Staff Reporter

Gujarat is pushing for new feed-in tariff rates covering PV projects commissioned from January 29, 2012 until March 31, 2015.

Uttarakhand Jal Vidyut Nigam Limiteda has been granted the techno economic clearance fo rits120 MW Vyasi hydro electric project from the Central Electricity Authority.

Media have been allowed into Japan's tsunami-damaged nuclear power plant for the first time since the disaster.

India boosted its wind power maintenance technology by creating lubricants and sealants that helps windmilsl function properly.

Nepal and Czech Republic have agreed to form a joint economic council to boost bilateral trade and investment opportunities between the two countries, including electricity. During the meeting with Finance Minister Barsha Man Pun Thurday at his office, the visiting Czech assistant minister for Environment Ivo Hlavac agreed on forming a joint economic council. Formation of joint economic council is a good to start for joint projects, he said, showing interest on investment on electricity, water and sanitation management of big cities like Kathmandu. Pun urged the visiting Czech entrepreneurs to invest in Nepal with out any fear. “Nepal is ready to protect foreign investments,” he said, adding that the country is moving towards stability as yesterday the major parties signed a peace deal. “Nepal is gradually heading towards economic development.”

Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said that there was no immediate impact on its ratings on Australian utility companies following Australia's carbon tax legislation to be implemented from July 1, 2012.

Atomic Energy Commission, Dr Sreekumar Banerjee, stressed the importance to generate greater awareness among local residents that nuke plants do not have adverse health effects.

Rural Electrification Corp posted an increase in net profit at Rs 622.87 crore for the three months to September from Rs 618.21 crore in the same period last year.

GVK Power's profit after tax went down 11 percent to Rs 37.92 crore from Rs 42.81 crore in the three months to September 2011.

Chinese people and enterprises are greatly dissatisfied about U.S. attempts to blame Chinese exports for its sluggish development, according to Ministry of Commerce spokesman Shen Danyang. Shen warned in the statement posted at the ministry's website that United States' anti-dumping and anti-subsidy probe into Chinese exports of solar panels could damage energy cooperation between the two countries and impede the progress of global efforts to deal with climate change. China reserves the right to adopt corresponding measures within the framework of the World Trade Organization, Shen said. The U.S. Department of Commerce said Wednesday that it will conduct an investigation to determine whether Chinese companies have been selling solar panels in the United States at unfair discounts and receiving illegal government subsidies. The U.S. probe would not only hurt Chinese solar panel enterprises, but also hamper U.S. exports to China, said Zhan Jie, a new energy analyst with Huachuang Securities. For the source of this story, please click here.

Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd. and National Aluminium Company Limited have formed a Joint Venture to set up nuclear power plants across the country.

More than A$13 billion in government funds may be invested by Australia for clean energy that could boost large solar power stations.

Sunborne Energy will build a 50MW solar thermal power project in Andhra Pradesh, India in partnership with Kosla Ventures and General Catalyst Partners, from which it secured $25m in funding.

More than one third of the PV projects handed out in India’s first national auction look set to miss their January completion deadline, according to an official at the Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency.

Adani Power Limited will wrap up all the critical activities of the 660 MW unit-I of the Tiroda Thermal Power Plant by January next year.

Expensive Indonesian coal may cost Tata Power to lose Rs 500 crore in the first year of commissioning of its 4,000-Mw ultra mega project at Mundra, in Gujarat.