India

India’s largest solar plant completed by Feb 2012

India’s largest solar plant completed by Feb 2012

Lanco Infratech and juwi Holding have won a contract to build India’s largest solar system in the city of Dhule.

NEEPCO signs PPAs for Agartala GT plant

NEEPCO has signed PPAs with Assam PDCL, Electricity Department, Mizoram and Tripura State Electricity Corporation Limited for its 52 MW Agartala Gas Turbine extension power project in Tripura.

Myhanmar hydroelectric project may be shelved

NHPC's 642 MW Shwezaye hydroelectric project in Myanmar is in danger of being shelved.

Tamanthi hydroelectric project no longer commercially unviable

Geological, technical problems and the exhaustive wish list from Myanmar groups have inflated the cost of the Tamanthi hydroelectric project to about Rs 17,000 crore

Powertest Asia Orders EFD Induction Bolt Expansion Systems

 Hyderabad-based diagnostic testing specialist Powertest Asia has ordered two EFD Induction bolt expansion systems.

Lanco consortium gets 75MW Maharashtra solar project

Lanco Solar, in consortium with Juwi Renewables, will construct a 75MW photovoltaic facility in Maharashtra, India.

Optimum Power from Perkins Engines

India welcomes a compact and efficient electrical generator as Perkins launched their latest engine in the 4000 Series Electric Power line-up, the 4016-61TRG diesel engine.

RC approves MSEDCL-APML's procurement of 125 MW

The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission approved the PPA between MSEDC and Adani Power for procurement of additional 125 MW under case-1 competitive bidding guidelines.

Energy fair generates MoUs between India and Bangladesh

India Investrade-2011concluded with a pledge to develop the bilateral ties between Bangladesh and India to boost the economic relations between the two next-door neighbors.

India's first waste-to-energy plant to start operations in July

India's first waste-to-energy plant,  will start operations from July.

IBM to help India prepare first smart grid project

IBM has announced collaboration with the Bureau of Energy Efficiency in India to create the country’s first smart grid project.

Indian firm to buy two mines in Australia for US $1.5B

GVK Power & Infrastructure is reportedly in talks to buy two coal mines of an Australian company, Hancock Prospecting Pty.

Gamesa secures $2B contract from Caparo Energy

Gamesa signed a framework agreement with Caparo Energy India to deliver about 2,000MW of wind turbines over the next five years.

GAIL ventures into commercial wind power

GAIL has decided to install commercial wind power projects cumulatively contributing 200 MW to the grid.

Larsen and Toubro gets $7.76B gas-based plant project

PPN Power Generating Company awarded Larsen and Toubreo with a INR350bn or $7.76 billion for the construction of a 1,080MW gas-based power plant in Tamil Nadu, India.

China firms to provide wind turbines for Pakistan project

China Huashui Development and China International Water & Electric  will supply and install wind turbines at the proposed wind farm in Thatta Sindh, Pakistan.

NDPL pegs power purchase requirement at 7,974 MU for FY12

North Delhi Power Limited's power purchase requirements for FY 2011-12 stand at 7,974.04 million units.