Power Utility

Renewable energy progressing slowly in Thailand
26 Jan 12
Thailand has made tepid progress in weaning itself from its inordinate reliance on fossil fuels.
A second 125MW unit of Neyvali Lignite's thermal power station starts commercially
24 Jan 12
The first unit of Neyveli Lignite 's Barsingsar thermal power station with a capacity of 125 MW  has started commercial operations....
Snow slows down Himachal hydropower generation
24 Jan 12
Unusually harsh Arctic conditions where most of the rivers for Himachal Pradesh's hydropower generation originate have made further pulled...
Chinese wind turbine maker blows down U.S. rivals
24 Jan 12
Goldwind bought two 10-megawatt wind farms in Montana to showcase its equipment and has taken orders in seven other U.S.
Tepco may sell older fossil-fuel plants
23 Jan 12
Tepco may sell or invite outside investments for its older fossil fuel-fired power plants.
Sembcorp to explore 1,200 MW project in Vietnam
22 Jan 12
Sembcorp Industries has signed an MOU to explore the feasibility of developing a 1,200 megawatt coal-fired power plant in Dung Quat Economic...
Japan’s nuclear power plants are on the verge of extinction
19 Jan 12
Nuclear power in Japan faces its moment of truth.
Sinohydro completes first international hydropower project
18 Jan 12
The Beijing-based firm recently began operations in southeastern Cambodia with a generating capacity of 194 megawatts.
Largest Chinese offshore wind farm to rise in Hebei
18 Jan 12
The massive wind farm will have an installed capacity of 300 megawatts.
New Chinese nuclear reactors near completion despite safety concerns
16 Jan 12
China expects its third-generation nuclear reactors to come online by 2013 notwithstanding misgivings about their safety.
China Power celebrates breakthroughs in wind projects
16 Jan 12
The Xianrendong Wind Farm Project located in Lufeng of Yunnan Province has been offcially approved by the Yunnan Development and Reform...
Vietnam dead set on nuclear power
15 Jan 12
Vietnam is determined to build its first nuclear power plant to avert an impending and serious shortfall in electrical power.
Moser Baer's 5MW solar farm in Jodhpur, India to power 70,000 households
13 Jan 12
Moser Baer has installed a 5MW solar farm, equivalent to powering 70,000 households, covering an area of 60 acres in Tinwari, Jodhpur district,...
Strong demand boosts Asian solar stocks
13 Jan 12
Asian solar stocks surged on a spate of good news about results and prospects worldwide.
Tepco not considering selling power plants
12 Jan 12
Tepco is not considering selling any power plants to compensate victims of its Fukushima Daiichi nuclear facility.
Tepco's gas use projection on record high to offset nuke loss
12 Jan 12
Tepco bumped up its gas use plans to a fresh record high to make up for lost nuclear output after the destruction of its Fukushima Daiichi plant...
Wärtsilä to supply 2 power plants to Bangladesh
12 Jan 12
Wärtsilä has been awarded two contracts to supply power plant generating equipment to Bangladesh.
India to test fast breeder reactor in September
11 Jan 12
India expects to conduct a systems test on its 500 MW Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor in September.
China harnessing more offshore wind energy
11 Jan 12
China is building its largest intertidal wind farm in Rudong county, Jiangsu province.
India, Azerbaijan discuss cooperation on renewable energy
10 Jan 12
The State Agency for Alternative & Renewable Energy is preparing a draft state strategy to be completed in about six months.
India’s largest solar power plant goes on line
9 Jan 12
The Adani Group has commissioned what is being touted as India’s largest solar power plant after a build process that took only five...
China wind power output to surge by 2050
9 Jan 12
China intends to increase the electricity it derives from wind power by 25 times to 1,000GW.
Azure Power commissions 3rd solar plant in less than 2 years
8 Jan 12
 Azure Power has commissioned its third solar plant, located in Rajasthan, in just under two years.
Three Gorges power generation down by 7.2%
7 Jan 12
The Three Gorges Power Plant generated 78.29 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity in 2011.
PLN targets 135MW from geothermal plants
7 Jan 12
PN expects to generate an additional 135 megawatts of electricity from its three geothermal power plants that are set to go online this year....
State Grid Corp of China profit grows 18%
7 Jan 12
The State Grid Corporation of China's profit increased 18 percent year-on-year in 2011 on stronger business revenues.
Thai group eyes 10% sales growth aided by new solar products
5 Jan 12
Thailand's Delta Electronics aims to boost sales by 10 percent this year to $1.3 billion with new products, inlcuding those for solar energy...
ABB books Rs.4000 crores power transmission order in India
4 Jan 12
ABB has booked an order worth more than Rs.
NTPC to supply 50MW solar power to Madhya Pradesh from 2013
4 Jan 12
NTPC has signed a PPA with Madhya Pradesh Power Trading Company for supplying electricity from a 50MW solar plant, based in Rajgarh.
India – the single largest opportunity in solar power in the world
4 Jan 12
India’s Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission is bound to achieve 20 GW until 2022.
Protecting your Intellectual Property
4 Jan 12
In July 2011 Asian Power posted an article I wrote on the new paradigm for utility information security where you should assume your information...
Reliance Power plans LNG terminal for gas-fired plant
4 Jan 12
Reliance Power is in talks with Shell to jointly set up a LNG terminal to secure supplies for its gas-fired power plant.
Tata Power widens renewable energy reach
3 Jan 12
Tata Power Ltd, India’s largest integrated power utility, has confirmed its buy out of the 51% stake owned by BP Alternative Energy...
China to boost solar energy output by 2015
3 Jan 12
China intends to triple the amount of electricity generated from solar energy despite its pricey cost.
LDK Solar to buy Germany’s Sunways
3 Jan 12
China’s second largest solar panel maker offered $31.3m to buy the German company.
Is Mindanao the most exciting power market in Asia?
2 Jan 12
For many people the word “Mindanao” conjures up pictures of beaches, terrorists, or more recently, terrible flooding and loss of...
Will feed in tariffs light up the solar power industry in Asia Pacific?
2 Jan 12
The high capital costs associated with solar power mean that it has been prohibitively expensive for many countries in Asia Pacific which,...
CLP Power reduces planned tariff hike to 4.9% in 2012
2 Jan 12
The company's original proposal in Hong Kong was for a 9.2% increase.
Indonesia's PLN to operate 3 new coal-fired plants
30 Dec 11
Perusahaan Listrik Negara will operate three new coal-fired power plants in Banten.
Adani Power puts 6,500 MW expansion plan on hold
28 Dec 11
Lack of clarity regarding coal supplies forced Adani Power to put its plans for capacity expansion of 6,500 megawatts on hold.

Sign Up For Newsletter

 

Follow Us