Regulation

CEM expects Macao's power consumption to rise 5%

CEM predicted that Macau's total power consumption will rise up to 5%.

CEM expects Macao's power consumption to rise 5%

CEM predicted that Macau's total power consumption will rise up to 5%.

Tibet's 30MW solar facility begins operations

A 30MW solar plant in Tibet has commenced commercial operations.

Japan to evaluate stress capacity of nuclear reactors

Japan will conduct stress tests on all its nuclear reactors.

India Environment Minister disapproves mining on Morga-II

India Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh has rejected forest clearance to another project, saying it is in “no-go” core area and lacks low-emission...

Three Gorges Dam has expensive problems Dam has expensive problems

Silt stopped and stored by the Three Gorges Dam is creating riverbank collapses in the lower reaches of the Yangtze, a hydraulic expert told the...

Tata Power achieves full load generation for unit 1 of Maithon RBTPP

Tata Power  completed coal firing in unit 1 of 1050 MW Maithon Right Bank Thermal Power Project in Dhanbad, state of Jharkhand.

Mongolia allows Chinese, U.S. firms to develop key coal deposit

Mongolia has selected Chinese and U.S. firms as partners in jointly developing its lucrative Tavan Tolgoi coal deposit.

China is world's top investor in renewable energy, says study

China is now the world leader in renewable energy investment according to the "Global Trends in Renewable Energy Investment 2011."

India's Ministry of Power releases projections on capacity addition

The 17th Electrical Power Survey Reports determined that with a peak load of 152746 MW, the energy requirement stands at 968659 MU.

NHPC surpasses generation target for the 1st quarter

The National Hydroelectric Power Corporation has again surpassed the 'Excellent' MoU generation target for the period April 2011-June 2011.

NTPC asked to close plant due to poor fly ash disposal

The Orissa government has asked state-run NTPC to completely shut down the 2,000 Mw stage-II of Talcher Super Thermal Power Station, amid concerns...

Aspire raises Mongolian coal output target

Aspire Mining raised the production target for its wholly-owned Ovoot coking coal project in Mongolia to 12 million mt/year.

Japan restricts electricity consumption

Japan began restricting electricity consumption in the Tokyo and Tohoku regions, more than three months after a  meltdown of nuclear reactors at the...

North Eastern Indian states to strengthen renewable energy programme

India's Minister of New and Renewable Energy Dr. Farooq Abdullah called upon the power ministers of North Eastern states to maximize use of renewable...

Amabassador: India-Japan nuclear cooperation unhampered by Fukushima

Japan said the Fukushima nuclear incident will not hamper its ongoing negotiations for a civil nuclear cooperation agreement with India.

India devises rating system for power firms

India's Ministry of Power has devised a new system of rating for state power utilities to incentivise/disincentivise the distribution entities in...

Bangladesh creates master plan to bring electricity to all by 2021

The government of Bangladesh has undertaken a master plan under the Vision-2021 to reach electricity facilities to every village of the country.