India

A repeat of last year's figures.

 Close to 65,000 MW of power generation capacity is held up in the country due to shortage in fuel supply by state-run Coal India, says a report.

The peak power shortage that India may face this fiscal, as it grapples with acute dearth of coal and gas supplies, is estimated to be 10.6 per cent, says a CEA report.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has approved a proposal for depositing Tk 0.03 against each unit of electricity to be produced from the proposed coal-fired power plants to create a fund for development of the site areas which will face certain adversities. “The premier has recently approved the summary of the proposal for creating a fund by depositing an amount from the price of the electricity to be generated by the proposed coal-fired power plants,” additional power secretary Md Mofezzal Hossain said.

They ended up drawing grid power.

An off-grid solution for Bangladesh.

Power Finance Corporation has submitted a project feasibility report and other requisite documents for setting up of the second Ultra Mega Power Plant in Jharkhand.

Adani Pench Power Ltd has to use South African coal for its proposed 1,320 MW project.

Tamil Nadu's newly launched Solar Energy Policy 2012 mandates it to generate 3,000MW of solar power by 2015.

Haryana Power will hand over power distribution feeders to franchises to cut down distribution losses.

India and Switzerland will cooperate in exploring opportunities in renewable energy.

India and Switzerland have agreed to explore avenues to increase cooperation in the field of renewable energy

Haryana Power Distribution utilities have decided to launch scheme by handing over power

In the wee hours of Sunday, July 29 2012, India witnessed one of its worst power failures in over a decade. An inter-connect substation near Agra tripped, followed by the automatic shutdown of all power generation plants in the Northern region.

Solar energy is the future of Bangladesh in resolving its energy shortage, according to German Ambassador in Bangladesh, Dr. Albrecht Conze.

NTPC-SAIL is planning to set up a coal-fired 500 MW plant at Jagdishpur in Uttar Pradesh.