India

Khulna City Corporation Mayor Talukder Abdul Khaleque emphasized the importance of renewable energy as an alternative source of energy, especially in rural areas.

Summit Meghnaghat Power Company Ltd will receive a syndicated loan of $120 million to develop the 335-megawat Megh-naghat-2 power project in Narayanganj.

A 730 mw power project in Tripura is expected to help reduce the power crisis issues in India's north-eastern states.

Punjab has sought coal linkages for its upcoming 1980 MW at Talwandi Sabo and 1320 MW thermal plant at Rajpura.

The lack of fuel security is a major constraint to the growth of India's power generation capacity.

 General Electric finds India's power transmission system as quite robust compared to many developed nations.

Powergrid will invest Rs 42,000 crore for transmission of 40 GW power.

ONGC Limited, the oil and natural gas major, is planning to set up a massive 500 MW wind farm for commercial purposes.

Pakistan's business community welcomed the decision of United States Congress for releasing $280 million to support Pakistan's energy sector.

A wind project in Pakistan has been allotted with around 908 acres by the Sindh government and their wind turbines will be spread over 12,000 acres.

An investment between $1.2 billion and $2.7 billion in wind energy projects in Pakistan are expected by its government.

Two tunnel-boring machines were installed at the site of the 969-megawatt Neelum-Jhelum hydropower project in Azad Jammu and Kashmir.

India’s controversial Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant will become operational next month after a delay of nearly five years and US$484 million over budget.

The government of Bangladesh is planning to set up 50 new power sub-stations in Rajshahi, Rangpur, Khulna and Barishal division.

Powergrid will install an optical fibre ground wire network for Northeast India.