NLC India Limited has issued a revised tender to set up a 28 MWh solar-plus-battery storage project in the Andaman & Nicobar Islands. The project entails the installation of a 20 MW grid-connected solar PV […]
Chenab Valley Power Projects Private Limited (CVPPPL) has awarded the contract for civil works of the 1,000 MW Pakul Dul hydroelectric power project to a JV of Afcons Infrastructure Limited and Jaiprakash Associates Limited, at […]
Diu has become the first union territory in India to have surplus energy and run 100 per cent on solar energy. The union territory generates 13 MW of electricity from solar power plants, of which […]
One of the key points on the government’s agenda this month was the issue of stressed assets. The power minister held a meeting with heads of leading independent power producers (IPPs) to discuss various issues […]
Indian power system operators are facing the challenge of rapidly integrating a large quantum of infirm renewable energy under a tight system frequency regime. Even with the best of forecasting and scheduling practices, imbalances are […]
Given the challenges associated with upcoming hydropower projects, the pace of project development has become not just slower but also costlier in recent years. In this context, renovation, modernisation, uprating and life extension (RMU&LE) of […]
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 […]
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