The Australian Energy Market Commission recently published Version 54 of the National Electricity Rules to incorporate the: Schedules 1-4 and Schedule 6 of the National Electricity Amendment (Distribution Network Planning and Expansion Framework) Rule 2012 No.5 National Electricity Amendment (Distribution Losses in Expenditure Forecasts) Rule 2012 No. 7 National Electricity Amendment (Small Generation Aggre ...

Power Grid Corp. of India Ltd. plans to raise $500 million by selling 10-year unsecured bonds, according to a term sheet seen by Dow Jones Newswires. The fixed-rate Reg S notes have an initial price guidance of 245 basis points over comparable U.S. Treasurys, the term sheet shows. Reg S bonds don't need to be registered with the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission. The bonds are to be listed in Singap ...

With an anticipated 17 million users in the first year, the Malaga Metro network will be the seventh to be opened in Spain, after the metros in Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, Bilbao, Palma de Mallorca and Seville. The Malaga Metro is a transportation network for the city of Malaga based on various connected metro lines serviced with tram units. This network, currently under construction, will join various poi ...

SPCG Public Company Limited has announced that it intends to set up off-grid solar power projects for rural populations in Myanmar. The company has significant experience in the solar power sector in the Southeast Asia region. The company is expected to have 240 MW of operational solar power capacity in the region by the end of 2013. It is now planning to enter the new market of Myanmar which could open up ...

It was recently reported that Chinese solar stocks had soared based on market expectation,s that demand in China for alternative energy will continue to grow given the Chinese government's increasing solar capacity targets. Last week, China's National Energy Administration announced its intention to add 10 gigawatts of solar power capacity in 2013, more than twice its current level. China has already begun ...

Mahindra Group company Mahindra EPC is planning to commission over 300 MW of solar power projects over the next two years. "The company is planning to execute over 300 MWp (megawatt photovoltaic) of solar power projects over the next two years," a statement said. "As part of Mahindra Group’s rise philosophy and our commitment to meeting India’s growing energy security needs, we have forayed into the renewab ...

The BEST committee approved Wednesday signing of two agreements, worth up to Rs 963 crore, with private companies to procure solar energy for 25 years. Congress and MNS members on the committee, however, questioned the haste with which chairman Ashok Patil cleared the contracts, and walked out. They wanted the plan deferred to gather more information about the companies. They also wanted a copy of the power ...

MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation, a Korea-based designer and manufacturer of analog and mixed-signal semiconductor products, announced that it now offers a second generation 0.35-micron BCD (Bipolar/CMOS/DMOS) high voltage process technology. This next generation process supports applications from 3.3V to 65V making it ideally suited for DC-DC converters and regulators, Power-over-Ethernet, LED drivers, ...

Global clean power industry stakeholders to gather in Bangkok next April The Clean Power industry is growing rapidly in Asia, and Thailand is at the heart of new regional developments. The 3rd annual Clean Power Asia returns to Bangkok from 29-30 April, and serves to provide updates in the renewable energy space regionally. Clean Power Asia is developed to provide a superior platform for public and private ...

Indonesia will see a massive increase in power supply this year thanks to 19 coal-fired power plants, with a combined operational capacity of 3,620 megawatts (MW). This year’s power supply, if materialized, will be the biggest since the 1998 financial crisis, according to the Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry. The plants are part of the delayed first phase of the 10,000 MW program, launched in 2006, to ...