India

Change in the fuel cost of central generating stations operated by NTPC and National Power Corporation (NPC) has led to an increase in the power purchase cost (PPC) of Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) for the first quarter (Q1) of the ongoing fiscal.

Asian Development Bank has granted a $100 million loan to the Indian state of Gujarat to support acceleration of work at new large-scale solar power facilities.

Godawari Green Energy has awarded a Rs5.51bn or $115.1 million contract to Lauren Jyoti to build a 50MW solar thermal power plant in Rajasthan, India.

Coal India Limited has called for supply of coal to power stations for meeting their input requirement.

The Bangladesh-India cross border electricity trade is set to be delayed as the power purchase deal was not inked during the Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s visit to Bangladesh.

ZTE Corporation bagged a contract from Power Grid Corporation of India to help the state-run firm reduce costs.

Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has agreed with Iranian President Mehmoud Ahmadinejad to expedite  the import of 1000MW electricity from Iran.

NHPC is ensuring that erection of radial gate for bay-6 proceeds smoothly for a timely commissioning of its 132 MW Teesta Low Dam stage-III hydro electric project.

 Unit-1 of the 2x660 MW super critical coal based plant in the state of Madhya Pradesh has made substantial progress towards achieving its major milestones.

The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission has ended the zero cross subsidy surcharge regime it introduced in 2006 for open access consumers.

This brings India closer to its target of 15% capacity addition through renewable energy by the year 2020.

First Solar has signed an agreement with Reliance Power (RP) to supply 100MW of solar modules for its project in Rajasthan, India.

Indowind Energy is buying fourteen 2MW turbines from Shanghai Electric Group for its next project.  

The Atomic Energy Regulatory Board has come up with a set of recommendations for safety of nuclear power plants in India.

South Eastern Coalfields Limited has served a notice to its Aditya Birla Group's Birla Cellulosic unit for the cancellation of the letter of assurance and encashment of commitment guarantee for the said plant.

International donors will meet in Dhaka on September 20 to discuss the Bangladesh government’s target to generate 500 MW renewable energy from solar system and other sources by 2015 in the country.