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Son La hydropower's 3rd turbine operational on Aug 25

The third turbine of Son La hydropower plant with designed capacity of 400 MW had been put into idle operation successfully.

Son La hydropower's 3rd turbine operational on Aug 25

The third turbine of Son La hydropower plant with designed capacity of 400 MW had been put into idle operation successfully.

NHPC overshoots target plan for Teesta Low Dam-III HEP

NHPC exceeded the target for all power house works of the Teesta Low Dam-III hydroelectric project for the month of July 2011.

Indian hydro project gets $648M World Bank loan

THDC India's 444MW hydro power project on Alaknanda River in Uttarakhand, India will get a $648 million loan from the World Bank.

Petrovietnam secures $95M loan to build coal-fired plant

Petrovietnam has secured a $95 million loan to build a $1.6 billion coal-fired power plant in central Vietnam.

Vietnam's KST Energy taps Russia's Energoproekt for thermal power project

KST Energy and Russia’s Energoproekt Company signed a contract to perform a feasibility study for building a thermal power plant near the proposed...

Tie ups to allow Malaysian firms to tap India’s energy sector

With the Indian power sector projected to attract a total investment of US$300 billion or RM885 billion by 2017, Malaysian power companies are...

Suu Kyi appeals for dam project review on ecological grounds

Burma's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi appealed for a review of the ongoing dam projects in Kachin State.

Laos seeks new investors for 4 Saravan hydropower projects

Saravan provincial authorities will cancel four of nine planned small-scale hydropower plant projects due to lack of progress for almost 18 months...

Nepal seeks $1.6B funding for West Seti hydro project from China

The government of Nepal will formally request China for US $1.6 billion in loan to construct the 750 MW West Seti Hydro Project Limited.

NHPC plans 400 Mw projects in Uttarakhand

NHPC will set two hydro projects of total 400 Mw capacity in Uttarakhand.

Dam concreting for Nagarjuna Sagar HEP delays

APGENCO is struggling to resolve the contractual issue with dam contractor, Maytas-SNC JV, to avoid further delay in commissioning its 50 MW...

LDK Solar, Datang to build 20MW solar project in China

LDK Solar and Datang International Power Generation will build a 20MW solar power plant in Qinghai, China.

Chinese consortium gets EPC contract for Vietnamese coal-fired plant

Vietnam Electricity awarded the Chengda-Dec-Swepdi-Zepc consortium an engineering, procurement and construction contract to build the 1,245MW Duyen...

Reliance Power to Build 200MW Wind Plant in India

Reliance Power's parent company, the Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group, will invest INR15bn or $333.2 million in a 200MW wind power plant in Vashpet, in...

India to buy power from 35 solar projects, 7 thermal plants

India will buy electricity from 35 out of 37 solar projects that were able to submit evidence they had arranged funding.

Bangchak Petroleum to expand Thai solar projects

Bangchak Petroleum is eyeing expansion of three solar power projects in Thailand with investments of THB12bn or $401 million.

NTPC to invest Rs 1-lakh crore in Arunachal hydro project

NTPC will invest about Rs 1 lakh crore to set up India’s largest hydropower project in Arunachal Pradesh. The Siang Upper Project will have a...