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Japanese-Korean consortium to construct Morocco coal-fired plant

A consortium of Mitsui and Daewoo E&C will construct a 700MW coal-fired power plant in Morocco.

Japanese-Korean consortium to construct Morocco coal-fired plant

A consortium of Mitsui and Daewoo E&C will construct a 700MW coal-fired power plant in Morocco.

Altona Energy signs cooperation agreement with Rentech

Altona Energy will apply Rentech's technologies in gasification of coal and biomass at its Arckaringa project located in South Australia.

TEPCO to restart thermal plants

TEPCO will restart operations at two of its thermal power plants in Japan to remedy shortages during the peak season.

China Gezhouba to construct Indonesia hydro plant

China Gezhouba Group plans to construct a $1bn hydroelectric power plant in Indonesia's Sulawesi Selatan province.

China to apply lessons from Fukushiima incident

Security management in Chinese nuclear plants should be further improved with plans drawn up for extreme disasters, as well as secondary ones, said Zhao Chengkun, vice chairman of the China Nuclear Energy Association.

Mundra ultra mega power project almost completed

 Seventy-seven per cent of the work at Tata Power's 4,000 MW Mundra ultra mega power project has been completed.

Adani Power to double its capacity

Adani Power plans to double its power generation capacity to 3,960MW in the current fiscal year.

ABB wins $15M transformer deal in India

ABB won an order worth about $15 million from Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd.

Rajasthan approves new solar power policy

The government of Rajasthan has approved a new solar power policy aimed at encouraging construction of 3 GW of solar energy capacity in the next six years.

Chubu Electric considers nuclear plant suspension

Chubu Electric Power Co held an inconclusive board meeting Saturday over whether to suspend the Hamaoka nuclear power plant in Shizuoka Prefecture.

Korea gov't says its oldest reactor is safe to operate

South Korea's oldest nuclear reactor is safe to operate, as a detailed inspection showed no problems with the unit that went into emergency shutdown last month due to an electrical glitch, the government said Friday.

Costs, resources distribution hamper India renewable energy growth

Only 19,973 MW of the renewable energy potential of around 200,000 MW has been tapped in India, thus far.

IFC to lend $50M for India renewable energy

The International Finance Corporation will be lending $50 million to PTC India Financial Services to push renewable energy in the country.

Australia supports ADB clean energy initiatives in Asia

Australia has agreed to provide an untied grant of A$21.584 million for ADB-administered trust funds targeted at water investment and clean energy initiatives in Asia and the Pacific.

Australia to stop solar subsidies

Greg Combet, has reduced the Solar Credits support multiplier from 1 July 2011 to three, and to two on 1 July 2012.

China doubles PV installation targets

The Chinese Government increased the country’s target for PV installations from 5GW by 2015 to 10GW.

SMC Power reiterates resumption of coal linkage

SMC Power Generation Limited reiterated its request to the Ministry of Coal for resumption of coal linkage for its 33 MW captive power plant.