Staff Reporter
Meralco to expand overseas
Meralco to expand overseas
Largest Philippine power distributor eyes Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam.
Concept for “Three Articles in One” on our Energy Market: Transition, Merit Order, Tipping Point (Part 3)
A free market where the present lowest cost fuel solution wins. per se and per definition.
Concept for “Three Articles in One” on our Energy Market: Transition, Merit Order, Tipping Point (Part 2)
Doing nothing is not an option.
Chinese building four hydroelectric plants in Cambodia
The first has been completed and will limit power shortages and cut reliance on diesel-fueled electricity.
Meralco boosts net income by 29%
The Philippines largest power distributor said growth was due to higher sales.
TSMC show-and-tell: a 15.1% total area efficient champion CIGS module
TSMC recently announced a 1.09 m2 champion copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS) module with a 15.1% total area efficiency. The module was produced using the current equipment at the company’s 100 MW capacity facility in Taiwan with its process licensed from Stion. The company claims a world record for monolithic thin-film modules, although Miasolé (purchased by Hanergy) demonstrated a 15.5% aperture area efficient 1.68 m2 discretely integrated (non-monolithic) flexible module.
Meralco Eyeing Thailand Gas Plant
For investment inroads overseas, the Manila Electric Company (Meralco) is betting on a possible natural gas-fired power
GE ‘Customizing’ Meralco Smart Grid
To attune it to the unique frame of the Philippine electricity market, US firm technology provider GE is customizing to
Indonesia to develop wind power
Will cooperate with the United Nations Development Program for wind projects.
KSEB getting ready to enter the world of 'Smart Grids'
Call it a smarter way to get 'powerful.' The Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) is taking its first tentative steps
Bangladesh achieves highest growth in solar systems installations
With an average of over 50,000 new installations each month, Bangladesh now has got the fastest growing solar home systems
Reality check: Are Indian utilities prepared for smart metering?
Smart metering and Smart grid in electricity sector recently have attracted much attention to improve the performance of power utilities. Many countries in the West including USA, Canada and within the EU are already involved in smart metering on pilot projects or in selective roll out for specific urban areas.
What the “Hot Winter” in Japan is all about
The months of November and December saw a huge influx of FIT applications submitted to METI and the respective Utility Companies. Reason behind was the fact that the first revision of the current FIT is due by end of March 2013, after which the new tariffs will become effective from April onward. Considering an application period around 3 months, makes end of December a cutoff date to secure the current rates.
Idemitsu to do biomass power generation
Idemitsu to do biomass power generation
Bangladesh power sector gets WB support
The World Bank has extended support to Bangladesh in addressing its power shortages.
Chinese funded power plant in Sri Lanka under fire
SL Time reported that Sri Lanka's main opposition United National Party alleges that a large sum of money has been paid as
India's GMR denies talks to sell off Singapore power plant
GMR will exit its first IPP outside India by selling the entire 70% stake in its Singapore plant.
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