India
India targets 30GW solar capacity by 2017
A renewable energy deployment plan has been developed by India to accelerate the number of solar installations in the country to 30GW by 2017.
India targets 30GW solar capacity by 2017
A renewable energy deployment plan has been developed by India to accelerate the number of solar installations in the country to 30GW by 2017.
Pakistan's power shortfall rises to 7,663 MW
Load-shedding is being implemented in Pakistan after electricity shortfall jumped to 7,663 megawatt.
Alstom wins $30.8M Indian equipment supply contracts
Alstom T&D bagged two equipment supply contracts worth Rs 176 crore or US$30.8 million from Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd.
Pakistan loadshedding: 8 hrs for urban, 12 for rural
Loadshedding will be restricted to eight hours in urban areas and 12 hours in the rural areas of Pakistan, Wapda Minister Chaudhry Ahmad Mukhtar announced.
Sri Lanka's hydropower generation drops to 14.8%
Hydropower generation in Sri Lanka has dropped to 14.8 percent 323 Gwh due to receding water levels of hydropower reservoirs.
Bangladesh to meet 700MW shortage with more oil-run power plants
Bangladesh will install more fuel oil-run power plants nothwithstanding rising oil prices.
Nepal eyes $6B investment in hydropower
Nepal has approved the template for hydropower projects above 500MW.
Bangladesh to add 13,000 MW to grid by 2016
An additional 13,000 MW electricity would be added to the national grid from 2012 to 2016, according to State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources M Enamul Haque.
Bangladesh paper to be presented in Rio renewable energy conference
The Bangladesh Power Division will place a country paper on renewable energy’s needs and prospects in the country at the UN Conference on Sustainable Development.
Azerbaijan offers investment in Pakistan's power sector
The government of Azerbaijan expressed its willingness to invest in Pakistan's power sector, particularly in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.
Saudi Prince interested to invest in Bangladesh's power sector
Saudi Arabia is interested to invest in Bangladesh, including its power sector.
Westinghouse to build nuclear power plant in India
Westinghouse will construct AP1000 nuclear power plants at the Mithivirdi site in Gujarat, India.
Reliance to commission 300 MW wind capacity
Reliance Power plans to establish 300 MW of new wind capacity in India within a year.
UJVNL to renovate and modernize 3 hydroelectric plants
Uttarakhand Jal Vidyut Nigam Ltd will award the R&M work packages for three of its hydel projects by endof September.
NHPC laments even pre-construction activities take a decade
NHPC`s recent hydro project monitoring report revealed that preconstruction activities take more than a decade tocomplete.
Welspun to develop 870 MW wind projects in Karnataka
Welspun Energy will develop twin wind power projects in Karnataka within the next five years.
Mehsud removed as Pakistan power transmission chief for inefficiency
Chaudhry Ahmad Mukhtar, Pakistan's new Federal Minister for Water and Power, has removed Rasul Khan Mehsud as managing Director of the National Transmission and Dispatch Company.