India

ADB to provide $150M guarantees for India's solar sector

ADB will provide up to $150 million in credit guarantees to help India scale up its use of solar power as a major renewable energy source.

ADB to provide $150M guarantees for India's solar sector

ADB will provide up to $150 million in credit guarantees to help India scale up its use of solar power as a major renewable energy source.

CLP to expand gas power plant in India

The Central Electricity Authority has approved China Light and Power's proposed expansion of the 1,200MW gas-based power plant in Gujarat, India.

Madhucon to build Indian thermal plant for $1.34B

Madhucon Projects will construct a 1,320MW thermal power plant in Ranchi, India.

UAE, Russian firms to manufacture nuclear equipment in India

Dubai-based Dodsal and Russia's Atomenergomash will construct a nuclear power equipment manufacturing plant in India.

ABB bags $18mn power order in India

The order is for the renovation and modernization of control systems at Gujarat State Electricity Company's 1,260 megawatt Wanakbori, thermal power plant.

Maharashtra coal-fired plants closed due to pollution

The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board closed eight coal-based power units operated by Maharashtra State Power Generation Company due to non-compliance of pollution norms.

Greenko obtains concessions to build wind farm and hydro assets

The project is set to be built in the Indian state of Karnataka.

THDC ascertains responsibility for project's time and cost overrun

Tehri Hydro Development Corporation held its second meeting to determine responsibility for time and cost overrun in its 400 MW Koteshwar hydro electric project in Uttarakhand.

India's biggest solar power plant to rise in Gujarat

India’s biggest solar power generation plant of 40MW will soon rise at Patan in Gujarat. According to the Hindu, PLG Power Limited will put up the project.

European firms to install Bangladesh-India grid

Siemens and Cobra will install the $116.4M power transmission grid across Bangladesh and India by next year.

Bangladesh PM orders increased renewable energy generation

Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina wants to utilize renewable energy in improving the counrtry's power situation.

False alarm leads to Kaiga nuclear plant shutdown

A false alarm led to the shutting down of Kaiga Atomic Power Station's third reactor. It would be restarted on April 17 and connected to the grid after surveillance tests.

Shanghai Electric wins Indian wind turbine deal

Shanghai Electric had signed an agreement with  to export 125 units of 2MW wind turbines to India.

PCI, Onet Tech form nuclear services JV

PCI Ltd. of India and Onet Technologies of France have set up a joint venture to provide various services to the Indian nuclear power industry.

TEECL begins Tamil Nadu wind energy project

Techno Electric and Engineering Company Ltd. has commenced the first phase of the 125-MW wind energy generation project in Tamil Nadu.

KPTL secures 3 India transmission projects

KPTL will install a 400kv Krishnapatnam UMPP to Gooty Transmission line along with two others.

BHEL to supply equipment to supercritical thermal project

BHEL will supply power equipment for setting up the 1,980 Mw thermal power project at Lalitpur in Uttar Pradesh. The deal worth Rs 5,450 crore came from a Bajaj group company.