Regulation

ADB lends $36.8M for Pakistan wind farm

ADB will provide Turkish utility Zorlu Enerji Electrik Uretim with a $36.8 million loan to increase the capacity of a wind farm in Pakistan.

ADB lends $36.8M for Pakistan wind farm

ADB will provide Turkish utility Zorlu Enerji Electrik Uretim with a $36.8 million loan to increase the capacity of a wind farm in Pakistan.

Short-term traded electricity in India reach 9%

Out of the total 67079.74 million units of energy generated in India, excluding generation from renewable sources and captive power plants, a total...

Ministry denies Kerala's gas allocation plea

The Ministry of Petroleum rejected Kerala's plea for gas allocation from Reliance's KG-D6 basin for upcoming power plants in the state.

India to draft a geothermal energy policy

India's Ministry of New and Renewable Energy will draft a national geothermal energy policy by the end of March 2011.

China wastes 2.8 billion kWh of wind power

China wasted 2.78 billion kilowatt hours of power generated by its wind farms in a half-year period in 2010.

Simplex may derail timely commissioning of Maithon project

Lapses of Simplex Infrastructure Limited made it difficult for BHEL to ensure commissioning of the  1,050 MW Maithon thermal power project.

Vietnam hands over hydro-power plant to Laos

Vietnam handed over the Sekaman hydropower project No. 1 to Laos for a duration of 30 years.

India's installed generation capacity swells to 170.23 GW

India's installed power generation capacity of the country has surged to 1,70,228.86 MW.

India power generation clocks 5.04% growth

A cumulative growth of 5.04% in Indian energy generation was recorded during the first 10 months of the financial year 2010-11.

Korea's household energy consumption below OECD average

South Korea's average household used much less energy compared to other countries in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.

Albay spared from blackouts

The customers of Albay Electric Cooperative in the Bicol region can heave a sigh of relief because they can be temporarily spared from blackout.

Indonesia to force PLN to buy more geothermal power

The Indonesian government will soon issue a ministerial decree ordering state electricity company PT PLN to buy power produced by geothermal power...

China power generation tops 4.14T KWH In 2010

National power generation volume rose 13.3 percent year-on-year to 4.141 trillion kilowatt hours in 2010. This was announced by the National...

China power consumption hits 4.19T KWH in 2010

China’s power consumption totaled 4.192 trillion kilowatt hours in 2010.

No go yet for Subansiri Upper handover to KSK Energy

India’s power ministry is yet to approve the handover of the 2,000 MW Subansiri Upper HEP to KSK Energy Ventures Limited. The project is set for...

China’s key power plants held 56Mt coal stocks

Coal stockpiled at China’s key power plants amounted to 55.9 million tonnes as of Feb 8, enough for the use of 16 days.

China to import more fuels despite clean energy drive

China will ramp up conventional fuel imports despite accelerating efforts to develop clean, renewable and alternative energy.