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Short-term traded electricity in India reach 9%

Out of the total 67079.74 million units of energy generated in India, excluding generation from renewable sources and captive power plants, a total of  6183.94 MU, or 9.22%, were transacted in the short-term.

Short-term traded electricity in India reach 9%

Out of the total 67079.74 million units of energy generated in India, excluding generation from renewable sources and captive power plants, a total of  6183.94 MU, or 9.22%, were transacted in the short-term.

ABB wins $63M ultrahigh-voltage transformer order in China

ABB won an order worth $63 million from China Southern Power Grid Co. Ltd to design, supply, install and commission 800 kV UHVDC transformers.

Mitsubishi Electric to boost smart community business

Mitsubishi Electric has started establishing the Smart Community Project Group.

Chinese hydropower turbines now being installed

The installations of the world's largest hydroelectric turbine generators have begun at China's Xiangjiaba Dam.

China wastes 2.8 billion kWh of wind power

China wasted 2.78 billion kilowatt hours of power generated by its wind farms in a half-year period in 2010.

Vietnam hands over hydro-power plant to Laos

Vietnam handed over the Sekaman hydropower project No. 1 to Laos for a duration of 30 years.

Spire wins turnkey module line business with Rahimafrooz

Rahimafrooz Renewable Energy has ordered an advanced module manufacturing line with a capacity of 20MW from Spire Corporation. The modules made at the new facility will be used for rural applications.

L&T to build gas-based power plant for GSECL

 L&T will build a gas-based power plant in Gujarat under a US$240 million EPC contract for Gujarat State Electricity Corporation.

Sinovel to unveil China's first 6MW wind turbine

Sinovel Wind Group will finish production of the country's first independently-developed 6-megawatt wind turbine in June.

Wind farm connected to grid in Tianjin

The largest wind farm project in north China's Tianjin Municipality has been connected to grid. It now supplies enough power for 247,500 households a year.

Showa Shell unit begins production at solar cell plant

Japan's Showa Shell unit, Solar Frontier has begun commercial production at its third solar cell plant in southwestern Japan.

Azure Power to construct solar plant in India

Azure Power plans to construct a 10MW solar facility in the state of Meghalaya, India. It has identified West Garo Hills and Ri-Bhoi districts as potential sites for the project.

Moser Baer to procure solar modules from First Solar

Moser Baer selected First Solar to supply 25MW DC of advanced thin-film modules for its solar power generation projects in India.

CR Power to invest in New Energy In Chongqing

CR Power is investigating the feasibility of wind farms in the cities of Wulong, Yuyang, Wuxi, and Chongqing.

Marubeni to construct Bangladesh combined cycle power plant

A US$370 million contract was signed by Marubeni with Electricity Generation Company of Bangladesh.

India's installed generation capacity swells to 170.23 GW

India's installed power generation capacity of the country has surged to 1,70,228.86 MW.

India's power utilities import only 18 MT of coal

Against a coal import target of 35 million tonnes for the current fiscal, the power utilities have imported 18.144 MT as of January 2010.