India

Tata Power is seeking investors to help its renewables unit more than double capacity in five years.

The October 2012 All India Seminar On Clean Energy & Energy Conservation, Nagpur, seemed more developed and urgent than in 2008. Exemplified in that conference and after the 2012 blackouts, the seminar focused on the fact that conservation, only, will not offset energy requirements. Whole systems replacement, or augmentation, is required and coincides with integrating clean energy sources. Actionable methods and wares for increasing renewable energy efficiency were directly addressed. Intriguing descriptions of solar power, wind energy, and control topologies were prominent. Discussions rounded out on using intelligent grids to allocate loads of existing or new utilities.

Bangladesh's electricity demand during the next irrigation and summer season is likely to stand at 7500-megawatt.

A 150-megawatt duel-fuel power plant will help resolve power crisis in the northern region of Bangladesh.

India will export 250-megawatt electricity to Bangladesh by July, 2013 at Tk 4 per unit.

The IFC is planning tolend to Bhilwara Energy Limited for setting up a 20 MW wind power project in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan.

Bangladesh will have it first nuclear power plant operating by October 2015.

Suzlon Group has bagged a 50.4 MW wind energy project from Orange Renewable Power.

Acquisition of renewable energy technology from China is a priority for Pakistan.

A South Korean firm will help ease power shortage in a Pakistani province.

Also needs more renewable and nuclear energy.

Mr. P. Uma Shankar, Secretary, Ministry of Power, Government of India, is leading a high-level delegation of Indian power sector experts to Bangladesh from 29th January to 1st February 2013. During his visit, Mr. P. Uma Shankar will co-chair along with Secretary, Power Division of Bangladesh, the 5th meeting of the India-Bangladesh Joint Steering Committee on Power Cooperation. This meeting will be preceded by the first Board meeting of the “India-Bangladesh Friendship Power Company”. The India-Bangladesh Friendship Power Company is a joint venture between NTPC Limited of India and Bangladesh Power Development Corporation, that has been formed to build the 1320 MW thermal power project at Rampal in Khulna. In addition to reviewing the progress on the Rampal project, Indian Power Secretary will also discuss the progress in the procurement of 500 MW power from India, and initiatives to expand cooperation in the sector between India and Bangladesh.

The Korea International Cooperation Agency (Koica) has installed 20 solar-powered irrigation pumps and 1,250 solar home systems to provide electricity to neglected, poor farmers and villagers of various remote areas in Bangladesh. Koica, the Korean government’s developmental instrument, initiated the project to promote the use of environment friendly, green, renewable energy which will cope with electricity shortage and address climate change problem as part of its efforts to fulfil its social responsibility and climate change mandate. The Koica-supported project - ‘Solar Powered Irrigation Pumps and Solar Home Systems’ - was inaugurated on Monday at Modonhati, Rajshahi, said a press release. Koica and the Rural Electrification Board (REB) jointly celebrated the completion. Rajshahi City Mayor AHM Khairuzzaman Liton, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Bangladesh Lee Yun-young, Resident Representative of Koica Bangladesh Office Kim Bok-Hee, Joint Secretary of ERD Mohammad Asif-uz-Zaman, Chairman of the REB Brig Gen Moin Uddin, Koica’s and the government high officials, and over 200 farmers and villagers benefiting from the project were present.

SAARC co-operation in energy, hydro-power stressed

Chinese engineers will repair the second unit of 300MW capacity of Yamuna Nagar power plant.

Karnataka Power will convert a 128 MW diesel generating power plant to gas-fired station.