Staff Reporter

A solar power station managed by villagers is being set up in the Rajat Jubilee village in Sunderban area of West Bengal.

A record-setting ultra-high voltage direct current (UHVDC) transmission line will transmit up to 8 million kW upon completion in 2014.

A leading Canadian solar module maker plans to steal a march on its competitors heading for Japan.

China’s energy price reforms and a pressing need to move away from coal is making natural gas a growth winner.

A bill has been filed in the Philippine Senate seeking to maintain government ownership of the Agus-Pulangui hydropower plants in Mindanao.

JSW Energy has commenced with the design and engineering of its upcoming 1,320 MW super-critical coal based thermal power plant in Raipur, Chhattisgarh.

Jinchang City will add 1GW of PV capacity in its development centre under a five-year plan.

Essar Energy has entered into a 25-year power purchase agreement for 240 MW of contracted capacity with Noida Power Company Limited.

The government of Pakistan released Rs23 billion or US$253 million to clear a part of circular debt to end at least the unscheduled loadshedding.

South Korea faces a severe energy shortage this month due to a combination of nuclear reactor shut down and hot weather.

Bangladesh's Power Development Board has stopped purchasing electricity from the quick rental power plants due to financial crisis.

Sri Lanka Cashew Corporation is saving around Rs 2.4 million or US$18,619 annually by introducing a solar power system to its premises.

Hanoi Energy Conservation Center (ECC Hanoi) coordinated with Hanoi Power Company and Hanoi Women's Department of Propaganda to hold a training conference on energy savings in households and to award the Household Energy Savings in 2011 Title to a number of local households.

SJVN ight have to postpone the commissioning of its critical 412 MW Rampur hydro-electric project.

China urged Pakistan to resolve the issues with Chinese enterprises involved in energy cooperation.

Hanoi will hold more energy efficiency meetings to highlight typical energy efficient households as key factors in the propagation of energy savings in their residential areas.