Power Utility

Off-line reactors push Kansai Electric to imports Norway LNG

Kansai Electric has bought liquefied natural gas from Norway for the first time, according to a source of Reuters.

Off-line reactors push Kansai Electric to imports Norway LNG

Kansai Electric has bought liquefied natural gas from Norway for the first time, according to a source of Reuters.

ABB wins $71M substations order in India

ABB has won an order worth $71 million from Steel Authority of India Limited to supply a substation package for its Bhilai Steel Plant located in the...

NHPC fed up with BHEL's incompetency

With a string of problems preventing the timely commissioning of the 44 MW Chutak hydro electric project, NHPC has lashed out at BHEL for its laid...

Neo Solar launches new monocrystalline solar cell in Taiwan

Neo Solar Power will showcase its new low-cost, high-efficiency monocrystalline solar cell in an exhibition in Taipei.

Indian developer to use loans to buy SolarWorld panels

Tatith Solar will use the US$19 million direct loan to buy SolarWorld Industries America panels for its 5MW project in Gujarat. The transaction is...

Japan's Chubu Electric seeks power saving in winter

Chubu Electric Power would join other utilities in Japan in asking its customers to keep saving power this winter due to lack of enough surplus to...

Can renewable energy growth continue without storage?

Currently in Australia like much of Asia, the debate about a carbon tax and what form it should take is holding centre stage in both the political...

Renewable energy and the challenges for Asian power markets

Several Asian countries are planning to increase the share of renewable energy sources into their generation mix. China added 18.9 GW of new wind...

Japan's nuclear power plant usage rate fell to 20.6% in September

The average run rate was 66.7% a year ago, according to Reuters.

Brahmaputra seeks gas allotment for proposed 500 MW plant

Brahmaputra Valley Energy and Power has sought allotment of Gas NCV 37519.29 Kacl/SCU.M for their proposed 500 MW gas based power plant at Kathalguri...

Nuvia India targets Rs 120 crore growth by 2014

Nuvia India is eyeing around 20 million euro, around Rs 120 crore, in revenues from the country over the next two to three years.

NLC's 2x500 MW CBP delayed by 18 months

The construction of a 2x500 MW capacity coal based plant in Tamil Nadu is likely to see an extension of a minimum of eighteen months.

Alstom wins Taiwan energy contract

French power and transport engineering group Alstom won several contracts worth around 240 million euros or $322 million to limit emissions from coal...

San Miguel to dispose diesel plant in favor of coal fired plant

San Miguel Corp will not pursue a $1 billion conversion of a 620-megawatt power plant it acquired in 2009 and is now looking to sell it.

Alstom Grid clinches €17m deal with Indonesia's PT PLN

The contract is for the extension of two 500 kV substations at Kembangan and Muara Tawar and delivery of a new 150 kV substation in Muara Tawar.

Nalco to invest Rs 11,450 crore in nuclear power

Nalco plans to diversify into nuclear power investing Rs 11,450 crore. Nalco CMD BL Bagra said his firm has dentified Kakarapar Atomic Power Station...

Alstom launches turbine for low wind sites

Alstom has launched its ECO 122 –a 2.7 Mw onshore wind turbine for the low wind regions.  This new turbine with high power and capacity offers...