Recent reports suggest that Chinese policy makers are studying and researching on detailed measures to dismantle State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC), the state-owned electric power monopoly into five independent companies by region. If the information materializes, there will be six regional power grid companies in China including the existing China Southern Power Grid Company Limited. It is reported tha ...

A venture of Larsen and Toubro Ltd (L&T) and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd (MHI) is evaluating the acquisition of units set up jointly by BGR Energy Systems Ltd and Hitachi Power Europe GmbH, in what could be the harbinger of consolidation in the Indian power generation equipment manufacturing sector, according to two people aware of the development.   The BGR-Hitachi joint ventures (JVs)—one mak ...

This week,  Grant King delivered a presentation hosted by CEDA where he again took aim at the Renewable Energy Target, and also criticised the carbon price as having had little influence over carbon emissions. What would probably raise quite a few eyebrows is the chart below outlining his company's projection of new build wind capacity. According to reports in Fairfax newspapers, King outlined that the RET ...

Residents Downstream of Bundaberg's Paradise Dam have been warned to Anticipate Minor Flooding this week to allow Dam Repairs as water is deliberately released. SunWater will stop the spillway flow and lower the dam level to assess the spillway dissipator - a concrete slab at the foot of the spillway which takes the brunt of overflowing water. An extra 23,000 megalitres per day will be released into the Bur ...

Amid controversy over the legality of hydroelectric projects run in Jammu and Kashmir, NHPC's Finance Director has said that there is no illegality involved whatsoever in the J&K Region Projects. NHPC and J&K government have locked horns over several projects which the former is operating in the state. In a recent article, Mr. Srivastava said that if any political party rakes up the issue of taking ...

After completing land acquisition process, civil works for the proposed Super Thermal Power Plant (STPP) of NTPC at Darlipali in Sundargarh district are likely to be kicked off from Tuesday. The district administration has committed to hand over physical possession of 80 per cent of the required land by Monday. The STPP envisages to set up four units, each of 800 MW capacity at Darlipali of Lefripara block. ...

Perth households will soon be drinking recycled waste water. Western Australia will be the first state to drink recycled water when up to 35 billion litres of treated sewage is pumped into its underground supply each year under a plan to be ticked off by the Barnett Government. Treated sewage has been quietly injected into Perth's aquifers during a trial that ended in December. WaterCorp will advise the Gov ...

National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) Board has approved to pursue the Visayas-Mindanao interconnection project, which could fetch an investment of not less than $300 million. “NGCP Board has approved or given the go signal on Monday to pursue and to bid for the project,” NGCP independent director Francis Chua told reporters in a chance interview. According to Chua, NGCP will look for a consul ...

German manufacturer Siemens has signed to supply six turbines for the 18MW Akita Port wind project on the north-west coast of the Japanese island Honshu. The deal with Japanese wind developer Eurus Energy Holdings Corporation includes the delivery and installation of direct-drive 3MW 101 machines with a rotor diameter of 101 metres. Installation and commissioning is scheduled for summer 2014 and the contrac ...

The first-ever solar power generating projects will be built in Mandalay Region and its power consumption is 150 kyat per unit, Minister Dr. Myint Kyu of Mandalay Region Electric Power and Industry said. “We planned four places for the generation of 1,000 MW. The first place is near Nabuai village, the second in Kabaw Mountain in Kyaukse Township, the third, between Wandwin and Shawpin villages and the last ...