India

Pakistan signed an $840 million World Bank loan for the Tarbela IV hydropower project extension to produce an additional 1,400 megawatts.

Hydropower projects with cumulative generation capacity of about 20,000MW are currently in progress in Pakistan.

Reliance Power`s 1,200 MW Rosa Thermal Power Plant is faced with serious coal supply disruptions that it may be forced to shut down the plant.

The Bangladesh Power Development Board plans to ensure continous electricity supply for industries and well-off consumers through dedicated lines.

The 360 MW Nalo hydro electric project has accorded environmental clearance for pre-construction activities.

Balochistan Chief Minister Nawab Aslam Raisani emphasized the need to execute wind power projects on small rivers to resolve electricity shortage.

Alstom T&D India has received a US$14.37 million equipment supply contract from Jyoti Structures Limited, a turnkey EPC contractor.

Larsen and Toubro has successfully commissioned the nation's largest 40 MWp solar photo voltaic based power plant in a span of 129 days.

The Central Electricity Authority`s report revealed that India benefitted immensely from the technological advancement during the previous plan period.

Bangladesh Solar and Renewable Energy Association, a platform for renewable energy products and businesses, has been launched in Dhaka.

BGR Energy will supply two 660 MW super critical boilers valued at Rs 1,855 crore to NTPC's project in Solapur, Maharashtra.

A generous tax break credited with the massive surge in wind power investments in India has been blown away.

 

Tata Power may lay down its own network in south Mumbai and supply power to consumers in the area.

Bharat Heavy Electricals is expanding its solar photo-voltaic module manufacturing unit with an investment ofUS$ 3.88 million.

Efforts to overcome hindrances in the power sector are finally paying off, with the nation having managed to achieve great heights in the areas of capacity addition, electricity generation and technology. 8Although the government authorities have repeatedly faced flak for the sector's supposedly dismal performance over the past five years, the Central Electricity Authority's (CEA) recent report highlighting power sector accomplishments proves otherwise. 8The nation has benefitted immensely from the technological advancement during the previous plan period. Nine super critical technology units, totaling 6,080 MW, have been commissioned between FY 2007-08 and FY 2011-12. These include Adani, Mundra, Tata Mundra, Sipat, Jhajjhar, among others. 8For the 12th plan period, 24,000 MW of supercritical plants have been targeted for commissioning. 8One of the key areas of progress has been the extensive usage of gas insulated sub-stations of 400 kV and 765 kV levels, which has subsequently lead to reduced land requirement. 8As per the recent estimates, the land requirement is down 50%, from 120 acres to 60 acres for 765KV substation and 60 acres to 30 acres for 400KV substations. 8Moreover, large number of 765 KV D/C lines have been constructed to enable large capacity transmission on the same right of way (RoW). This has significantly reduced the land requirement from 128 metres to 69 metres. 8Besides this, the world's highest voltage line station of 1,200 kV transmission line, which was set up with indigenous technology, has been successfully tested. 8Further, the world's longest 800 kV HVDC multi-terminal bi-pole link is currently under implementation. The 2,000 km long link will connect Biswanath Chairali in north eastern region to Agra in western region.