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The 420MW Macarthur Wind Farm is Vestas’ first major order for the new V112-3.0MW wind turbine.

Sarawak Energy has appointed Limbang-born Marconi Madai, to the position of General Manager, Corporate Risk & Health, Safety and Environment.

The setting in of chill and freezing of glaciers and water bodies in the higher reaches have dipped Himachal Pradesh's hydropower generation, affecting electricity supplies to north Indian states.

India's Coal Ministry said it would make efforts to supply more coal through electronic auction route to power producer NTPC, whose generation had been hit due to acute shortage of the dry fuel.

Trendar Solar signed a deal to construct a 10.8MW rooftop solar PV project for Goldpoly’s facility at the Jinjiang Economic Development Zone.

S-Energy increased its module capacity by 120MW to a total of 350MW in October 2011.

JinkoSolar has restarted solar cell production at its plant in Haining, China after receiving approval by the local Haining government and an appointed panel of experts that remediation work satisfied environmental requirements.

NTT Facilities Inc, a unit of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp , plans to start service offering to monitor and maintain mega solar plants.

Japan's 10 utilities consumed 23 % more LNG in September from a year earlier, reflecting their need to offset a fall in nuclearpower generation to a record low by burning more gas.

Gross capital formation in the electricity sector is down to a level which is nearly one sixth of what was prevailing in the pervious year.

 NHPC is pulling out all stops to ensure that erection of radial gate for bay-6 proceeds smoothly once these hydro mechanical (HM) works are taken up in November 2011.

NHPC is running behind the commissioning schedule for its Uri-II hydro-electric project, with the project now expected to commence commercial operations in December 2011.

The government of India asked coal companies, including major producer Coal India, to step up supply to power stations facing shortage of the dry fuel. This is to ensure that the power generation remains uninterrupted. The development follows an emergency meeting by Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal with senior officials to take a stock of coal availability at the power stations against the backdrop of fewer supplies due to festivals and one day strike by CIL workers. “It is expected that movement of coal to power sector will improve to 145 rakes/day from the current level of 107 rakes/day by October 14, 2011. This will ensure necessary stock build-up at Northern India Power Stations before Diwali,” an official statement said. The minister directed the officials to increase immediately loading of coal from 153 rakes to 180 rakes, out of which 145 rakes should be supplied to the power sector. In the case of North India Power Stations where the average dispatch of coal has been around 36 rakes a day during the current month, Jaiswal directed officials to increase it to 49 rakes per day.

AES Power Solutions unveiled its power electronic factory in India.

PT Bhimasena Power Indonesia will build a 2,000MW coal-fired power plant in Central Java at an estimated cost of US$4 billion.

Tohoku Electric is in talks with utilities from other regions to receive surplus power, in a bid to meet peak-hour demand and avoid rolling blackouts this winter.