Staff Reporter

Two Japanese firms each plan 2-MW solar plant

Two Japanese firms each plan 2-MW solar plant

Kokusai Kogyo and Orix Corp will each build a 2MW solar power plant in western Japan.

New Fukushima scare blamed on faulty thermometer

A scare over temperatures rising near danger level in a reactor at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant could be a false alarm.

Japan wants Tepco control in exchange for taxpayers' money

Nearly $9 billion in additional support has been approved for Tepco by the Japan's trade ministrey to help compensate victims of the Fukushima nuclear crisis.

ADB to increase investments in India's clean energy sector

ADB feels that it `should increase its financial investment for clean energy projects` in India.

Russia reassures Vietnam on nuclear reactor safety

Vietnam has nothing to fear about the safety of the Russian-made nuclear reactors to be used in its first nuclear power plant.

Laos to have 4 hydropower projects in 2 northern provinces

Laos will have four hydropower development projects in two northern provinces.

Jhabua Power invites BTG package bids for 660 MW supercritical unit

Jhabua Power Limited has invited bids for the Boiler-Turbine-Generator package for its 1x660 MW coal based JPL Seoni Project in Madhya Pradesh.

Toshiba commissions turbine plant in India

Toshiba is now ready to produce steam turbines and generatorsin India for super-critical thermal power plants in generating capacities ranging from 500MW to 1,000MW.

Reliance Power Q3 net up 42%, eyes 5,000MW operations

Reliance Power reported 42 percent net profit growth for the quarter ended December 31, 2011 at Rs 204 crore from  Rs 144 crore a year ago.

Expensive coal takes a heavy toll on Tata Power

India's largest private power producer saw its profits plummet by 40% mainly as a result of surging coal prices.

Canadian uranium for China

China has a new and much needed source of the uranium to fuel its hungry nuclear power plants.

Jhabua Power invites BTG bids for 660 MW supercritical unit

Jhabua Power Limited has invited bids for the Boiler-Turbine-Generator package for its 1x660 MW coal based Project in Madhya Pradesh.

Background checks recommended for Japanese nuclear workers

The Japan Atomic Energy Commission recommended background checks be conducted by energy companies on employees working with nuclear materials.

TEPCO injects more water to No. 2 reactor

Tepco injected more water into the No. 2 reactor at its Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant as its temperature rose again.

ADB commits $730M to Vietnam's power transmission network

The ADB and the Government of Vietnam signed the first tranche of a $730 million investment program to upgrade the country’s power transmission network.

Tohoku Elec restarts 34-MW gas-fired unit

The No. 6 gas turbine unit of Tohoku Electric's 34-megawatt Niigata power plant resumed operations a day after it was shut.

Contract dispute to further delay 410 MW Rampur hydropower project.

SJVN's misinterpretetion of a contract clause would likely further delay civil works for the 410 MW Rampur hydro electric project.