India

Pakistan to boost Warsak hydropower generation by 375MW

A second underground power house will add 375MW to the existing 250MW Warsak hydropower station.

Pakistan to boost Warsak hydropower generation by 375MW

A second underground power house will add 375MW to the existing 250MW Warsak hydropower station.

Uttar Pradesh extends MoU for 9 power projects

Uttar Pradesh gave an 18 months extension to 9 power projects for which MoU's were signed during the previous Mayawati regime but failed to take off.

Alstom bags $10M order from NTPC

Alstom will supply Rs 55 crore or US$10 million worth of equipment to National Thermal Power Corporation's Solapur and Mouda projects in Maharashtra.

Suzlon’s market share takes a beating

Extreme competition causes Suzlon Energy to lose more market share in India’s wind turbine market.

Bangladesh asked to get 30,000MW power from 2 Indian states

Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh Nabam Tuki said that his state could transfer electricity from hydropower plants through a grid to Bangladesh.  

Bangladesh govt to provide new rural power connections in 4 years

The Bangladeshi government has approved a project providing 18 lakh rural power connections by next four years under the Rural Electrification Board.

India needs mix of green & traditional power sources: J.P. Chalasani, Reliance Power

Recently, Reliance Power commissioned India's largest solar power plant in Pokharan, close to the western

Indian firms want more policy support for wind, solar energy

India's renewable energy firms want supportive policies to sustain the growth of the country's green energy initiatives.

Water shortage could stall works at Mangla Dam

A project to increase the capacity of Pakistan's Mangla Dam may hit a snag due to water shortages.

Pakistan power transmission chief removed for inefficiency

On his first day in office as Federal Minister for Water and Power, Chaudhry Ahmad Mukhtar removed on Monday the National Transmission and Dispatch Company’s Managing Director, Rasul Khan Mehsud, from his post.

Indian steel firm to install 120 MW power plant to satisfy power needs

Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited  is installing a waste gas based power plant with a capacity of 120 MW by financial year 2013-14.

CEA seeks govt approval for second UMPP

The Central Electricity Authority is seeking  the state's approval for implementation of a second 4,000 MW UMMP in Jharkhand.

Bangladesh, Russia further cooperation on nuclear power development

Two key Memorandums of Understanding were signed with Russia in developing nuclear power sector in Bangladesh.

India's thermal plants reel from coal shortage

About 30 of India's thermal power stations have less than a week's coal to fuel plants.

NHPC gets approval for Tawang projects

The Central Electricity Authority has approved NHPC's 600 MW Tawang-I and 800 MW Tawang-II Projects in Arunachal Pradesh.

KWSB wants 50pc cut in KESC’s tariff

Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (KWSB), which is defaulting over Rs. 17 billion of Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC), has moved to National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) demanding at least 50 percent reduction in KESC’s tariff for it.