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Mitsubishi to supply turbines for Hyundai power project
Mitsubishi to supply turbines for Hyundai power project
Power plant will be Saudi Arabia’s first with supercritical pressure steam turbines.
India frees Bhutan from export power charges
India has acquiesced to Bhutan's demands for not imposing unscheduled interchange charges on supply of construction power.
New Zealand's first tidal power station gets approved
New Zealand's first tide-driven power station to be set up at Kaipara Harbour has been approved.
Vietnam achieves 96% electrification with renewables
Vietnam's move to turn away from coal towards renewable energy resulted in 96 percent electricification.
Coal stocks up in China
Large drop in electricity consumption leads to large coal inventories.
Bangladesh to fund 5 power projects with hard $1.5-B loan
The Bangladesh government will utilize US$1.5 billion export credit agency loans to fund five power projects.
Asian solar capacity growth pushes global total to 101GW
Solar power capacity growth in China and Japan largely helped push global capacity to 101 gigawatts in 2012.
China comes to rescue of the UK’s nuclear program
State-owned China Guangdong Nuclear Power Group could build four nuclear plants.
Japan to assist Saudi Arabia’s nuclear power program
Deal will be Japan’s first overseas project since the Fukushima nuclear disaster.
Philippine JV to add 100MW of clean energy to grid
Deal will build the Philippines’ largest biomass power plant.
Alsons to build another power plant in Mindanao
The company sees Toyota as a partner in building its newest plant.
Taiwan likely to make annual electricity rate adjustments
Taiwanese authorities prefer an annual electricity rate adjustments instead of every three months.
Mytrah eyes to become India's largest wind power producer
Mytrah Energy will install a additional wind capacity of 310 MW as it gears to be the largest wind based IPP.
Alstom to build 850MW gas-fired power plant in Thailand
Alstom will build and supply equipment to a 850MW gas-fired combined-cycle power plant in Thailand.
Thailand's Bang Bo gas-fired power plant to get upgrade
Bang Bo power plant's GT26 gas turbine will be upgraded to MXL2 turbine blade and components.
Southeast Asia's geothermal sector must overcome these hurdles
Project execution is just tip of the iceberg.
Taiwan girds for higher electricity prices
Rate increases to be scheduled every year instead of every three months.