Staff Reporter

Six of Japan’s largest banks place a huge vote of confidence in the profitability of wind power.

The Japanese government might end up owning 76% of Tokyo Electric Power Company after a share conversion.

JinkoSolar Holding will provide solar modules for a 50MW power project being built in China's Gansu province.

The growth of electricity consumption by South Korea's industrial sector slowed in

ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won an order

Bad governance and massive loopholes still prevail in the power sector as power distribution companies have

Hundreds rallied for a second day in one of Myanmar's biggest cities on Monday to protest against chronic power

Pakistan has turned down a request by Turkey seeking relief for a Turkish Rental Power Plant, Karkey Karadeniz.

China will not accept a preliminary ruling by the U.S. Department of Commerce accusing it of dumping solar cells and panels in the U.S.

Leading Japanese solar cell makers report mixed results for the year ended March 31.

State-run BHEL has bagged an order worth Rs 380 crore from Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Limited (RRVUNL) for setting up a 160 MW gas based combined cycle power plant (CCPP) in the state. The plant will power the fourth phase expansion of the Ramgarh power plant located in Jaisalmer. 8This is a repeat order for BHEL as the project`s third phase of expansion was also awarded to the state-run manufacturer. 8Under the contract, the equipment major will be responsible for design, engineering, manufacture, supply, erection and commissioning of the main plant along with providing equipment for gas-based power project with one frame 9E gas turbine with generator, one heat recovery steam generator, one steam turbine generator and associated auxilliaries with state-of-the-art controls and instrumentation (C&I) system. 8To meet its customer demand, the company says that it has introduced new rating thermal sets of 150 MW, 270 MW, 300 MW, 525 MW and 600 MW, in addition to 250 MW and 500 MW sets in the sub-critical range. 8BHEL also adds that it has equipped itself to produce thermal sets with supercritical parameters of 660/700/800 MW unit ratings, suited to Indian conditions, using Indian as well as imported coal.

Coal India has been asked to sign fuel supply agreement with NTPC for 750 MW power plant in Assam, Minister of

At a United Nations forum in Singapore late last month, policymakers were told that Asia needs clean

Hydroelectric power plant constructions in Vietnam are said to be disrupting the natural ecosystem, trigerring calls for its stoppage.

Japan’s wind energy capacity now stands at 2.5GW, a fivefold increase over the past 10 years.

India surpassed its target of 358 ckm new transmission lines for April 2012 by laying down 632 ckm.