India

Bangladesh's Power Development Board has finalized deals with the Orion Group to set up three coal-fired independent power producer plants at three separate locations.

The Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) on Thursday supported the government’s decision to withdraw the new gas curtailment plan and continue gas supply to Punjab industries for five days a week.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has sought German support for Bangladesh’s power sector, especially in the area of renewable energy.

In a bid to establish transparency, accountability and responsibility in energy business, the Power Division has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with 10 power sector entities on Key Performance Indicators (KPI) for 2012-2013 fiscal.

Russia has offered an investment of $500 million in establishing a transmission system for the Central Asia South Asia 1,000-megawatt power import project.

In spite of current market conditions in India, favourable project economics are set to support coal power as the default baseload capacity option with over $154 billion capex expected between 2012 and 2020

US global financial services firm Morgan Stanley will pay US$210 million for a majority stake in one of India's top wind energy firms.

Essar Energy has synchronised the one of two 255 MW units at its Vadinar Phase 2 power generation project in Gujarat with the transmission grid.

Kerala emphasized it's right to get 266 MW from Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant against Tamil Nadu's claim for the power generated from it.

Reliance Power has synchronised a 300-mw unit of its Butibori thermal power project with the electricity grid.

Wartsila will launch a remote monitoring station in India to popularize its flexible decentralised power plants.

The Manila-based anti-poverty lender Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide US$50 million loans to support setting up of energy-efficient brick kilns in Bangladesh, officials

Bangladesh's quick rental project had totally failed to meet the demand for electricity, according to a ranking member of the country's committee on power.

Materials handling company Bhatia Energy & Minerals Pvt Ltd has proposed to set up a 0.96 mtpa coal washery in Orissa. The total cost of the project has been pegged at

Heavily indebted wind turbine maker Suzlon Energy, Ltd has sold its manufacturing subsidiary in China.

The Cabinet on June 18 approved the draft of Sustainable and Renewable Energy Development Authority Act, 2012