India
Mettur power plant achieves full capacity in trial run
The 600-MW Mettur Thermal Power Station in Tamil Nadu achieved full capacity on trial run.
Mettur power plant achieves full capacity in trial run
The 600-MW Mettur Thermal Power Station in Tamil Nadu achieved full capacity on trial run.
India and Japan reaffirm commitment to nuclear energy
India and Japan have agreed to cooperate to improve the safety of their civilian nuclear power plants.
Bangladesh to introduce remote metering
The Bangladesh Power Development Board will soon be able to monitor, reading, measurement and billing of the High Tension consumers’ meters from a central station.
India's BHEL to purchase power through exchanges
BHEL is seeking to purchase competitively priced electricity through open access via power exchanges.
NLC invites bids for steam generator & auxiliaries package for 1,000 MW Neyveli New TPP
Neyveli Lignite Corporation (NLC) has invited bids for the "Steam Generator & Auxiliaries Package (NTA1)" for
West Bengal discom plans 80 MW Teesta hydel project
West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (WBSEDCL) intends to develop the 80 MW Teesta Low
Bangladesh govt eyes green energy to address demand
The government of Bangladesh has set its sights on promoting green energy to meet the growing energy demand.
India to lend $200M for Sri Lanka's 500MW coal power plant
India will extend financial support to Sri Lanka on setting up a 500MW coal based power project in the Trincomalee region of Sri Lanka through Trincomalee Power Company Limited.
Aditya Birla to invest in solar power business
The Aditya Birla group plans will address the demand for clean energy through Rs 6,000 crore investments in solar power business over the next five years.
CEA dismisses Bordoloi's demand for complete allocation of power from Bongaigaon TPP
India's apex power sector planning body - CEA - has turned down Assam Power Minister Pradyut Bordoloi`s
Indian experts question suitability of BOOT for power projects
Exports in India warned that the Build-Own-Operate-Transfer (BOOT) model would not be suitable for setting up power plants in the country and could lead to complications.
Mytrah Energy targets 5000 MW wind power by 2018
Mytrah Energy Limited plans to build 5000 MWs in India by 2018.
India's Vedanta group to sell 1,000 MW surplus power
Sterlite Energy Limited (SEL) and Bharat Aluminium Co. Ltd (BALCO), are hunting for buyers of their combined power surplus of 1,000 MW.
Bangladesh to use GE gas turbines for new power projects
GE will supply Frame 9F 3-series gas turbines for two new power plants in Bangladesh with a total capacity of 675 megawatts.
Reliance lights up boiler for second Indian thermal power unit
Reliance Power achieved the Boiler light up for the second of two units of its 600 MW Butibori Thermal Power Project in Maharashtra. Power generated from the plant will help reduce demand supply
NEEPCO to execute 10,425MW hydel projects in Arubachal Pradesh
Union power minister Veerappa Moily wants to give state-owned firm NEEPCO a chance to execute 10,425 MW of power projects in Arubachal Pradesh.
Bangladesh rental power hit for increasing electricity prices
Bangladesh electricity prices are increasing due to government projects on quick-rental power.