India

Numerous gas-based plants in India are running at sub-optimal plant load factor levels due to shortages.

Villagers in Himachal Pradesh's Kullu district are protesting against the building of the World Bank funded 775 MW Luhri hydro electric project. Around 78 villages are to be affected by the 38 km long twin tunnels proposed to be built by the state run Sutlej Jal Vidyut Nigam Ltd. They said the power company building the project should first seek the required green clearances . Green activists claimed that the project is completely killing the free flowing of Sutlej river over a stretch of 50 km. "The local village council has passed a resolution for stopping the testing work in the area as this is in violation of the forest rights act," they claim . "We have noticed in all such projects in the state the construction of tunnels are responsible for drying up of natural water sources around them , we don't want this to happen here ," said Nek Ram Sharma of the Sutlej Jan Sangarsh Samiti.

Pakistan plans to build two coastal nuclear power plants with a capacity of 1,000 MW each in Karachi.

Mobil SHC-branded synthetic lubricants and Mobil DTE-branded turbine oils were showcased at the 2012 POWER-GEN India & Central Asia held recently.

India’s new atomic energy boss will push for more nuclear power.

Gamesa announced that said it is planning to sell 700-MW turbines in India by December.

State-run NHPC intends to prequalify companies for the civil works with respect to its 4x130 MW Teesta hydro-electric project (Stage-IV)

Alstom T&D India has commissioned the eBoP package for the 2x660 MW power plant, located at Salaya in the Jamnagar district of Gujarat.

Alstom T&D India, the market leader in electrical Balance of Plant (eBoP) domain, has successfully commissioned the eBoP package for the

BGR Energy has won Rs 1,855 crore order from Meja Urja Nigam Pvt Ltd for supply of super- critical boilers.

The world’s fifth largest maker of wind turbines needs to repay foreign currency convertible bonds of US$360 million in June and US$207 million in October.

Erratic supply of electricity caused the people of the district of Pabnaq in Bangladesh to turn to solar power.

Pakistan plans to raise power tariffs by 12% to bridge the gap between the cost of service and the power purchase price.

The Pakistan government’s failure to pay IPPs as per agreements has made day-to-day operations difficult, said higher officials of IPP’s.

As many as 24 hydro power projects, having capacity above 25 MW, are pending for want of environmental and forest clearances, Minister of State

"It's ten on last count...everyday they are doing," Zohra Chatterjee, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Coal, told reporters on the sidelines