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Thailand ponders on putting up nuclear power plant

Thailand ponders on putting up nuclear power plant

Thailand energy minister announced that the country will conduct a study on the construction of a nuclear power plant.

Tokyo Gas to invest in Tepco power plant

Tokyo Gas will invest in Tokyo Electric Power Company's $3.9 billion project at the Sodegaura power plant in Chiba, east of Tokyo.

Myanmar to cut gas exports to Thailand to address power shortage

Myanmar is hoping to retain 200 million cubic feet per day of natural gas from the 1 billion cubic feet per day it exports to Thailand.

Gestamp Solar to develop 300MW power plants in Japan

With emphasis on rooftop projects, Gestamp Solar intends to develop 300MW of solar power projects in Japan over three years.

China has huge new estimate for geothermal resources

The government has announced that China's geothermal energy resources amount to 860 trillion tonnes of coal equivalent.

Mytrah Energy targets 5000 MW wind power by 2018

Mytrah Energy Limited plans to build 5000 MWs in India by 2018.

Bangladesh to use GE gas turbines for new power projects

GE will supply Frame 9F 3-series gas turbines for two new power plants in Bangladesh with a total capacity of 675 megawatts. 

Sumitomo in largest clean energy investment in USA

Japan’s Sumitomo Group has bought a fourth of the 550 megawatt Desert Sunlight Solar Farm, now under construction in the Mojave Desert in southern California.

Asian Power Meet to be concluded today in Bangkok

A three-day power conference and exhibition will wrap up October 5 at the Challenger Hall 1, Impact Exhibition & Convention Centre in Bangkok, Thailand.The conference highlights include the joint plenary discussion on strategy and technology trends for a power hungry region, panel discussions on current power developments in finance and investment and on fuel as a driver for choices in power generation as well as POWER-GEN Asia 2012 summary session.At the opening ceremony last October 3, Dr. Norkun Sitthiphong (permanent secretary of the Thailand’s Ministry of Energy), Pongdith Potchana (deputy governor of Corporate Social Responsibility, EGAT, Thailand), and Darryl Wilson (president and chief executive officer of GE Power and Water Aero Products, USA) were invited as presenters/lecturers.Among the topics discussed during the said meet were Steam Turbine Modernization, Emerging Energy Trends, Boiler Modernization, Gas Turbine Fuel Flexibility, Generation Portfolio Choices, Converting Waste-to-Energy Plants from Waste Destruction to Waste Utilization, Generator Life Cycle Technology, Combined Heat and Power, Managing Risks in the Power Sector, and IPP Market Focus, among others. (by Rogelio Constantino Medina)

New turbine in Bac Lieu's wind-power project ready for generation

The 10th turbine in southern Bac Lieu Province's sea wind-power project has been installed.

Obama sued by Chinese firm over wind farms

Ralls Corporation, a Chinese-owned company, has sued U.S. President Barack Obama for blocking its wind farm project purchase deal.

Malaysia’s green projects receive massive bank funding

Malaysia’s national energy research centre said the country will finance over 50% more green projects in 2013 compared to this year.

NEEPCO to execute 10,425MW hydel projects in Arubachal Pradesh

Union power minister Veerappa Moily wants to give state-owned firm NEEPCO a chance to execute 10,425 MW of power projects in Arubachal Pradesh.

Bangladesh rental power hit for increasing electricity prices

Bangladesh electricity prices are increasing due to government projects on quick-rental power.

S.Korea halts operations of 2 malfunctioning nuke reactors

South Korea stopped two nuclear reactors at two separate atomic power plants on Tuesday due to technical problems.

South Korea begins building Abu Dhabi's first nuclear plant

The South Korean firm building Abu Dhabi's first nuclear power plant says it is on track to meet its target date of 2017.

Second Icelandic firm joins Philippine geothermal power project

Icelandic firm H.S. Orka Energy will beef up the technical capability of the local developer of the 49-megawatt Biliran geothermal power project in the Visayas, Philippines.