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The first phase of the 900 MW capacity Coal Power plant at Puttalam has been completed.

China has recently put into operations seven intelligent substations which includes Beichuan intelligent substation.

The Uttar Pradesh government has proposed budgetary provisions of US$1.8 billion towards various projects in the power sector during the fiscal 2011-12. Finance Minister Lalji Verma stated this while presenting the state budget for year 2011-12 here today in the state assembly. Out of this amount, US$278.9 million has been earmarked for augmenting the generation capacity in the state. An amount of US$44 million has been proposed to be kept aside for thermal power project being set up at Ghatampur, Kanpur in a joint collaboration with Neyveli Lignite Corporation Limited. By the end of 11th Five Year Plan, the state hopes to get 2000 MW from the state-run projects, 2130 MW from the private sector, 450 MW from MoU route projects and 1571 MW from various projects being implemented by the central agencies, the Minister told the House. Presently, the state was not in a comfortable position as far as the power sector is concerned and a huge gap exists between demand and supply.

The shutdown of five units of NTPC’s thermal power plant at Kahalgaon in Bhagalpur district started a power crisis in Bihar.

The construction of the 1,000MW Sagardighi thermal plant in West Bengal, India, is expected to commence in two months.

Russia is ready to assist Indonesia in building its own nuclear power plant.

WAPDA received a $20 million grant from the USAID  for the construction of the Gomal Zam Dam project. It is the first tranche of payment

Neo Solar Power posted its 10th consecutive month of increased revenue, reaching a new record high of approximately US$84.1 million for January.

Australia will have high growth in wind and solar energy projects across the nation.

Tenaga Nasional Berhad is looking for other sources of coal due to the flood-induced shortfall in Queensland, Australia.

Australian power producers may issue as much as $13.2 billion in debt to finance new gas-fired plants and wind farms.

Glow Energy is planning to invest $300 million in two wind turbines with a combined capacity of 100MW in Chaiyaphum, Thailand.

The Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development has signed an agreement with the Government of the Bangladesh to provide a loan of US$51 million.

The CERC will not penalize TNEB for failure to maintain grid discipline on several occasions during March-April 2010. It was a violation of the provisions of the Indian Electricity Grid Code.

India will add a total of 10 hydroelectric plants with an aggregate capacity of 2,894 MW.

Two projects hydroelectric projects conceived for the state of Sikkim with a total capacity of 530 MW, are hindered due to agitation from local inhabitants. NHPC's 370 MW Shamnot HEP, in Jammu & Kashmir, and Tehri Hydro Development Corporation's 60 MW Gohana Tal HEP in Uttarakhand are also held up due to environmental and policy related issues.