Power Utility

First Gen set to expand generation to 2,800 MW by 2018

First Gen set to expand generation to 2,800 MW by 2018

First Gen Corp. is gearing up to expand its gas power generation portfolio to as much as 2,800 megawatts by 2018.

First Gen set to expand gas, power gen portfolio

Having acquired full control over two gas facilities located in Batangas, First Gen Corp. is gearing up to expand its gas power generation portfolio...

Japan may shut nuke plant due to active fault

Japan's Kashiwazaki Kariwa nuclear power plant may be closed due to an active fault.

What you must know about electricity liberalization in Japan

Electricity market reform moves slowly in Japan. Recently, however, the Japanese government further clarified its position and called for legal...

Angat Plant Turnover Facing Hurdles

Given the proposed rehabilitation deal being dangled for auxiliary units 4 and 5 under a public-private

Thermal power plants earn big in S.Korea

Private and state-run thermal power plants in South Korea posted stellar earnings last year.

Hitachi Zosen to get nuke fuel firm

Japan's Hitachi Zosen Corp. will acquire NAC International Inc., a U.S. nuclear fuel cycle consultancy that manages spent fuel.

Alstom China to provide generators to Vietnamese hydropower station

Alstom China will provide generators to a Dong Nai 5 hydropower station in southern Vietnam.

Philippine power projects almost complete

Expansion of electricity grid in the Visayas region to finish this first quarter.

China to consume more power in 2013

Government expects power use to increase by 9% despite high coal prices.

Tata Power looks for growth abroad

Sees no “tangible business opportunities” in India.

New coal-fired plant for the Philippines

Palm Concepcion Power’s 270MW is located in the Visayas region.

Vietnam to retire inefficient power generators

New regulations target coal-fired thermoelectric generators.

Voith to modernize hydropower plants in China

Voith has won the contract to revamp the San Men Xia hydropower plant.

Bhutan procures Indian equipment for hydropower project

India's BHEL will provide electro-mechanical equipment package for a 720MW hydropower project in Bhutan.

Huaneng remains world's second largest power producer

China Huaneng Group, the country's leading power provider, remained the world's second largest producer in terms of installed capacity at the end of...