India

NTPC has placed a Rs 1,143 crore order with BHEL for supply and installation of the main plant package at a 500MW thermal power unit in Madhya Pradesh.

Bangladesh's cabinet committee on purchase has awarded the Bibiyana-3 gas-fired power plant project to consortium of Marubeni Corporation and Hyundai Engineering.

Bangladesh hopes to construct a 335MW gas-based power plant that could be 50 percent more energy efficient than conventional ones.

Tata Power wants to undertake co-development of large hydel projects in Bhutan and sell power to India for domestic electricity market.

India's electricity generation forApril shows an impressive generation of 74,725.25 MU, which is 104.02% based on its programme targets of 71,838 MU.

Details of a joint venture company for developing 770 MW Chamkharchhu-1 hydro power project will be finalized soon between NHPC and the Bhutan government.

Bangladesh has offered uninterrupted power supply to manufacturing and export-oriented firms from June 1 for higher charges.

Two units of 2,400 MW gas-based Samalkot power plant in Andhra Pradesh are now awaiting gas allocation from pooled domestic and imported sources.

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Public sector Hathazari Peking Power Plant (HPPP) was fined of Tk.10 lakh for alleged pollution of the water of Halda River recently through dumping effluents of the plant.

One of India's largest private sector power companies, Reliance Power Limited (RPL) currently has three projects worth a total capacity of 6,960 MW under construction. These include two coal based projects, one in Madhya Pradesh and another in Maharashtra, and one gas based project in Andhra Pradesh which is the country's largest gas-based power project. The website carries here, for reference purposes, details of these projects with regards to the project name, capacity and status of development. 8Butibori thermal power plant (600 MW): Steam blowing has been completed for the first 300 MW unit in Maharashtra and the unit is expected to be synchronized in this quarter. 8Samalkot power project (2,400 MW): Two of the gas turbines of the project have been synchronized while two more gas turbines have been tested at full speed no load (FSNL) 8Sasan ultra mega power project (3,960 MW): Boiler hydro test of the first 660 MW unit has been successfully completed. This unit is expected to be commissioned ahead of schedule by December 2012.

One of India's largest private sector power companies, Reliance Power Limited (RPL) currently has three projects worth a total capacity of 6,960 MW under construction. These include two coal based projects, one in Madhya Pradesh and another in Maharashtra, and one gas based project in Andhra Pradesh which is the country's largest gas-based power project. The website carries here, for reference purposes, details of these projects with regards to the project name, capacity and status of development. 8Butibori thermal power plant (600 MW): Steam blowing has been completed for the first 300 MW unit in Maharashtra and the unit is expected to be synchronized in this quarter. 8Samalkot power project (2,400 MW): Two of the gas turbines of the project have been synchronized while two more gas turbines have been tested at full speed no load (FSNL) 8Sasan ultra mega power project (3,960 MW): Boiler hydro test of the first 660 MW unit has been successfully completed. This unit is expected to be commissioned ahead of schedule by December 2012.  

May 24: Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) has plans to put up about hundred off-grid solar power plants at various retail outlets during the current financial year. The aim is to replace diesel used for power generation. 8Such off-grid solar photo-voltaic systems have already been installed at 69 retail outlets of the state-run company. In addition, two solar power plants have also been installed at pipeline headquarters in Noida and the R&D centre in Faridabad, with an individual capacity of 75 KWp and 35 KWp, respectively. 8Indian Oil has also won the competitive bid for setting up a 5 MW solar power plant in the state of Rajasthan under Jawaharlal Nehru Solar Mission of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy. The project is under implementation and is likely to be commissioned soon. 8IOC seems to be working towards diversification of its portfolio in renewable energy. The company is implementing a 48.3 MW wind power project in the state of Andhra Pradesh and another one of its projects-- the 21 MW wind project in Gujarat-- has completed almost three years of continuous operation since commissioning in January 2009.

The 1,400 MW nuclear power plant of NPCIL-Indian IOC Nuclear Power Corporation Limited, a joint venture between the two PSUs is expected to become commercially operational by 2016-17. Currently, the civil construction of the project is in progress. 8Indian Oil's board has approved 26% (Rs 961 crore) equity partnership for setting up the power plant in Rawatbhatta, Rajasthan. However, it is possible that IOC may acquire 49 percent stake in the proposed joint venture which will own the seventh and eighth unit of the Rajasthan plant of 700 MW each. 8The project is being set up at a total outlay of Rs 12,000 crore, to be financed in the debt-equity ratio of 70:30. 8Notably, the two state-run companies signed an MoU in November, 2009 and formed the JV company in April, 2011. The MoU covers setting up of nuclear power plants in the country for generation of electricity and any other area as mutually agreed upon.Worried Karnataka CM pleads PMO to help speed up coal linkage allocation for thermal projects  

The growing mismatch between coal requirement and availability in Karnataka has prompted Chief Minister Sadananda Gowda to seek Prime Minister's Office's (PMO) help on expeditious allocation of coal linkages for thermal projects. 8The GoK has further sought the PMO's intervention to issue specific directions to Coal India Limited (CIL) and its subsidiary Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) to immediately resume the coal supply to unit-II of Bellary thermal power station (TPS). 8A total of six TPPs have been undertaken by the state government through Karnataka Power Corporation Limited are in advanced stages of implementation. 8Out of these, two projects, the 1,320 MW Gulbarga TPP and the 1,320 MW Ghataprabha TPP have not been able to proceed with the bidding process due to lack of assurance of coal linkage. 8Once the coal linkage has been allocated by the coal ministry for the above mentioned projects, the successful bidders can submit their Requests for Proposal (RfP) at competitive rates which will benefit the consumers to a large extent. 8Speaking on another issue, Gowda has asked the PMO to request the coal ministry to circulate the list of areas containing coal blocks along with details of reserve price. This information is required to help project developers submit the necessary applications for allotment of coal blocks.

Chairman of Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) Syed Yusuf Hossain on May 20 urged the government, private entrepreneurs, NGOs and donor agencies to make a consortium to promote renewable energy in Bangladesh.