India

The Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission approved the increased capital expenditure for the 330 MW Srinagar hydroelectric power project of Alaknanda Hydro Power Company Limited.

Haryana Power Generation Corporation Limited (HPGCL) has sought the allocation of about 20 lakh tonnes of additional coal from the Ministry of Coal (MoC), in a bid to ensure uninterrupted operations at its 2x600 MW Rajiv Gandhi Thermal Power Plant, at Hisar district in Haryana. In a recent letter to the Ministry of Coal (MoC), Central Electricity Authority (CEA) and Coal India Limited (CIL), the power company has claimed that its existing supply of 55.5 lakh tonnes of F-Grade coal from the IB valley coalfields of Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) is insufficient to run both the units . As per the company, after detailed discussions, it has been revealed that a considerable quantity of spare coal is available with BCCL, from which its coal demand can be comfortably fulfilled. Besides, the company has asserted that the dismal state of existing railway infrastructure precludes the possibility of transporting any additional coal from the Ib valley coalfields to the TPP. Notably, the total requirement of coal for the year 2011-12 to run both the units is likely to be 78 lakh tonnes, after adjusting 6.5 lakh tonnes of imported coal.

Nearly 12 lakh residential buildings and industrial units will get power connections this year, as the government has resumed providing electricity connections after a pause of more than two years, said BangladeshPower Development Board (BPDB) officials. The BPDB will provide new electricity connections in phases. About four lakh applicants, who have already subscribed for power connections, will be brought under the national electricity network in the first phase. The rest will get the facility gradually, said an official. The users, however, must get solar energy systems installed to enjoy the facility. Residential buildings using up to 2 kilowatt of electricity a day will have to meet five per cent of their power consumption from renewable energy sources. It is seven per cent for commercial buildings and factories consuming 50 kilowatt of electricity and 10 per cent for users of power above 50 kilowatt. Garment factories must have solar solutions installed to meet five percent of their power consumption, said the official. The government stopped giving new connections to households and industries in January 2009 for nagging power crisis. However, the BPDB and other suppliers provided a limited number of power connections last year.  

The Bashundhara Group will set up a a 20 MW mini nuclear power plant in Manikga

Pakistanï's main opposition leader and former prime minister Nawz Sharif has appealed for Chinese expertise to build hydroelectric dams to help his country.

Lanco Infratech and juwi Holding have won a contract to build India’s largest solar system in the city of Dhule.

NEEPCO has signed PPAs with Assam PDCL, Electricity Department, Mizoram and Tripura State Electricity Corporation Limited for its 52 MW Agartala Gas Turbine extension power project in Tripura.

NHPC's 642 MW Shwezaye hydroelectric project in Myanmar is in danger of being shelved.

Geological, technical problems and the exhaustive wish list from Myanmar groups have inflated the cost of the Tamanthi hydroelectric project to about Rs 17,000 crore

 Hyderabad-based diagnostic testing specialist Powertest Asia has ordered two EFD Induction bolt expansion systems.

Lanco Solar, in consortium with Juwi Renewables, will construct a 75MW photovoltaic facility in Maharashtra, India.

India welcomes a compact and efficient electrical generator as Perkins launched their latest engine in the 4000 Series Electric Power line-up, the 4016-61TRG diesel engine.

The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission approved the PPA between MSEDC and Adani Power for procurement of additional 125 MW under case-1 competitive bidding guidelines.

India Investrade-2011concluded with a pledge to develop the bilateral ties between Bangladesh and India to boost the economic relations between the two next-door neighbors.

India's first waste-to-energy plant,  will start operations from July.

IBM has announced collaboration with the Bureau of Energy Efficiency in India to create the country’s first smart grid project.