Power Utility

Can renewable energy growth continue without storage?

Currently in Australia like much of Asia, the debate about a carbon tax and what form it should take is holding centre stage in both the political...

Can renewable energy growth continue without storage?

Currently in Australia like much of Asia, the debate about a carbon tax and what form it should take is holding centre stage in both the political...

Renewable energy and the challenges for Asian power markets

Several Asian countries are planning to increase the share of renewable energy sources into their generation mix. China added 18.9 GW of new wind...

Japan's nuclear power plant usage rate fell to 20.6% in September

The average run rate was 66.7% a year ago, according to Reuters.

Brahmaputra seeks gas allotment for proposed 500 MW plant

Brahmaputra Valley Energy and Power has sought allotment of Gas NCV 37519.29 Kacl/SCU.M for their proposed 500 MW gas based power plant at Kathalguri...

Nuvia India targets Rs 120 crore growth by 2014

Nuvia India is eyeing around 20 million euro, around Rs 120 crore, in revenues from the country over the next two to three years.

NLC's 2x500 MW CBP delayed by 18 months

The construction of a 2x500 MW capacity coal based plant in Tamil Nadu is likely to see an extension of a minimum of eighteen months.

Alstom wins Taiwan energy contract

French power and transport engineering group Alstom won several contracts worth around 240 million euros or $322 million to limit emissions from coal...

San Miguel to dispose diesel plant in favor of coal fired plant

San Miguel Corp will not pursue a $1 billion conversion of a 620-megawatt power plant it acquired in 2009 and is now looking to sell it.

Alstom Grid clinches €17m deal with Indonesia's PT PLN

The contract is for the extension of two 500 kV substations at Kembangan and Muara Tawar and delivery of a new 150 kV substation in Muara Tawar.

Nalco to invest Rs 11,450 crore in nuclear power

Nalco plans to diversify into nuclear power investing Rs 11,450 crore. Nalco CMD BL Bagra said his firm has dentified Kakarapar Atomic Power Station...

Alstom launches turbine for low wind sites

Alstom has launched its ECO 122 –a 2.7 Mw onshore wind turbine for the low wind regions.  This new turbine with high power and capacity offers...

NTPC eyes long-term supply of imported coal

India's NTPC is contemplating long-term off-take of coal from foreign coal companies to meet the target of imported coal besides scouting for other...

Tokyo Electric to prioritize use of coal

Tokyo Electric will prioritize thermal coal due to its relative cheapness, followed by liquefied natural gas and fuel oil. "We're trying to cut...

Suntech: China to overtake Germany as largest solar market by 2015

Suntech Power expects China to benefit from falling solar prices, forecasting that the country overtake Germany as the largest solar market by 2015...

China's SGCC gets initial approval for new UHV line -exec

State Grid Corp of China won preliminary government approval for its plan to put up a second alternating current ultra-high voltage power line.The...

China's Huadian to use 200MW turbines from Spain's Gamesa

Spanish wind turbine maker Gamesa has signed a deal to sell and install 200 megawatts of wind turbines for China's Huadian New Energy Development by...

Lack of financing slow down Chinese module manufacturing: Jeffries

Tier 1 & 2 of China-based module manufacturers were running at ~50% utilization rates due to overcapacity and weak demand, according to the investor...