Power Utility

Indian firm to buy two mines in Australia for US $1.5B

Indian firm to buy two mines in Australia for US $1.5B

GVK Power & Infrastructure is reportedly in talks to buy two coal mines of an Australian company, Hancock Prospecting Pty.

Gamesa secures $2B contract from Caparo Energy

Gamesa signed a framework agreement with Caparo Energy India to deliver about 2,000MW of wind turbines over the next five years.

Power shortage of 30 million kWh to hit China in summer due to consumer price controls

Normally, electricity prices should go up to reflect strong demand, but China experienced otherwise, says a report..

Production starts at GCL-Poly monosilicon plant in Henan

GCL-Poly 500MW monosilicon project is expected to take two-years to reach its initial capacity of 3,500MT.

Toshiba to Acquire Landis+Gyr

Toshiba has signed a definitive sales agreement to acquire Landis+Gyr for $2.3 billion in cash.

Tokuyama to triple polysilicon production

Tokuyama will make further inroads into the lucrative solar industry by more than tripling polysilicon production from its Malaysian and Japanese...

Japanese-Korean consortium to construct Morocco coal-fired plant

A consortium of Mitsui and Daewoo E&C will construct a 700MW coal-fired power plant in Morocco.

The Potential of Smart Grid Security & SCADA security

As Governments and utilities around the world continue to work on the deployment of the Smart Grid initiative, cyber security issues around such an...

Celestica to increase inverter production in China factory

SolarBridge Technologies’ plans to increase the production capacity to over 70MW for its Pantheon microinverter have reached a promising new level...

GCL-Poly orders wire saws at Applied Materials

GCL-Poly Energy Holdings has placed an order with Applied Materials for wire saws with a wafering capacity of 2.5GW.

Singapore economy fuels electricity trading value

National Electric Market of Singapore released its report on its record-breaking performance in 2010. In this light, the power generation sector is...

Phase 1 of Liangcun co-generation plant starts operations

The 300 MW Unit 1 of Liangcun Co-generation Plant Phase 1 of CPI Hebei Branch was put into commercial operation after a successful 168-hour full-load...

China Sunergy to penetrate UK market

China Sunergy has obtained the UK’s Microgeneration Certification Scheme certification.

Trina Solar fortifies Australian presence

Trina Solar has strengthened its presence in Australia by opening a sales and business development office in Sydney.

S&C launches 6800 Series Automatic Switch Controls

The 6800 Controls are available for overhead and underground switching and sectionalizing applications.

Birla to venture into thermal, solar power

Birla Power Solutions is looking at raising up to $100 million in the current financial year from private equity players to part finance its...

Centrosolar to manufacture anti-reflective coating glass in China

Centrosolar has commissioned its first anti-reflective coating glass line in Huzhou, China.