Power Utility

Tata Power eyeing 6 projects to boost 5,341 MW addition

Tata Power has 13 projects of capacity worth 5,341 MW under implementation stage which it plans to add to its renewable energy portfolio this fiscal...

Tata Power eyeing 6 projects to boost 5,341 MW addition

Tata Power has 13 projects of capacity worth 5,341 MW under implementation stage which it plans to add to its renewable energy portfolio this fiscal...

Tata completes project ahead of schedule, awaits transmission lines

Power Grid Corp is racing to build transmission lines for Tata Power’s ultra mega power plant in Mundra, whose first unit is ready to start...

Yingli Green to supply modules to Huanghe Hydropower

Yingli Green Energy will supply HUnaghe Hydropower with 30MW of PV modules for a solar project located in Wulan, and 80MW of PV modules for a project...

Unit 1 of Hirono plant in Fukushima gets restarted

TEPCO has restarted the 600MW unit No 1 at its Hirono thermal-power plant in Fukushima prefecture, Japan, which was idled for maintenance after the...

Nathpa Jhakri Hydro Power Station sets new record of electricity generation

The 1500 MW Nathpa Jhakri Hydro Power Station  continues to exceed expectations and has established a new record of 2,650 million units of...

Hydropower in Asia - Let the rivers run

Hydropower Potential in Asia Hydropower constitutes 21% of the world’s electricity generating capacity. The theoretical potential of worldwide...

Why Nuclear is one step back, but two steps forward

Once on the cusp of a renaissance, the nuclear industry now risks being sent back to the dark ages. This is the impression that emerges from much of...

Changing Insurance Conditions for the Operational Power Sector challenge operators

Insurance Conditions for the Operational Power Sector Continue to Change After many years of falling insurance premiums due to fierce competition...

The new paradigm for utility information security: assume your security system has already been breached

In 1990, Steven Covey published the very popular book The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People. With the publication of that book I am certain, Dr...

NTPC asked to shut down plant units over pollution issues

NTPC has been asked to shut down four units of 500MW each at its Talcher super thermal power station in Orissa, India.

China Ming Yang to commercialize super compact drive wind turbines

China Ming Yang  plans to commercialize its 2.5/3.0MW Super Compact Drive prototype wind turbine generator.

Robert Bosch to produce solar panels in Malaysia

Robert Bosch plans to invest MYR2.2 billion or US$727.4m to set up a solar panel manufacturing plant in Penang, Malaysia.

Investment opportunities in Thailand to be showcased in Clean Power Asia 2011

Dr. Twarath Sutabutr will be part of the panel of speakers in 28-30 June.

Off-Grid electricity storage market to grow $3.6 bn to $13.5 bn by 2016

Fuel cells alone will grow from $536 million in 2011 to $1.3 billion, says Lux Research.

Korea nuclear reactor shuts down due to overload

A glitch in the power transmission line caused the nuclear reactor in southeastern South Korea to go offline. The Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co...

Natural gas to overtake coal by 2030 as oil prices enter the ”danger zone”

And Nuclear will fall from 14 % of power generation to just 10 % following Fukushima, the International energy Agency says.

China Datang to use Vestas turbines in Mongolia project

China Datang has given Vestas a new contract to supply 49.3MW of wind turbines for its Dayuanshan wind farm in Wuchuan County, Mongolia.