Power Utility

The new paradigm for utility information security: assume your security system has already been breached

In 1990, Steven Covey published the very popular book The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People. With the publication of that book I am certain, Dr...

The new paradigm for utility information security: assume your security system has already been breached

In 1990, Steven Covey published the very popular book The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People. With the publication of that book I am certain, Dr...

NTPC asked to shut down plant units over pollution issues

NTPC has been asked to shut down four units of 500MW each at its Talcher super thermal power station in Orissa, India.

China Ming Yang to commercialize super compact drive wind turbines

China Ming Yang  plans to commercialize its 2.5/3.0MW Super Compact Drive prototype wind turbine generator.

Robert Bosch to produce solar panels in Malaysia

Robert Bosch plans to invest MYR2.2 billion or US$727.4m to set up a solar panel manufacturing plant in Penang, Malaysia.

Investment opportunities in Thailand to be showcased in Clean Power Asia 2011

Dr. Twarath Sutabutr will be part of the panel of speakers in 28-30 June.

Off-Grid electricity storage market to grow $3.6 bn to $13.5 bn by 2016

Fuel cells alone will grow from $536 million in 2011 to $1.3 billion, says Lux Research.

Korea nuclear reactor shuts down due to overload

A glitch in the power transmission line caused the nuclear reactor in southeastern South Korea to go offline. The Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co...

Natural gas to overtake coal by 2030 as oil prices enter the ”danger zone”

And Nuclear will fall from 14 % of power generation to just 10 % following Fukushima, the International energy Agency says.

China Datang to use Vestas turbines in Mongolia project

China Datang has given Vestas a new contract to supply 49.3MW of wind turbines for its Dayuanshan wind farm in Wuchuan County, Mongolia.

Joint venture formed for Indonesian geothermal project

International Power, PT Supreme Energy and Marubeni has signed a joint venture agreement to build the 200MW Rantau Dedap geothermal project in South...

Coal shortage short circuits power sector growth in India

The demand for coal continues to rise, with it accounting for 66% of total electricity generated in FY11.

GE to supply three gas turbines to Sabah plant

In order to help lessen the increasing demand of the state, GE (NYSE: GE) will support the Kilmanis Power plant for 18 years.

Chinese-made panels used for new US solar plants

Four new community solar plants with panels manufactured in China have gone into service to cope with summer peak demand.

TNB secures operations and management contract for Pakistani project

TNB Remaco secured an operations and maintenance contract for Laraib Energy Ltd's 84 megawatt New Bong Escape Hydroelectric Power Complex.

L&T expects electrical business to double by 2015

Larsen & Toubro expects its electrical and automation to grow by 20 per cent per annum until it doubles by 2015.

Vestas wind turbines selected for 31MW Indian Wind Farm

Beta Wind Farm selected Vestas V100-1.8MW wind turbines for its 31MW Eppodum Venran wind farm in Tamil Nadu, India.

Ming Yang unaffected by wind turbine subsidy cuts

China Ming Yang Wind Power Group Limited , a leading wind turbine manufacturer in China, does not see any impact from a proposed subsidy cut by the...