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Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina formally inaugurated the 100 MW furnace oil-fired Quick Rental Power Plant and laid the foundation of a 335- MW dual-fuel combined cycle power plant at Meghnaghat.

This is based on the global trend towards a greater reliance on renewable energy sources, says Fitch.

Haryana Power is blaming Northern Coalfields Limited for the reduced efficiency of its coal-based thermal power station at Panipat.

The government of Bangladesh has estimated an expenditure of Tk 16,511 crore in power and energy sector in the next fiscal year which was Tk 15,237 crore in the outgoing fiscal.

Hydropower groups in China are lobbying the government to give the green light for suspended plans to build dams in the untapped upper reaches of the Brahmaputra.

South Korea will build a new 2,000 megawatt eco-friendly thermal power plant on its east coast that will not release any carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.

China's top planner asked local authorities and energy enterprises to increase power supplies to meet household demand in summer as the country faces a tight power supply.

Porika Balram Naik, a Member of Parliament (MP) from Andhra Pradesh (AP), has asked the government for natural gas allocation to Agri Gold Projects Limited's 400 MW combined cycle natural gas-based thermal power project (TPP) in the state. To shore up his case, the MP has argued that the group, with a turnover of around Rs 300 crore, already has five bio-mass based power plants operating and has entered into Power Purchase Agreements with APTRANSCO and TATA Power Trading Company Limited. It has also been supplying power to APTRANSCO since 2003. The power project is proposed to be set up over the Vijayawada, Rajahmundry and Kovur areas of the southern state.  

The construction in Seoul, South Korea of a 2,000MW low emissions power plant valued at US$3 billion has been commenced by Korea Sothern Power Company.

Mighty River Power will construct a geothermal plant  in north of Taupo, New Zealand.

Malaysia's Tenaga Nasional will buy 180MW of power from Singapore's PowerSeraya until 15 June.

A total of 7,87,123 villages out of a target of 8,03,100 have been electrified by the state-run power major, NHPC Limited, during the FY 2010-11.

Everbright International's RMB50 million photovoltaic power station in Huaining City, Anhui Province has been connected to the power grid and has started solar power generation.

Adani Power has commissioned the second 660MW supercritical power unit at its 4,620MW coal-based Mundra power plant in Gujarat, India.

China's wind power companies expect to see little impact from the recent news that the country will end industry subsidies. because of the investigation launched seven months ago following complaints from US manufacturers.  

India's Oil and Natural Gas Corporation will build a 726MW gas-based thermal power project in the state of Tripura.