Regulation

Lanka calls for revisions in Trincomalee project agreements

Sri Lanka has called for certain changes in the draft power purchase agreement  for the 2x250 MW coal-based Trincomalee power project.

Lanka calls for revisions in Trincomalee project agreements

Sri Lanka has called for certain changes in the draft power purchase agreement  for the 2x250 MW coal-based Trincomalee power project.

MoEF allows 2 gas-fired power projects in Uttarakhand

The Beta Infratech Private Limited's 358 MW gas-based combined cycle power plant at Kashipur has been accorded environmental clearance. The land...

Indonesia interested in power supply from Bakun

Indonesia is interested in getting power supply from the Bakun hydroelectric dam now being built in Sarawak. This was revealed by Second Finance...

NHPC pursues foray into thermal, nuclear power

NHPC will the Ministry of Power once again for obtaining the necessary statutory approvals for its proposed diversification into other power...

Taiwan reduces solar power feed-in tariffs

Taiwan reduced the feed-in tariffs for solar power for 2011 by approximately 30 per cent from 2010 levels. This is due to the falling cost of solar...

Bihar, Jharkhand, Kerala yet to reorganize electricity boards

The States of Bihar, Jharkhand and Kerala are yet to reorganize their electricity boards into distinct corporations.

India's power ministry ridicules safety concern on Subansiri dam

India's Ministry of Power brushed aside the apprehensions of Arunachal Pradesh government about the dam safety of NHPC's 2,000 MW Subansiri.

JinkoSolar joins credit of Chinese PV manufacturers

Bank of China offered a credit facility to JinkoSolar worth approximately US$7.6 billion over a five-year period.

China to invest $121B in nuclear power stations

China will give the go-ahead to ten nuclear power projects during its 12th Five-Year Plan, ending 2015.

Japanese government contemplates cutting FiT

Japan is considering cutting the rate that utilities pay for surplus solar power by 12.5 per cent in April, according to financial newspaper Nikkei...

GE eyes clean energy deals with Chinese partners

GE plans to sign five agreements with Chinese partners this week, totaling more than $2 billion in revenue.

China’s power consumption up 14.6% in 2010

Power consumption in China totaled 4.19 trillion kilowatt hours in 2010. It represents aan increase of 14.56 percent year-on-year.