India

Successfully synchronised with the Bawana Grid, the 54 KW Tail End Grid Connected Solar Photovoltaic Unit has been commissioned at Pooth Khurd.

The construction of the 765/400/220 kV Gaya substation, the largest in the State of Bihar, has commenced.

Proceeds of Jindal Power's estimated Rs 7,200-crore initial public offer will part finance thermal power expansion projects in Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand.

Westinghouse augmented its engineering resources for the global nuclear energy business with the creation of Westinghouse India Engineering Center. The agreement between Westinghouse Electric and Infotech Enterprises Ltd. indicated that WIEC will be located at Infotech's campus in Hyderabad and will be staffed with Infotech employees dedicated solely to working for Westinghouse. It will lay the foundation for Westinghouse AP1000™ nuclear power plant work in India.

The power producer, which will start trading on the London Stock Exchange May 4, sold 303 million shares at 420 pence each after cutting the price from the 450 to 550 range.

GE and Triveni will design, manufacture, supply, sell and service advanced technology steam turbines in India in the above 30 to 100 MW range. It will target the Indian and worldwide markets.

AMSC will provide more than US$20 million worth of full wind turbine electrical control systems to Ghodawat Energy.

ABB sealed $22 million worth of deals to provide four turnkey substations for the regional grid in northern India.

AREVA has been awarded two contracts worth US$54.3 million for Extra High Voltage turnkey projects in India.

Indian Energy has received in-principle approval for financing of their entire Theni Project from the State Bank of India.

India has finalized the Generation Based Incentive scheme for IPPs in wind power projects with a total cap of 4GW. This was announced by the Ministry for New and Renewable Energy of the Government of India.

Until 2030, wind power will key in providing energy to India's ever growing demand amid an economy which will boom.

AREVA closed a US$194.9 million deal with Maharashtra State Electricity Transmission for the turnkey design and construction of 36 substations.

Until 2030, wind power will key in providing energy to India's ever growing demand amid an economy which will boom.

Wärtsilä has been awarded operations and maintenance agreements by the Nishat Group of Companies for two power plants in Pakistan. The 5-year agreements call for Wärtsilä to operate, maintain, and supply all labour and spare parts for the Nishat Power Limited and Nishat Chunian Power Limited plants. NPL and NCPL are Independent Power Producers supplying electricity to Pakistan's national grid. Each of these two plants will utilize eleven Wärtsilä 18V46 engines and a steam turbine to produce a total electrical output of 200 MWe. Both the NPL & NCPL power plants are located near the city of Lahore, and are scheduled to become operational in the 3rd quarter of 2009 and 1st quarter of 2010, respectively. "Wärtsilä and the Nishat Group have worked together as one team throughout the development of both these projects, which are now undergoing installation and commissioning," said Mr. Mian Mohammad Mansha, Chairman of the Nishat Group. Wärtsilä already has a strong presence in Pakistan, with nearly 1800 MW of Wärtsilä power plants either in operation or under construction. The Nishat O&M orders mean that more than half of this output will be operated and maintained by Wärtsilä's own personnel under O&M agreements. "We have supplied the power plants for several businesses belonging to the Nishat Group, including these two plants. Wärtsilä has an O&M agreement for the 33 MW captive power plant at DG Cement, which is also a part of the Nishat Group," said Christoph Vitzthum, Group Vice President, Wärtsilä Services.  

CLP will expand its renewable portfolio to approximately 450MW with a 99MW wind farm in Tamil Nadu, India.