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Japan reverts to nuclear power

Japan reverts to nuclear power

Contrary public opinion fails to deter the Japanese government from returning to nuclear energy.

Kyoto's largest PV plant inaugurated

Kyocera has inaugurated the first of two PV facilities built in a joint venture with SB Energy.

Sintex Group to set 1,720 MW power plants in Gujarat

The Sintex group will put up a two 660 MW coal-based and a 400MW gas-based power plants in Gujarat.

India to add 41 GW nuclear capacity over 2 decades: US

India will be a significant contributor as nuclear capacity in the non-OECD region to more than quadruple over the next two decades.

Pre-construction cost for Bhutan's Sankosh HEP estimated at $21.6M

Estimated amount of pre-construction works US$21.6 million for the 2,560 MW Sankosh Hydro Electric project in Bhutan have been approved by the CEA.

Japan's Kansai restarts mothballed oil-fired unit

Kansai Electric began generating electricity from the mothballed 450 megawatt oil-fired Kainan No.2 unit despite restarting a unit of its nuclear power plant.

Japan sets-up renewable energy infrastructure fund

A private asset manager will take charge of the fund, which will receive an initial capital of US$19 million from the Tokyo Metropolitan government.

Pakistan tells IPPs to run at 100% capacity

The government of Pakistan has shipped furnace oil for one week to seven independent power producers and asked them to start running plants at 100% capacity.

India's Kalpataru Power Transmission bags Thai deal

Kalpataru Power Transmission Limited has secured orders of around Rs 660 crore, including setting up 500 kv DC line of around 167 km from electricity generating authority of Thailand.

Coal Exploration and Coal Based Power in Bangladesh

42 months have passed since present government of grand alliance assumed state power. Government could just

Bangladesh to provide power to 728,000 new subscribers by 2013-14

The government of Bangladesh is working to provide electricity connections to new 7,28,000 subscribers though setting up 18,430 kilometer of power supply lines by 2013-14 fiscal.

EVN falls short of VND180 trillion electricity investments

Electricity of Vietnam still falls short of VND180 trillion to invest in electricity projects in 2011-2015,

Orion to set up 3 coal fired IPP plants in Bangladesh

Bangladesh's Power Development Board has finalized deals with the Orion Group to set up three coal-fired independent power producer plants at three separate locations.

‘Power crisis slashed Punjab GDP growth by 2%’

The Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) on Thursday supported the government’s decision to withdraw the new gas curtailment plan and continue gas supply to Punjab industries for five days a week.

Bangladesh PM seeks German support for power sector

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has sought German support for Bangladesh’s power sector, especially in the area of renewable energy.

Provide Electricity for All Bangladeshis by 2021 - Tawfiq

In a bid to establish transparency, accountability and responsibility in energy business, the Power Division has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with 10 power sector entities on Key Performance Indicators (KPI) for 2012-2013 fiscal.

Russia offers $500M investment for electricity transmission to Pakistan

Russia has offered an investment of $500 million in establishing a transmission system for the Central Asia South Asia 1,000-megawatt power import project.