Malaysia’s rising appetite for coal for its power plants may put it in competition with rivals in the future as global demand for the black fuel is expected to surge. 

Analysts looking at Malaysia’s long-term strategy to burn coal for a significant part of its power generation say as demand for coal increases in the future, Malaysia’s traditional suppliers may not be able to supply the fuel it needs at a g ...

Vietnam Electricity Group (EVN) will purchase electricity from biomass power projects at the price of VND1,170 per kWh or 5.6 U.S. cents exclusive of VAT and is adjusted based on foreign exchange rate. This is the content of the fourth draft on the supporting mechanism for biomass power projects in Vietnam that the Ministry of Industry and Trade put up for public comments on Tuesday. The price, which is pro ...

A group of four engineers from South Korea's state-run power company was set to visit Kaesong Tuesday, a company official said, one day before Seoul and Pyongyang hold talks on normalizing a joint industrial complex in the North Korean city. The engineers will check the power supply system in Kaesong, which has mostly been shut down since the North suspended the operation of the Kaesong complex in late Apri ...

  Ming Yang are working on a design for a 12 MW wind turbine. The company said the design was at an early stage and the company was unable to reveal further details. The 12MW SCD model is listed on the company's website. Last week Ming Yang launched a 6.5MW SCD prototype featuring a permanent magnetic synchronous generator. The machine has been designed for the typhoon environment in China's offshore a ...

In an another blow to Pakistan's water interests, India has started constructing the Ratle Hydropower Dam project with a capacity to generate 850MW of electricity on Pakistan's Chenab River, in violation of the Indus Waters Treaty. Pakistan has already objected to this dam, which will be three times larger than the Baglihar Hydropower Dam. Mirza Asif Baig, Commissioner of Pakistan Commission of Indus Water, ...

Trevor Farrant's argues that the Port Stanvac desalination plant is a costly white elephant, whilst Water Minister Ian Hunter argues that it is a crucial piece of future-proofing infrastructure. The Case Against; Trever Farrant The desal plant doesn't have as many holes in it as the recently published purported history of the plant that credits Mike Rann as the champion of desalination. In fact, it was stol ...

Thin-film photovoltaic manufacturer Ascent Solar is forming a joint venture with the government of the Municipal City of Suqian in Jiangsu Province, China to produce their modules in the Asian country. The agreement between the company and the municipal government covers a multi-faceted, three-phase project over the next six years. The first phase of this would include the establishment of a facility to pro ...

Although various alternative technologies are being developed, the large-scale desalination of seawater typically involves forcing it through a membrane that allows the water to pass through, but that traps the salt. These membranes can be costly, they can get fouled, and powerful pumps are required to push the water through. Now, however, scientists from the University of Texas at Austin and Germany’s Univ ...

The Kerala Water Authority has invited e-tender for 'running contract', the area-wise annual pipeline maintenance contract for the city. The total cost expected for the maintenance of the distribution pipes in the city is pegged at Rs 1.8 crore. The water pipeline network in the city, notorious for recurrent bursts, needs constant maintenance. However, most of the running contractors do not have the experti ...

Thailand has agreed to provide energy assistance for Myanmar in its preparations for the 27th SEA Games in Yangon. Two power plants will be constructed in Myanmar with support from Thailand. According to Energy Minister Pongsak Raktapongpaisarn, Myanmar has abundant natural resources such as coal and natural gas but lacks technological expertise and proficient human resources needed for the power plant cons ...