Staff Reporter

Climate change to affect electric power in Asia: ADB

ADB warned that electric power in Asia and the Pacific is vulnerable to climate change impacts.

Vietnam needs $959M for urgent electricity projects

The Electricity of Vietnam has informed Deputy Premier Hoang Trung Hai that it needs US$959 million capital for urgent electricity projects.

Power plant of Taiwanese firm to connect to Vietnam grid

Taiwan’s Formosa Plastic Group's 1,500 megawatt thermal power plant will be connected to Vietnam's national electricity transmission grid.

First Solar turns its back on Vietnam

First Solar selling its factory in Ho Chi Minh City’s Dong Nam Industrial Park and leaving Vietnam.

Reliance Power secures Chinese funding for major power project

Three Chinese banks have agreed to lend India’s Reliance Power Ltd US$1.1 billion to finance power projects in India.

Ming Yang Wind Power takes aim at Vestas

China’s largest wind turbine maker offers to buy the world’s largest wind turbine maker for up to US$1.97 billion.

Wärtsilä gets O&M contract for Timor-Leste power plant

Wärtsilä won a full scope, long-term operations and maintenance contract for the Hera power plant in Dili, Timor-Leste.

Bhutan villagers coerced to work for electrification

Villagers in Dungmanma claim they’ve been coerced to carry electric poles to reduce contractor’s overheads for rural electrification work.

Kerala's 2000MW power plants lack gas for commissioning

Only 6.43 MMSCMD are allocated for Kerala's gas-based power plants against the total requirement of 13.65 MMSCMD.

Malaysia's Genting to develop $1B Indonesian coal-fired plant

A unit belonging to Malaysia's Genting Bhd will develop a 660 MegaWatt coal-fired power plant in Banten province worth $1 billion.

Huaneng's power generation in China down by 1.46%

Huaneng Power's power generation within China on consolidated basis as of June 30 2012 decreased to 150.173 billion kWh.

China and Israel forge closer renewable energy ties

Executives from solar energy companies in both countries have met in an effort to increase business cooperation.

Suzlon and ReNew Power in joint wind power project

Two Indian companies are partnering to build wind energy projects with a total capacity of 300 megawatts.

South Australia to power over 100 nuclear plants

An expansion of the world's largest uranium deposit wil allow South Australia to fuel a third of the world's nuclear power plants.

China's HC Solar Power Opens Tokyo Subsidiary to Tap Japanese Solar Market

HC Solar Power, a China-based solar equipment manufacturer,

Bihar to operate first private power plant by April 2014

Bihar's first private sector thermal plant is scheduled to become operational by April 2014.