Staff Reporter

NTPC has placed a Rs 1,143 crore order with BHEL for supply and installation of the main plant package at a 500MW thermal power unit in Madhya Pradesh.

Bangladesh's cabinet committee on purchase has awarded the Bibiyana-3 gas-fired power plant project to consortium of Marubeni Corporation and Hyundai Engineering.

Bangladesh hopes to construct a 335MW gas-based power plant that could be 50 percent more energy efficient than conventional ones.

South Korea's POSCO and GE will jointly participate in the coming biddings to build new power plants or renovation projects in Korea and abroad.

The head of a body of governors and mayors in western Japan indicated that they will approve the restart of Oi nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture.

Mergers and acquisitions will be a key driver for growth and survival in renewable energy.

Japan pays the price for taking all its nuclear reactors offline.

The Northern Power Corporation will connect more than 30,000 ethnic households in northern mountainous Son La province to the national electricity grid.

Alstom and Vietnam Electricity will jointly establish a state-of-the-art gas turbine reconditioning workshop in the twon of Phu My in Ba Ria-Vung Tau province.

Tata Power wants to undertake co-development of large hydel projects in Bhutan and sell power to India for domestic electricity market.

India's electricity generation forApril shows an impressive generation of 74,725.25 MU, which is 104.02% based on its programme targets of 71,838 MU.

Indonesia will hold an international conference to draw international investment into new and green energy sources.

Indonesia’s President said the world’s third largest energy company will help Indonesia develop its geothermal resources.

Details of a joint venture company for developing 770 MW Chamkharchhu-1 hydro power project will be finalized soon between NHPC and the Bhutan government.

Kyushu Electric Power expects to buy 2.6 million kilolitres, or 16.4 million barrels, of oil and liquefied natural gas equivalent in the July-September period.

Kansai Electric plans to test run an ageing 450 megawatt oil-fired unit at its Kainan plant in mid-July.