Regulation
Unpaid dues cause Aravali Power to threaten power supply cut in Delhi
Unpaid dues cause Aravali Power to threaten power supply cut in Delhi
Aravali Power Company Pvt Ltd has threatened to cut power supply to the Delhi based distribution companies if the Letter of Credit was not renewed.
Hokkaido Electric to continue to give surplus power to Tohoku
Hokkaido Electric pledged to continue to give up to 300 megawatts of surplus power to quake-hit Tohoku Electric Power until the end of November, at a...
Binh Thuan launches energy saving program
Vietnam's Department of Industry and Trade and the provincial Center of Industrial Promotion launched its energy saving program, which has been...
Japan left with only 10 operating reactors
After the shutdown of Genkai nuclear plant only 10 reactors in Japan with a capacity of 8,684 MW are currently generating electricity, leaving just...
Kyushu Elec reactor shuts after problem
Kyushu Electric revealed the 1,180-megawatt No.4 reactor at its Genkai nuclear plant shut down automatically following a problem with the unit's...
Nuclear power back in favor as Japan starts energy debate
According to Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda, nuclear power could play an essential role for the country that could last for decades.
MoC helps in speedy execution of Barsingar TPP works
The Ministry of Coal has been forced to step in and help expedite the commissioning activities at the site of the 250 MW Barsingar thermal power...
NLC evaluated bids for boiler works of new thermal station
Neyveli Lignite Corporation is expected to conclude tendering activities for its new thermal power project, consisting of 2 units of 500 MW each.
Power Grid commissions transmission lines for Mundra UMPP
State owned Power Grid Corporation of India (PGCIL) said that it had commissioned the transmission system for two units of the Mundra Ultra Mega...
US $150 million US financing for solar power in India
The Board of Directors of the United States Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) has recently announced a $150 million financing to expand...
China separates power grids from other businesses
China electricity industry has been restructured by separating the design and construction businesses from power grids and firms and establishing two...
Burmese government halts Myitsone Dam
The Burmese government has suspended a highly controversial hydroelectric dam project due to growing public opposition.
Nuclear seaps back into favour as Japan begins energy
Former Japanese prime minister Naoto Kan concluded in March that nuclear power was no longer worth the risk after the world's worst nuclear accident...
Pro-nuclear groups in Japan fight back
Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's month-old government begins debate on Japan's energy policy, but Noda has already signalled that nuclear power could...
TEPCO expects top meet winter demand with % leeway
Tokyo Electric Power Co expects to be able to supply 53,000 megawatts of power this winter, around 6 percent of a meet projected peak demand of about...
GE Hitachi calls for shut-down tests on reactors
E Hitachi told nuclear operators to conduct tests to determine what conditions would prevent the reactors from shutting safely during an earth quake...
South Korea to pursue more high-calorific coal
South Korea will instruct domestic utilities to secure high calorific steaming coal to prevent blackouts in winter, the economy ministry said.
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Entering the age of electricity in Asia