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Indian steel firm to install 120 MW power plant to satisfy power needs

Indian steel firm to install 120 MW power plant to satisfy power needs

Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited  is installing a waste gas based power plant with a capacity of 120 MW by financial year 2013-14.

CEA seeks govt approval for second UMPP

The Central Electricity Authority is seeking  the state's approval for implementation of a second 4,000 MW UMMP in Jharkhand.

Bangladesh, Russia further cooperation on nuclear power development

Two key Memorandums of Understanding were signed with Russia in developing nuclear power sector in Bangladesh.

Japan launches national energy-saving campaign

How about wearing T-shirts as an energy saving method?

India's thermal plants reel from coal shortage

About 30 of India's thermal power stations have less than a week's coal to fuel plants.

NHPC gets approval for Tawang projects

The Central Electricity Authority has approved NHPC's 600 MW Tawang-I and 800 MW Tawang-II Projects in Arunachal Pradesh.

P14-b Meralco deal to raise power rates

A court declared the P14-billion settlement agreement between Meralco and Napocor valid, which could increase the electricity bill of Meralco consumers P0.12 per kilowatt-hour .

Napocor opens bidding for Romblon genset

The Philippines' National Power Corp. has opened the bidding for the lease of 2.3-megawatt, continuous output modular diesel generating sets for the Tablas diesel power plant in Romblon.

KWSB wants 50pc cut in KESC’s tariff

Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (KWSB), which is defaulting over Rs. 17 billion of Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC), has moved to National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) demanding at least 50 percent reduction in KESC’s tariff for it.

Chhattisgarh 1,320 MW thermal plant gets environmental clearance

India's Ministry of Environment and Forests has awarded environmental clearance for Chhattisgarh Power Limited's 2x660 MW thermal power plant in Chhattisgarh.

IEA projects doubled global bioenergy supply by 2050

The International Energy Agency has projected that the world bioenergy supply for the production of heat and electricity is likely to double by the year 2050.

PGCIL gets board approval for Rs 3488 cr investments

In its recently held meeting, the board of directors of the Power Grid Corporation of India Limited

GAIL to empanel consultants for appraisal of power projects

GAIL India Limited has invited bids from domestic bidders under the two-bid system for financial

xxGovt forms energy efficiency task force

The government revealed Friday that it had set up a special task force to support the implementation of its

Chamber of commerce blasts Pak govt over electricity shortage

The Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry expressed grave concern that power riots in Faisalabad may engulf other parts of the country.

Pakistan to import 2000 MW from Iran, Kyhrgyztan and Tajikistan

The government of Pakistan has signed the agreement to import 1000 MW import of electricity from Iran.

xxChitral waters to help overcome energy crises

Peshawar—Chairman Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Standing Committee on Energy Resources, Badshah Saleh has expressed the