The Myanmar and Indian governments have terminated two hydroelectric projects with capacity of 2,080 MW in Myanmar's Chindwin River due to the environmental and social impact. Both the Htamanthi hydropower project with an installed capacity of 1,200 MW and the Shwezaye hydropower project with 880 MW would have been built on the Chindwin River, one of the country's major rivers and the tributary of the Ayeya ...

Japan is expected to become the world’s largest solar energy market this year, with the installation of new solar power systems more than doubling capacity, a recent report by a U.S. research firm says. The domestic solar power market is forecast to reach $19.8 billion (¥1.91 trillion) in 2013, surpassing Germany, which was the biggest market from 2009 to 2012, according to the report by IHS Inc. An estimat ...

The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) will buy electricity from China to ensure the country's power security. The Thai utility authority last week signed an MoU with China Southern Power Grid Co (CSG), the state-owned power transmission and distribution company, to supply electricity from hydroelectric power plants to Thailand. The pact was signed after Thailand suffered supply disruptions ...

Water, for residents of Sholinganallur, has always had a problem of too much or too little. Close to two years after it came under the Chennai Corporation's purview, the zone is set for a major overhaul of the sewage and water distribution system. The Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board, or Metrowater, is undertaking a 136.60-crore comprehensive underground sewerage and water supply project ...

Veolia Environment was awarded a contract for a reverse-osmosis desalination plant on the Arabian Gulf by Marafiq, the Saudi power and water utility for Jubail and Yanbu, al-Riyadh newspaper said without disclosing terms. Citing an announcement by the Royal Commission of Jubail and Yanbu, the paper said Prince Saud bin Abdullah was to sign the contract today in which Sidem France and Sidem Saudi Arabia, uni ...

Although reverse osmosis (RO) membranes have developed to provide nearly 60% of worldwide desalinated water, there remains a large demand for thermal processes despite predictions the technology use will shrink, an industry expert has said. IDE Technologies CEO and president Avshalom Felber said: “Firstly, people have been talking about thermal desalination disappearing for many years and it hasn’t yet. Whi ...

Atlantium Technologies Ltd., a leader in UV water treatment for municipal and industrial applications, announced today at ACE 2013 that its R-200 system has made water disinfection history by being awarded the prestigious US EPA Environmental Technology Verification (ETV) for achieving 4-log virus credit water disinfection – the only UV disinfection system in the world to achieve this distinction, guarantee ...

Australia may be heavily dependent on coal for energy but in 2020, the country is expected to have one of the greenest energy for fuel. Green Energy Markets compiled government data to come up with an analysis of how Australia will be on track to sustain 22% of renewable energy by 2020.  By 2050, the country can achieve 51% sustainability on renewable energy. The rapid growth in solar energy and the gradual ...

The International Finance Corp has stepped up its investment in Chinese water companies and will help them seek opportunities at home and abroad, demonstrating its confidence in China's water sector. Its latest move is providing a $70 million loan to Hong Kong-listed China Everbright International Ltd, a leading investor and operator in environmentally friendly businesses, IFC said last Wednesday in Beijing ...

South Korea's nuclear safety regulator has approved the restart of Hanbit (formerly Yonggwang) unit 3, which has been offline for almost eight months for repairs. The move will ease concerns of power shortages over the coming months. Plant operator Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power (KHNP) shut down the 1000 MWe Hanbit 3 for scheduled maintenance and refuelling in October 2012. It was kept offline for the repair ...