Power Utility

ABB bags $18mn power order in India

The order is for the renovation and modernization of control systems at Gujarat State Electricity Company's 1,260 megawatt Wanakbori, thermal power...

ABB bags $18mn power order in India

The order is for the renovation and modernization of control systems at Gujarat State Electricity Company's 1,260 megawatt Wanakbori, thermal power...

Kashima Kyodo to restart Unit 1

Japanese firm Kashima Kyodo Electric Power plans to restart the 350MW No. 1 unit by end of April.

CBD Energy to form joint venture with two Chinese firms

CBD Energy is finalising its joint venture with  China’s China Datang Renewable Power and Tianwei Baobian Electric.

ABB wins $120-million power transmission order in China

ABB won a $120 million order to engineer and supply key equipment for the Jinping-Sunan 800 kV UHVDC power transmission project of the SGCC. The...

Son La hydropower plant’s second generator starts test run

The commissioning of the 400MW second generator of Son La hydropower plant is all set April 20 after its test operation.

Greenko obtains concessions to build wind farm and hydro assets

The project is set to be built in the Indian state of Karnataka.

China Resources Power increased coal production in Q1 2011

The total coal production is up by 236.7% compared to last year.

Hanwha to put up US$955M polysilicon plant in Korea

Hanwha will US$955 million on a new polysilicon plant to help double sales over the next five years.

IBC Solar opens subsidiary in China

IBC Solar expanded its international business with new subsidiaries, including one in Beijing, China.

Longyuan places turbine order with Vestas

Vestas will sell 24 new turbines with a combined installed capacity of 48 megawatts to Longyuan.

Sinovel now second largest wind turbine manufacturer

Sinovel has bumped off General Electric at second place among the world's largest wind turbine manufacturers.

Shanghai Electric wins Indian wind turbine deal

Shanghai Electric had signed an agreement with  to export 125 units of 2MW wind turbines to India.

M. Setek to resume operation this June

M. Setek is looking to bring its 7,000 tonne polysilicon per year production facility back online in June. Located in Soma Fukushima, the solar...

OPEL gets 5MW contract from a Chinese power company

OPEL Solar International will provide 5MW of its HCPV panels and dual axis trackers to one of China’s electric power companies.

3M to put up renewable energy plant in Hefei

3M will construct a manufacturing plant for PV solar materials and renewable energy products in China’s Hefei High-Tech Park.

Japanese nuclear plant reveals water leak

There was a water leak out of spent fules at Onagawa nuclear plant after a second earthquake hit the north-east of Japan.

LDK expands in Nanchang with sapphire wafer manufacturing

LDK Solar invested approximately $40 million to establish a new manufacturing plant in Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province.