Staff Reporter

India's coal ministry has asked the power ministry for the dispatch of NTPC’s more than one million tonnes of imported coal, lying at the ports.

The Public Investment Board have accorded its investment approval forTHDC's 1000 MW Tehri pumped storage plant at an estimated cost of Rs 2978.86 crore at April 2010 price levels.

NHPC is realizing prgress in obtaining all the necessary clearances for its 3000 MW Dibang hydroelectric project.

A number of countries in Southeast Asia such as Thailand, Malaysia, the Philippines and Indonesia have begun to pursue wide-scale investment in solar power.

Japan is still contemplating a complete closure of its nuclear power stations as one option for the country's future energy policy, according to the country's economy minister Yukio Edano.

Bangladesh's state minister for power, energy and mineral resources Muhammad Enamul Huq has suggested more investment in renewable energy to ensure low-cost power for the industries, especially  for the apparel sector.

China's  sustained at a double-digit pace of its power generation expansion for an eighth consecutive month ;ast Septe,ber.

NHPC has yet to receive forest clearance for its 520 MW Teesta-IV hydro electric project from the Ministry of Environment and Forests.

A total of seventeen new Indian power assets were commissioned in September, according to the Central Electricity Authority.

Tokyo Electric Power will commence operations of a new 500MW combined-cycle, gas-fired unit at its Kawasaki plant in Japan by next year.

Attend comprehensive conferences, exhibitions, and lectures of top people such as Mr Nobuo Tanaka, former Executive Director of the International Energy Agency.

Vietnam's National Agency for Science and Technology Information will collaborate with Germany's International Exhibition and Fair Service Company to organise a renewable energy fair in Hanoi next March.

A loan of VND6,000 billion will be allocated for the construction of a hydro-electric power plant in the northern mountain province of Lai Chau.

Japan Atomic Power Company will provide consultancy on Ninh Thuan 2 plant project for investor Electricity of Vietnam Group within 18 months at the cost of almost JPY 2 billion.

China's hydropower output dropped to 56.87 billion kilowatt-hours in September, representing a 24.5 percent year-on-year decrease.

Japan's Furukawa Electric Co plans to announce details of its acquisition of a superconductor materials maker, reports Reuters.