India

Suzlon Energy has been tapped by Indian Oil to build, operate and maintain a 48.3MW wind facility in Andhra Pradesh.

The website caries here, an account of 47 thermal power plants (TPPs) that have exhibited more than 100 million units (MU) worth of shortfall vis-a-vis their targets during April - July, 2011.Various issues, such as low system demand, miscellaneous forced shortages, etc. have contributed to a cumulative shortfall of 11,970.8 million units (MU) in targeted power generation for 47 stations, worth combined capacity of 37,359.25 MW.   NTPC Limited was faced with low system demand at its 830 MW Dadri combined cycle power plant (CCPP), and 663 MW Auraiya CCPP; while the 2340 MW Kahalgaon TPS suffered from fuel shortages, reflected in maximum generation losses worth 1068 MU. Further, Talcher STPS, Udupi TPP, Peguthan CCPP and Jalipa Kupurdi TPS  recorded shortfalls of 567.94 MU, 465.95 MU, 450.86 MU and 390.03 MU respectively, among others.

India surpassed its energy generation target for July by 3,065 million units, generating 74,104 million MU during the month. The country also registered an impressive double digit growth rate of 12.49% over the electricity generated from the same period last year.

Karachi's water supply was reduced to half when pumping of water from the Dhabeji pumping station came to a halt due to a major power breakdown.

A 10-member delegation from Turkey comprising three experts from three prominent government organizations  arrived in Pakistan to assist in developing new energy projects.

Hydro projects worth in Nepal with a total capacity of 2,007 MW capacity are in the pipeline.

The government of Bangladesh in a joint venture with Bahrain will install a 750MW power plant at Kodda in Gazipur by 2014.

What would be India’s biggest solar park will receive a 250 million euros or $356 million loan from KfW Entwicklungsbank of Germany.

The ADB is extending a $300 million loan to Bangladesh to fund five aging generation units at Ashuganj power station with a new energy-efficient combined cycle power plant using natural gas as the fuel source.

NHPC exceeded the target for all power house works of the Teesta Low Dam-III hydroelectric project for the month of July 2011.

THDC India's 444MW hydro power project on Alaknanda River in Uttarakhand, India will get a $648 million loan from the World Bank.

 Coal India Limited refuted charges pertaining to supply of poor quality coal to Kota and Suratgarh thermal power plants, as alleged by Lalit Kishore Chaturvedi, MP.

NHPC will set two hydro projects of total 400 Mw capacity in Uttarakhand.

APGENCO is struggling to resolve the contractual issue with dam contractor, Maytas-SNC JV, to avoid further delay in commissioning its 50 MW Nagarjuna Sagar hydroelectric project.

AEG Power Solutions will provide complete balance of electrical systems for a 5MW solar power plant in Gujarath, India.

Reliance Power's parent company, the Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group, will invest INR15bn or $333.2 million in a 200MW wind power plant in Vashpet, in the Indian state of Maharashtra.