during India's festival of lights
6,500MW power units taken offline during India's festival of lights
A generation capacity of 6,494MW.
RECTPCL scouts for transmission service provider for importing power to southern region
REC Transmission Projects Company Limited (RECTPCL), a wholly owned subsidiary of Rural Electrification Corporation, has invited proposals from transmission service providers on build, own, operate and maintain (BOOM) basis for system strengthening in the southern region for import of power from the eastern region through the tariff based competitive bidding process. 8The scope of work includes establishment, operation and maintenance of the project including survey, detailed project report formulation, arranging finance, project management, necessary consents, clearances and permits (way leave, environment & forest, civil aviation, railway/ road/river/canal/power crossing/PTCC, etc.), land compensation, design, engineering, equipment, material, construction, erection, testing and commissioning. 8As per the bid document, the transmission service provider will also seek Transmission License from the Appropriate Commission, as per the provisions of the Electricity Act and regulations made thereunder, if it is not a deemed licensee. 8Any company who wishes to participate in the bidding process must have executed projects, in the last five years, with an aggregate capital expenditure not less than Rs 875 crore while each project should be worth at least Rs 175 crore. 8With regard to the financial criteria, the average annual turnover of the bidder in the preceding three financial years, as on the last date of submission of response to RFQ, should not be less than Rs 437.5 crore. 8All bidders should submit their bids, in the requisite format, latest by December 12, 2012.
Japanese cable TV group to start selling electricity
From cable television to electricty sales.
India's Powergrid yet to ink transmission agreement
Mandated by the World Bank.
India's THDC diversifies into wind energy
Bidders invited for 50MW wind project!
India eyes renewable energy partnership with Malaysia
Interested to be technology partners.
India's north east is new hub for power generation
Close to 50,000 MW.
India to triple hydropower projects
An ambitious target for India.
Kudankulam nuclear plant starts production by December
Entire 1,000 MW goes to Tamil Nadu.
Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project to start production by first week of December: Govt
The controversy-hit Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) will start its production by the first week of December and the first tranche of entire 1,000 MW of power will go to Tamil Nadu, Union minister V Narayanasamy said today.
India's PFC targets 2nd ultra mega power plant in Jharkhand
Husainabad's second 4,000MW UMPP.
SC seeks feasibility report on Nandipur, Chichunki Malian power projects
Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Wednesday summoned a report on the feasibility of the Nandipur and
Rental power plants: SC criticises NAB over inaction
During Thursday’s hearing of the rental power projects case, Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad
Pakistan's KESC to boost generation capacity
$400 million for enhancing generation capacity.
India a world leader in renewables
India is 4th most attractive worldwide in renewable energy.
India’s renewable energy industry interested in Malaysia’s feed-in-tariff system
India's renewable energy (RE) industry is interested to partake in Malaysia's feed-in-tariff (FiT)
Welspun to build 100MW solar power plant in India
A 100MW solar power project.
Commentary
Supply chain efficiency, skilled manpower are key for India’s renewable energy