Staff Reporter

CEM help edimprove citizens’ understanding of safe electricity usage by putting up propaganda posters. The efforts focused on the importance of regular inspection, maintenance of communal electrical installation, and knowledge of management of public power equipments, as well as the rights and responsibilities of the customers.

India’s nuclear liability law threatens India's plans to add 40,000 MW nuclear power plants by 2032.

Greenko will start of its implementing its wind energy development in India.

Representatives from MRC member countries discussed increased levels of cooperation in managing Mekong River Basins with Chinese and Myanmar officials.

ADB will issue its inaugural Clean Energy Bond to support its clean energy projects in Asia and the Pacific.

The 300MW Kailu Jianhua Wind Power Project of CPI Mengdong Energy has been ratified.

The high-tech wind power systems producer is highlighting the potential for new clean energy jobs being created in rural and regional Australia.

CWP will get a stand-by credit line of US$734.5 million from China Construction Bank to support its business development in China. China WindPower’s five-year development plan sets forth to invest in and construct wind power projects with a total installed capacity of 700 MW in 2010.

CSR will supply 30 wind power generation units for China Datang Corporation’s wind power project.

The first phases of Penglai Hushan and Zhaoyuan Xiadian wind farms were approved by the Shandong Development and Reform Commission.

Huaneng New Energy will invest US$880.9 million in the construction of an offshore wind power farm in Jiangsu province.

Tata Power has initiated “5 POINT” program under “Demand Side Management” for energy conservation. It is also in the process of recommending two additional programs for MERC approval in the coming days. Tata Power strongly believes that each category of consumers have a unique power consumption pattern and if these patterns are studied in detail and interventions initiated accordingly, they will throw up several opportunities to save energy. The Tata Power DSM programs have been planned with the objective of helping consumers save energy without compromising on their comfort. These DSM programs have been based on extensive load research, understanding the consumer load curve, time of use, ownership of electrical goods, load profile and affordability of energy efficient products.

The funds will be used to build a 40-kilometer 400-kilovolt transmission line, along with a high voltage direct current substation and connecting loop, linking the western electrical grid of Bangladesh with India’s eastern grid. Around 500 megawatts of power are expected to flow into Bangladesh by 2012 as a result of the project, with the possibility of more in the future.

A subsidiary of China Huadian Corporation became the first foreign-funded company licensed to operate a power plant in Indonesia.

The SGCC expects to complete its acquisition of seven Brazilian energy companies from Plena Transmissoras for $1.72 billion by October.

Indonesia, Singapore and Malaysia have agreed to build three interconnected power transmission networks worth US$1 billion.