The concept of a "super-grid" capable of moving huge amounts of electricity over long distances is popular with environmentalists and governments keen to promote the integration of more renewables into the power supply, overcome transmission bottlenecks and bring power to remote communities. "An electricity super-grid could take green electricity produced in one country to another through thousands of kilom ...

IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, is advising a Pakistan-based biogas company on the development of a waste-to-energy plant in the Karachi area, turning a serious environmental problem in to a renewable energy resource. The plant, to be built by Karachi Organic Energy, will convert cow manure into electricity while producing organic fertilizer as a byproduct. IFC will provide KOEL—a joint venture betwe ...

The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) will coordinate a joint effort of the Government of India’s Department of Biotechnology and the European Commission to document biomass production and bio-waste availability in the country. Christened the ‘Sahyog project’, the Indo-European initiative seeks to establish a road map through a joint initiative on what the European Union and its member States could do t ...

Faced with acute shortage of power, the five southern states will press the Centre to ensure adequate coal allocation, particularly to the generating stations in the public sector, in line with the performance of the power utilities. At the southern zonal council meeting involving chief ministers of five southern states on Friday, the states will collectively impress upon Union home minister Sushil Kumar Sh ...

Indonesian government linked company PT Rekayasa Industri was chosen as a contractor of engineering, procurement and construction for a project to convert Arun LNG plant into a receiving terminal. Pertamina has developed the project and invited competing bids in April 2012. Finally it selected Rekayasa among the five participants. However, it will need more time for Pertamina to sign formal EPC contract wit ...

The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) reiterates the need for public solutions to address electricity demand in the country, following frequent disruption of natural gas supply from Myanmar in the past few years. The latest supply disruption took place after Myanmar was shaken by a powerful earthquake early morning of Nov 11. Pongdit Potejana, EGAT spokesman, said that natural gas now acco ...

Protective measures are being put in place by the Korean Electric Power Company (Kepco) to mitigate and prevent more incidents of coal dust affecting residents living near its power plant in Naga City. Last November 13, the Naga city government issued a cease and desist order (CDO) to Kepco for the loading and unloading of coal, after at least 10 residents from Barangay North Poblacion here complained of co ...

Pakistan hopes that the new Chinese leadership will help clear a $448 million loan pledged for the strategically important Neelum Jhelum Hydropower project located in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK). A loan for the 969 MW project had previously been put on the backburner due to a controversy regarding the award of a multibillion rupee project to a Chinese firm. In August 2012, the Supreme Court (SC) of Pakista ...

Hydropower hot spot Bhutan takes a plan to reach hydropower operatives from global arena for better utilization of its untapped potential of over 25,000MW. "With known high potential in hydropower, Bhutan is a place of interest for many big players from the whole globe. It was clearly visible during all our recent business road shows in many countries. It is a good opportunity for Bhutan to utilize foreign ...

Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Co., a South Korean power equipment maker, said it acquired the British water treatment company Enpure Ltd., which is in administration. The purchase is in a bid to boost Doosan’s desalination business. This was reported by the Yonhap news agency, who did not cite the source of the report. Doosan Heavy also didn’t reveal the terms of the deal for Enpure Ltd., which ...