India

Bangladesh has tapped NTPC to build a $1.5-billion coal-fired power plant.

India has devised a plan to promote energy efficient products in the country.

The foundation stone of the Nabinagar Super Thermal Power Project in Aurangabad district has been laid.

Chettinad Power invited bids for the BTG--Boiler, Turbine, Generator and associated equipment/auxiliaries--Package its proposed 1,320 MW project.

India chooses to stimulate competition, and drive down prices of solar products, to grow renewable energy.

Indowind Energy Limited successfully registered its 18 MW wind farm project in Elkurnahali village of Karnataka with the UNFCCC for CER certificates.

Bangladesh will import 240,000 tonnes of fuel oil in 2012 for power generation at sharply stronger premiums.

The financial profile of Indian state power utilities is weak due, according to Fitch. This is due to the lack of cost-reflective retail tariffs, delays in receipt of subsidy payments and high transmission and distribution losses.

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

An engineer questioned the choice of the Bhasha dam site for hydropower development at the Supreme Court of Pakistan.

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

The Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission wants wind energy procured through competitive bidding from power plants commissioned in FY 2012-13 onwards.

Power utilities across India have imported a total 33.475 MT of coal during the first three quarters of the ongoing fiscal period.

India's first 500-MW prototype fast breeder reactor is likely to go critical early next year.

The chances of NHPC commissioning the Nimoo Bazgo hydroelectric project on the revised schedule appeared increasingly bleak after BHEL delayed milestones.

India's Ministry of Coal rejected NTPC's proposal to construct its 1,980 MW North Karanpura super thermal power project at District Chatra - Jharkhand.