Private power companies have said the two proposed ultra mega power projects in Odisha and Tamil Nadu, likely to be auctioned by the government within this month, were not ready for bidding as many critical clearances were pending. The process of acquiring private land for one of the proposed projects at Bedhabahal in Odisha has to be started afresh as a new land acquisition act has come in place, Associati ...

Sarawak Energy Bhd (SEB) and its Indonesian counterpart PT PLN(Persero), are on track to complete the construction of their respective transmission line projects by end-2014 to pave the way for the export of renewable energy from Sarawak to West Kalimantan. “Both parties have completed their procurement processes,and PT PLN has secured the required funding for the project,” according to SEB corporate commun ...

NEW electricity price plans that charge different rates by the time of day and could save some Victorian households $150 a year are set for release. Customers are rewarded most for using power late at night, early in the morning and on weekends and pay a ­premium for weekday peak times under optional flexible tariffs to be marketed from Tuesday. Some could face a summer surcharge for using airconditioners a ...

Alstom’s largest hydropower industrial site was inaugurated in Tianjin, China on September 17, 2013 in the presence of Patrick Kron, Chairman and CEO of Alstom, and Jérôme Pécresse, President of Alstom’s Renewable Power Sector. With an investment of €100 million on this new facility, Alstom aims to further tap into China’s increasing hydropower needs and grow its hydropower business throughout the region. T ...

Two of Indonesia's biggest miners are building power stations to reignite coal demand and counter a drop in global prices that has squeezed industry-wide profit margins to their slimmest in a decade and dulled the appeal of exports to top consumer China. Privately owned PT Adaro Energy, Indonesia's second biggest coal miner by revenue, and the government-run PT Bukit Asam are taking the lead in trying to bu ...

French electric equipment supplier Alstom Grid has successfully completed evaluation of 820kV/4500 A transformer and wall bushings for high-voltage direct current (HVDC) converter transformers. Fully type-tested in accordance with international standards, including temperature rise tests, the bushings form part of a major 800 kV HVDC project for State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC). Alstom is under contra ...

The government is seeking regulatory approval of short-term supply contracts between National Power Corp (Napocor) and electricity distributors in the Visayas. In a petition before the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC), state-run Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp (Psalm) said it signed supply deals with 19 distributors in the Visayas. The supply deals will run from June 26 to December 25 ...

State-run Power Grid Corporation has drawn up annual capital expenditure plans worth about $4 billion for the next five years as part of its efforts to strengthen its presence in the transmission business, a top company official said on Wednesday. "As part of our capital expenditure plans for transmission, we spend about Rs. 20,000 crore a year," said R P Sasmal, director of operations at Power Grid Corpora ...

Viessmann Group and Panasonic Corp. have jointly developed a new fuel cell cogeneration system, which will become the first polymer electrolyte fuel cell (PEFC) fuel cell system available for single-family homes in Europe. It will be sold by Viessmann, starting in Germany in April 2014. Panasonic and Viessmann formed a joint development agreement and jointly designed the complete fuel cell system, which inc ...

The Tuaspring 318,500 m3/day desalination plant – Singapore’s second major facility – is set to open next week with an innovative Water Purchase Agreement (WPA) in place between utility PUB and private operator, Hyflux. The 25-year WPA will see Hyflux deliver desalinated water – through a Design, Build, Own and Operate (DBOO) model - at a fixed low price of S$0.45 per cubic metre for the first year. Hyflux ...