Power Utility

Taiwan girds for higher electricity prices

Rate increases to be scheduled every year instead of every three months.

Japan's Marubeni selling stake in Australian power plant

Marubeni Corp. is seeking a buyer for its 30% stake in the Millmerran Power Station in Queensland, Australia.

Vietnam’s new hydropower stature

December 23, 2012 marks a milestone in the history of the Son La Hydropower Plant as the day it officially began operations three years ahead of...

Vietnam's electricity output surpasses 10.12 billion kWh in January

Electricity of Vietnam announced it produced and purchased an estimated 10.12 billion kWh in the first month of this year.

BHEL wins supply contract for Indian supercritical thermal power project

BHEL will supply a steam generator package for the 1,980MW Nabinagar Supercritical Thermal Power Project.

Hydro Tasmania eyes renewable projects in Australian mainland

Hydro Tasmania hopes to develop renewable energy projects outside Tasmania.

Vietnam to spend US$811 million to improve power transmission

Funds will go to over 100 projects to begin this year.

PASAR to build own power plant

The Philippines’ only copper smelter and refiner wants to build a 200 megawatt coal-fired plant.

TEPCO turns to Louisiana for LNG

Deal seen as a prelude to purchase of shale gas by Japan for its power plants.

Find out what South Korea has to hurdle in the power industry

Get the update from senior-level government officials.

China seen overtaking US as largest smart grid market

Global investments in smart grid technologies increased by seven percent in 2012 to $13.9 billion.

Here's what's going on in Indonesia's power industry

What could be the latest in power generation and distribution?

S.Korea attempts to revamp nuclear industry image

Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power is inviting foreign media on a tour of its original nuclear plant site.

After hydro, India's BHEL targets Vietnam's thermal, gas plant markets

India's leading power equipment maker has commissioned the first unit of the 2×100 MW Nam Chien hydro project.

China Power predicts record profit

Optimism is based on higher hydropower output.

Korean firm to produce smart grid communication chips

A Korean fabless semiconductor company will produce high-performance chips for the smart grid Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI).