Regulation

Power Grid commissions transmission lines for Mundra UMPP

State owned Power Grid Corporation of India (PGCIL) said that it had commissioned the transmission system for two units of the Mundra Ultra Mega...

Power Grid commissions transmission lines for Mundra UMPP

State owned Power Grid Corporation of India (PGCIL) said that it had commissioned the transmission system for two units of the Mundra Ultra Mega...

US $150 million US financing for solar power in India

The Board of Directors of the United States Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) has recently announced a $150 million financing to expand...

China separates power grids from other businesses

China electricity industry has been restructured by separating the design and construction businesses from power grids and firms and establishing two...

Burmese government halts Myitsone Dam

The Burmese government has suspended a highly controversial hydroelectric dam project due to growing public opposition.

Nuclear seaps back into favour as Japan begins energy

Former Japanese prime minister Naoto Kan concluded in March that nuclear power was no longer worth the risk after the world's worst nuclear accident...

Pro-nuclear groups in Japan fight back

Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's month-old government begins debate on Japan's energy policy, but Noda has already signalled that nuclear power could...

TEPCO expects top meet winter demand with % leeway

Tokyo Electric Power Co expects to be able to supply 53,000 megawatts of power this winter, around 6 percent of a meet projected peak demand of about...

GE Hitachi calls for shut-down tests on reactors

E Hitachi told nuclear operators to conduct tests to determine what conditions would prevent the reactors from shutting safely during an earth quake...

South Korea to pursue more high-calorific coal

South Korea will instruct domestic utilities to secure high calorific steaming coal to prevent blackouts in winter, the economy ministry said.

EVN ties up with Japanese group for Vietnam nuclear plant

A Japanese consortium and state utility Vietnam Electricity has signed an agreement to cooperate on the Ninh Thuan 2 nuclear power plant project in...

Tohoku Electric to triple wind capacity by 2020

Tohoku Electric Power Co aims to accept more than triple the capacity of wind power to its grid at 2 gigawatts by 2020.

Power Grid commissions transmission lines for Mundra UMPP

Power Grid Corporation of India has commissioned the transmission system for two units of the Mundra Ultra Mega Power Project in Gujarat.

China to tighten emission standards for thermal plants

China will tighten emission standards for thermal power plants to curb worsening environmental degradation.

Chinese regions face winter power shortage-NEA

Some Chinese regions will face a shortage of power in winter due to strong demand growth and low water storage, reports Reuters.

Japan advances nuke plans with Vietnam

The Japan Atomic Energy Co agreed to conduct a feasibility study in building Vietnam's first nuclear power plant.

Jiangxi province to impose higher charges on energy-guzzlers

The local government of China's Jiangxi province will be charging higher electricity prices on energy guzzlers, amid a national drive for energy...

Vietnam explores possibilities in renewable energy

Vietnam has created development strategies to fully exploit the potential of renewable energy. According to HCM city power development plan 2011...