Power Utility

Indian power traders face risk-reward imbalance

Increasing business risks and improving net margins are getting them confused.

Indian power traders face risk-reward imbalance

Increasing business risks and improving net margins are getting them confused.

Tepco to sell stake in wind unit to compensate nuke victims

TEPCO is likely to sell a 20 percent stake in wind power developer Eurus Energy Holdings to trading firm Toyota Tsusho to help raise funds to...

Yingli joins Suntech in response to SolarWorld America’s petition

Yingli says it is unfair to tar all Chinese companies with the same unfair-trading practice brush, and that it will “mount a vigorous defense”.

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...

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...

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-'

Southeast Asia embraces solar power

A number of countries in Southeast Asia such as Thailand, Malaysia, the Philippines and Indonesia have begun to pursue wide-scale investment in solar...

Furukawa Electric to manufacture superconductor materials

Japan's Furukawa Electric Co plans to announce details of its acquisition of a superconductor materials maker, reports Reuters.

Solar panel makers eclipsed by dimming profit margins

Dark clouds are looming as shares of China-based manufactures dropped by up to 70% this year.

Trendar Solar to build 10.8MW rooftop system in Jinjiang

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 launches upgraded module line in Korea

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

Production resumes at JinkoSolar’s Haining plant

JinkoSolar has restarted solar cell production at its plant in Haining, China after receiving approval by the local Haining government and an...

NTT unit to repair big solar plants

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

AES unveil power electronics factory in India

AES Power Solutions unveiled its power electronic factory in India.

Tohoku Electric to seek help from other utilities in winter

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...