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Home2017August

Month: August 2017

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Twenty one TPPs found to be in violation of environmental norms by CPCB

August 31, 2017

According to an assessment by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), around 21 TPPs across the country are non-compliant with the environmental norms. The projects include the Paras thermal power station (TPS) in Maharashtra, Patratu […]

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Central Sector

Parliamentary Standing Committee on Energy defines village electrification

August 31, 2017

According to a report by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Energy, a village should be considered as electrified only if all households in the village have access to power, contrary to the government’s prescribed threshold […]

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Central Sector

Russia’s ASE Group Russia and NPCIL sign contracts for Kudankulam project’s Units 5 and 6

August 31, 2017

Russia-based ASE Group of Companies and Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited have signed contracts for the construction of Units 5 and 6 of the Kudankulam nuclear power plant. The contract pertains to the supply […]

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Central Sector

EESL issues global tender to procure 5 million smart meters for UP and Haryana

August 31, 2017

Energy Efficiency Services Limited has issued a global tender for procuring 5 million smart meters on behalf of Uttar Pradesh and Haryana. The tender is part of a pilot project under which 4 million smart […]

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International News

Transmission Company of Nigeria receives over $1.55 billion from multilateral donors

August 31, 2017

Nigeria’s state-owned grid developer Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has received more than $1.55 billion from several multilateral donors in order to revive stalled projects and expand its electrical grid. The company has secured this […]

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International News

Uganda and Congo sign preliminary agreement to build 350-km transmission line

August 31, 2017

The governments of Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have signed a preliminary agreement to build a 350 km long transmission line to connect both the countries. The project will enable the transfer […]

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International News

Tanzanian government begins construction of interregional 400kV transmission lines

August 31, 2017

The Tanzanian government is all set to begin construction on 400 kV transmission lines connecting the regions of Mbeya, Sumbawanga, Mpanda, Kigoma and Nyakanazi. The project will be implemented by state-owned Tanzania Electric Supply Company […]

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International News

Bahrain’s Electricity and Water Authority commissions transmission substation at Bahrain International Airport

August 31, 2017

Bahrain’s Electricity and Water Authority has commissioned a new 220 kV transmission substation at the Bahrain International Airport. The substation is part of a strategic plan to provide power required for expansion of the Bahrain […]

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International News

MODON and SEC, Saudi Arabia, commissions 1,000 MVA transmission station at Al-Kharj Industrial City

August 31, 2017

The Saudi Industrial Property Authority (MODON), in collaboration with state-owned Saudi Electricity Company (SEC), has commissioned the 380/132/33/13.8 kV central transmission station having a capacity of 1,000 MVA at the Al-Kharj Industrial City, Saudi Arabia. […]

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International News

Philippine’s NGCP commences work on the Visayas-Mindanao grid connection project

August 31, 2017

The private concessionaire of the Philippines’ high voltage network, the National Grid Corporation of Philippines (NGCP), has commenced work on the Visayas-Mindanao grid connection project at an estimated cost of $1 billion to help establish […]

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International News

Government of Nepal passes Electricity Regulatory Commission Bill, 2017

August 31, 2017

The Nepal government has passed the Electricity Regulatory Commission Bill, 2017, which entails the establishment of the Nepal Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), an independent body to regulate the power sector of the country. The bill […]

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International News

GE signs 12-year agreement with Daya Bay Nuclear Power Operations and Management

August 31, 2017

GE has signed a 12-year agreement with Daya Bay Nuclear Power Operations and Management (DNMC) to help boost reliability of DNMC’s Daya Bay, Ling Dong and Ling Ao nuclear power plants in Dapeng peninsula off the South China Sea […]

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International News

GE Renewable Energy secures contract for 244MW hydro pumped storage station, Israel

August 31, 2017

Israeli utility Star Pumped Storage has awarded a contract to GE Renewable Energy to supply and build the 244 MW (2×172 MW) KokhavHayarden hydro pumped storage station in Israel. GE will design, manufacture, supply and install electromechanical and hydromechanical […]

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International News

Sarawak awards contract for civil works on Balehhydel plant to Chinese-Malaysian JV

August 31, 2017

Sarawak Energy has awarded a contract to the joint venture of China’s Gezhouba Group Company Limited and Malaysia-based Untang Jaya SdnBhd for executing civil works of the 1,285 MW Baleh hydroelectric plant in Malaysia. The […]

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International News

Wartsila secures EPC contract to supply heavy fuel oil engines in Morocco

August 31, 2017

Finnish company Wartsila has won the engineering, procurement and construction contract to supply two heavy fuel oil engines to Morocco’s state utility. The engines will have the capability to use light fuel oil as a […]

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International News

Summit Power International to invest $1 billion in projects in Bangladesh

August 31, 2017

Singapore-based independent power producer (IPP) Summit Power International will invest $1 billion in power generation and LNG supply projects in Bangladesh in the next three years. The IPP will develop a gas-to-power generation facility and an offshore […]

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International News

Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems secures contract to upgrade 750MW Cairo North CCPP Module

August 31, 2017

The Cairo Electricity Production Company, a subsidiary of the Egyptian Electricity Holding Company (EEHC), has awarded a contract to Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems (MHPS) to upgrade the 750 MW Cairo North CCPP Module I located 20 […]

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International News

K-Electric to develop 900MW CCPP at Bin Qasim Power Station Complex

August 31, 2017

Pakistan’s vertically integrated electric energy corporation K-Electric has received approval from its board of directors for the development of a 900 MW (2×450 MW) combined cycle power plant (CCPP) at the Bin Qasim Power Station Complex […]

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International News

Indonesia’s ENMP to develop 600 MW gas-fired power plant in South Sulawesi

August 31, 2017

Indonesia-based PT Energi Nusantara MerahPutih (ENMP) will be developing a 600 MW combined cycle gas-fired power plant in the Bantaeng Industrial Estate, South Sulawesi, Indonesia. ENMP has signed a heads of agreement for the same with the industrial […]

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International News

Siemens secures contract from Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company for two new substations

August 31, 2017

The Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company has awarded the contract for construction of two new 500/220 kV substations in the Delta region to Siemens. The two new substations – Samanoud and AboulMatameer – will transmit electricity […]

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