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Two quick rental power plants on a `test run` basis added 170MW to the Bangladesh national grid in February.

NBPPL will likely receive the EPC order for the 500 MW Unchachar thermal power station by end of March.

The Central Electricity Authority supports Uttar Pradesh's claim for 50 per cent of power generated by the 45 MW inter-state Rajghat Hydro Electric Project on the river Betwa.

Businesses from the Czech Republic are willing to help Vietnam build power stations.At the Vietnamese-Czech Business Forum held in Hanoi, Senator Vitezslav Jonas said that the Czech Republic will invite representatives of the Vietnam Energy Institute to visit the country to observe their experiences in energy development at first hand.While confirming that Vietnam ’s economic achievements have attracted the interests of a number of Czech enterprises, Senator Jonas said he believed that Vietnam , with its stable investment environment would become a good investment and trading partner for Czech enterprises.The Vice President of the Vietnam Chamber of Industry and Commerce, Doan Duy Khuong said that the Vietnamese government always attaches importance to comprehensive cooperation with the Czech Republic and always creates the best possible conditions to Czech enterprises to invest and do business in Vietnam.

The National Thermal Power Corporation began operating the 500MW thermal power plant in Haryana, India.

China Longyuan Power Group posted an 18.79 per cent year-on-year increase in power generation to 1.75 tWh in February.

China's five big power generation groups recorded total losses of 13.719 billion yuan from thermal power generation in 2010.

A private company plans to construct Bangladesh's first geothermal power plant with a 200MW capacity.

KEPCO will invest $4.3 billion by 2030 in transmission and distribution upgrades.

Sri Lanka's Ministry of Power and Energy is planning to start 2,604 electrification projects in the central province next year.

Viron Energy has gotten approval from the Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry to construct a 30MW wind power plant in Sukabumi, West Java, Indonesia.

Constrution has started for the Cong Thanh coal-fueled power plant at the Industrial Park No. 2, Nghi Son Economic Zone, in Thanh Hoa. It has an investment capital of US$619 million.

Song Da Corporation started constructing the Xekaman 1 hydropower plant in Laos.

China will not allow local governments to set blackouts to meet energy-saving targets.

The Bangladesh government has allowed a private group to install an 18-megawatt solar power plant.

 A Chinese consortium will set up a 300-megawatt dual-fuel peaking power station at Ghorashal.