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Deputy PM denies power price hike to subsidise losses of govt firm

Vietnam's Deputy Prime Minsiter Vu Van Ninh empahsized that the government would not approve any increase in power price in order to offset Electricity of Vietnam Group’s losses from its non-core investments.

Deputy PM denies power price hike to subsidise losses of govt firm

Vietnam's Deputy Prime Minsiter Vu Van Ninh empahsized that the government would not approve any increase in power price in order to offset Electricity of Vietnam Group’s losses from its non-core investments.

India's NHPC asked to pay 8% on power sales from Myanmar hydro plants

Myanmar has wants India's NHPC to pay an 8 percent tax on income from power sales from the date of commissioning of the first of its two hydropower projects in Myanmar, after an exemption period of three years is over.

Toshiba joins consortium for solar-wind project in Japan

Toshiba is participating in a seven-company consortium headced by Mitsui in plans to construct and operate a solar photovoltaic plant in Japan. Toshiba will be responsible for engineering, procurement and construction of the solar photovoltaic plant.

Philippines' First Gen eyes financing for hydro projects

Philippine power producer First Gen Corp is exploring all possible financing optionsto fund two hydro power projects worth about 8 billion pesos or $185 million. This include selling debt and equity.

Floods force Thai petroleum firm to shut solar power plants

Bangchak Petroleum expects to lose about 80-100 million baht or $2.5-3.2 million in monthly revenue due to floods that forced it to temporarily shut its biodiesel and solar power plants.

Sale of MWM to Caterpillar approved by the European Commission

The transaction is then expected to be finished before the year ends.

LDK Solar to construct solar plant in Zhangye, China

LDK Solar has signed an engineering, procurement and construction contract for a solar project in Zhangye, China with Guodian Longyuan Zhangye New Energy.

Sunpreme receives $50M funding for solar cell facility in China

Sunpreme has closed over $50 million in loans to fund the construction of solar facility in Jiaxing, China.

Ratings on Shikoku Electric & J-Power lowered to 'A+'

Standard & Poor's lowered its ratings on Shikoku Electric and J-Power to 'A+' from 'AA-'

Coal India asks for lower FY12 production target

Coal India has asked the government to scale down its production target for the 2011-12 financial year to 448 million tonnes from 452 MT.

Coal ministry seeks dispatching of NTPC’s coal

India's coal ministry has asked the power ministry for the dispatch of NTPC’s more than one million tonnes of imported coal, lying at the ports.

Investment board approves cost estimate for THDC's 1000 MW PSP

The Public Investment Board have accorded its investment approval forTHDC's 1000 MW Tehri pumped storage plant at an estimated cost of Rs 2978.86 crore at April 2010 price levels.

Public hearing notice issued for 3000 MW Dibang hydro plant

NHPC is realizing prgress in obtaining all the necessary clearances for its 3000 MW Dibang hydroelectric project.

NHPC still unable to get forest clearance for 520 MW hydropower plant

NHPC has yet to receive forest clearance for its 520 MW Teesta-IV hydro electric project from the Ministry of Environment and Forests.

17 new Indian power assets commissioned in Sept

A total of seventeen new Indian power assets were commissioned in September, according to the Central Electricity Authority.

4th Singapore International Energy Week to be held from October 31 to November 4

Attend comprehensive conferences, exhibitions, and lectures of top people such as Mr Nobuo Tanaka, former Executive Director of the International Energy Agency.

Renewable energy fair to be held in Hanoi next March

Vietnam's National Agency for Science and Technology Information will collaborate with Germany's International Exhibition and Fair Service Company to organise a renewable energy fair in Hanoi next March.