LJUNGSTRÖM, a division of the ARVOS Group, has set up a new air preheater manufacturing facility at Mahindra World City, Chennai. With a production capacity of 16,000 metric tonnes per annum, and an upgraded state-of-the-art […]
Total power generation stood at 109.18 BUs in January 2018. At around 37.76 BUs and 33.11 BUs, the central and state sectors respectively accounted for the major share in conventional power generation. Meanwhile, renewable energy […]
The Chinese government has approved the development of a ±800 kV HVDC superhighway transmission line in the Qinghai plateau. The 1,600 km long line will extend across five provinces from the plateau in the northwest to […]
Bangladesh-based independent power producer (IPP) Summit Power International (SPI) has signed an MoU with Japan’s Mitsubishi to develop a liquefied natural gas (LNG)-to-power project at Matarbari in Bangladesh. The project will be jointly built by […]
State-owned Ashuganj Power Station Company Limited (APSCL) has signed an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract with a Chinese consortium for the installation of a 420 MW CCPP in Bangladesh. Under the contract, the two […]
GLP, the leading global provider of modern logistics and industrial facilities and technology-led solutions, has entered into a joint venture (JV) with Toronto-based alternative assets manager Brookfield Asset Management to build rooftop solar plants on […]
The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has started construction of the 700 MW concentrated solar power (CSP) plant in the United Arab Emirates. The project, which is one of the largest CSP projects in […]
The Spanish renewable energy project developer Acciona S.A. has commenced construction on three large-scale photovoltaic power plants in Egypt, in cooperation with Saudi investment banking firm Swicorp. The plants, which will have an aggregate capacity […]
State-owned Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company (EETC) has awarded a Euro 1.24 billion EPC contract to Elsewedy Electric T&D for the construction of a 500 kV substation. Elsewedy is expected to complete the construction of the […]
Swedish-Swiss company ABB has received an order from South Korea’s Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) to supply innovative series compensation technology that will help strengthen long-distance transmission and provide more reliable power to the north-eastern […]
The trade ministry of South Korea has decided to shut down five coal-fired power plants with an aggregate capacity of 2.32 GW for four months starting March 2018. The decision has been taken as part […]
US-based General Electric’s (GE) power services business has signed a multi-year agreement with Malaysia-based Southern Power Generation (SPG) for its 1,440 MW CCPP in Johor, Malaysia. Under the 21-year agreement, GE will deliver services solutions […]
The Samsung C&T Corporation has received an EPC contract worth $1 billion from PT JawaSatu Power to build a 1,760 MW CCPP in Cilamaya, Indonesia. Samsung C&T has formed a consortium with GE and PT […]
The state-owned power utility of Indonesia PT PLN cancelled the allocation of 22,000 MW of power projects on account of low electricity demand in 2017. In its electricity procurement business plan for the year 2017-26, […]
Pakistan-based IPP Punjab Thermal Power Private Limited has awarded a 12-year service contract to Siemens for the 1.3 MW Punjab gas-based power plant at Jhang in Pakistan. Under the agreement, Siemens will provide maintenance, repair […]
Sri Lanka’s state-owned Ceylon Electricity Board has awarded a contract worth LKR 5.8 billion to the China National Cable Engineering Corporation for the construction of the 220 kV Polpitiya–Hambantota transmission line. The line is a […]
TPI Composites, Inc. (TPI), a US-based manufacturer of composite wind blades, has signed a multiyear supply agreement with Danish wind turbine manufacturer Vestas Wind Systems. Under the agreement, TPI will provide blades for the Vestas […]
The Beijing-based Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has agreed to provide a loan of up to $60 million for a 220 MW CCPP in Barisal district, Bangladesh. The CCPP is a greenfield project, which will […]
Finland-based manufacturer Wartsila Corporation has signed a contract with Baraka Shikalbaha Power Limited, a private sector energy provider, for delivering equipment for a 105 MW power plant to be located in Shikalbaha, Bangladesh. The contract […]
Thailand’s Electricity Generation Public Company Limited (EGCO Group) is planning to invest $382 million in three overseas power plants with an aggregate capacity of 55 MW. These plants include two hydropower projects in Laos and […]
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