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GE’s new capacitor banks to improve power efficiency in Vietnam

The Fixed Series Compensation system delivers higher efficiency by increasing the capacity of the existing power line infrastructure.

GE’s new capacitor banks to improve power efficiency in Vietnam

The Fixed Series Compensation system delivers higher efficiency by increasing the capacity of the existing power line infrastructure.

Tohoku Electric restarts thermal power plant after replacing pipe

Tohoku Electric restarted the operation of its No. 2 power generator at its thermal plant in the city of Akita after replacing a cracked pipe...

Semirara Mining acquires loan for Filipino coal plant expansion

Semirara Mining will receive a PHP14bn ($329.27m) loan to finance the construction of two generating units next to its coal plant in Batangas in...

PTT signs agreement with IRPC

Energy firm PTT has signed an agreement with IRPC to invest THB6bn ($200m) in a solar power plant in Thailand. The company will take six months to...

Pakistan gets Turkish help to set up power units

A 10-member delegation from Turkey comprising three experts from three prominent government organizations  arrived in Pakistan to assist in...

Nepal developing 2,000 MW hydro projects

Hydro projects worth in Nepal with a total capacity of 2,007 MW capacity are in the pipeline.

Bangladesh to install 750MW Kodda plant by 2014

The government of Bangladesh in a joint venture with Bahrain will install a 750MW power plant at Kodda in Gazipur by 2014.

Vietnam eyes 2013 completion of Pleiku-Cau Bong transmission line

The government of Vietnam asked the local authorities to create favourable conditions for the Pleiku to Cau Bong  transmission line project’s...

India's biggest solar park project gets $356M funding

What would be India’s biggest solar park will receive a 250 million euros or $356 million loan from KfW Entwicklungsbank of Germany.

Son La hydropower's 3rd turbine operational on Aug 25

The third turbine of Son La hydropower plant with designed capacity of 400 MW had been put into idle operation successfully.

NHPC overshoots target plan for Teesta Low Dam-III HEP

NHPC exceeded the target for all power house works of the Teesta Low Dam-III hydroelectric project for the month of July 2011.

Indian hydro project gets $648M World Bank loan

THDC India's 444MW hydro power project on Alaknanda River in Uttarakhand, India will get a $648 million loan from the World Bank.

Petrovietnam secures $95M loan to build coal-fired plant

Petrovietnam has secured a $95 million loan to build a $1.6 billion coal-fired power plant in central Vietnam.

Vietnam's KST Energy taps Russia's Energoproekt for thermal power project

KST Energy and Russia’s Energoproekt Company signed a contract to perform a feasibility study for building a thermal power plant near the proposed...

Tie ups to allow Malaysian firms to tap India’s energy sector

With the Indian power sector projected to attract a total investment of US$300 billion or RM885 billion by 2017, Malaysian power companies are...

Suu Kyi appeals for dam project review on ecological grounds

Burma's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi appealed for a review of the ongoing dam projects in Kachin State.

Laos seeks new investors for 4 Saravan hydropower projects

Saravan provincial authorities will cancel four of nine planned small-scale hydropower plant projects due to lack of progress for almost 18 months...