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GE invests $1.2 B for Indonesian expansion

GE invests $1.2 B for Indonesian expansion

General Electric has allocated US$1.2 billion to finance its expansion outside Java with a brand new office in East Kalimantan province's capital of Balikpapan.

China Resources Power increased coal production in Q1 2011

The total coal production is up by 236.7% compared to last year.

Clarity accepted for Singapore's Intelligent Energy System pilot project

Phase 1 of the project needs smart metering infrastructures, protocols and standards.

India's biggest solar power plant to rise in Gujarat

India’s biggest solar power generation plant of 40MW will soon rise at Patan in Gujarat. According to the Hindu, PLG Power Limited will put up the project.

Malaysian firm to develop Vietnam power plant

TOYO-Ink will develop a 2,000MW Song Hau 2 thermal power plant in Hau Giang, Vietnam.

European firms to install Bangladesh-India grid

Siemens and Cobra will install the $116.4M power transmission grid across Bangladesh and India by next year.

Bangladesh PM orders increased renewable energy generation

Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina wants to utilize renewable energy in improving the counrtry's power situation.

Hanwha to put up US$955M polysilicon plant in Korea

Hanwha will US$955 million on a new polysilicon plant to help double sales over the next five years.

False alarm leads to Kaiga nuclear plant shutdown

A false alarm led to the shutting down of Kaiga Atomic Power Station's third reactor. It would be restarted on April 17 and connected to the grid after surveillance tests.

Sinovel now second largest wind turbine manufacturer

Sinovel has bumped off General Electric at second place among the world's largest wind turbine manufacturers.

China to regulate small wind farm projects

China's National Energy Bureau is drafting new regulations to standardize the examination and approval of small wind farm projects.

Shanghai Electric wins Indian wind turbine deal

Shanghai Electric had signed an agreement with  to export 125 units of 2MW wind turbines to India.

Japanese nuclear plant reveals water leak

There was a water leak out of spent fules at Onagawa nuclear plant after a second earthquake hit the north-east of Japan.

ADB helps Pacific nations reduce fossil fuel use

ADB will provide technical assistance of around $12.4 million for more efficient power use in Cook Islands, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Tonga, and Vanuatu.

ABB wins $165 million transformers order in China

ABB will supply 800 kilovolt UHVDC transformers for both converter stations of the new Jinping-Sunan ultrahigh-voltage transmission system. The order worth about $165 million was received from State Grid Corporation of China.

ABB to build $30M substation in Australia

ABB will build a $30 million substation to increase power supply and allow Rio Tinto to expand iron ore mining at Hope Downs mines in the Pilbara region.

L-3 MAPPS deploys simulators for Hongyanhe nuclear training center

A second pair of L-3 MAPPS-developed simulators for the CPR1000+ nuclear plant design have entered service at the Hongyanhe Nuclear Power Training Center.