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Neyveli Lignite to build 2,000MW coal- based plant
The state owned power utility Neyveli Lignite Corporation would set up a 2,000 Mw power station at Nagapattinam district in Tamil Nadu.
Neyveli Lignite to build 2,000MW coal- based plant
The state owned power utility Neyveli Lignite Corporation would set up a 2,000 Mw power station at Nagapattinam district in Tamil Nadu.
JinkoSolar joins credit of Chinese PV manufacturers
Bank of China offered a credit facility to JinkoSolar worth approximately US$7.6 billion over a five-year period.
R-Power to invest US $5 B in Indonesian coal mines
Reliance Power will infuse US$5 billion in two projects-one each in South Sumatra and Jambi provinces. The investment covers coal mining, setting up of railway lines, ports and power projects.
Japanese government contemplates cutting FiT
Japan is considering cutting the rate that utilities pay for surplus solar power by 12.5 per cent in April, according to financial newspaper Nikkei. The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry plans to lower the feed-in tariff from the current rate of US$0.584 per kilowatt to US$0.511 per kilowatt.
International Power to build Pakistan Plant
International Power will build the Uch II, an extension of the existing 572MW Uch plant in Pakistan.
First Solar to construct $1B Vietnam plant
First Solar has received a licence to construct a thin-film solar panel plant in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
China Southern to boost Chinese Power Grid investments
China Southern Power plans to increase investment in the country's grid networks by almost a third of its previous investment.
ADB helps Pakistan tackle power shortages
ADB has agreed to lend up to $100 million to a privately owned gas-fired power plant in Pakistan. It is meant that will help alleviate chronic power shortages which are undermining growth and poverty reduction.
Son La one step closer to boosting hydroelectricity
The rotor of turbine 2 at the Son La hydropower plant has been installed.
Kyocera boosts module capacity to 1GW
New PV module assembly plants are being built by Kyocera in the Czech Republic and Tianjin, China.
Japanese scientists develop ‘moth eye’ cell film
The PV industry’s latest innovation in cell design owes as much to Mother Nature as it does to time spent in any laboratory. And it is the water-repellent, antireflective coating of a moth’s eye that has provided the inspiration behind this latest advance in thin-film technology.
Groups agree to pursue Inner Mongolian low-carbon project
China Huaneng, Peabody Energy and Calera Corp. will develop a green coal energy campus in the Xilinguole Region of Inner Mongolia.
China Resources Power to expand wind power business
China Resources Power plans to increase its wind power installed capacity by 800 megawatts annually.
India to Receive ADB Loan for Power Upgrades in Assam
India will receive $89.7million loan from the ADB for the Assam Power Sector Enhancement Programme, Tranche-II.