Leitwind Shriram Manufacturing, an India-European joint venture between Shriram Group and Windfin BV (formerly Leitwind BV) which makes wind electric generators; has received a Rs 346 crore for the supply and installation of machines from Neyveli Lignite Corporation for a a 51 MW wind farm at Kaluneerkulam near Tirunelveli in Tamil Nadu. This order follows Leitwind's recent completion of the supply, erectio ...

Welspun Energy Ltd commissioned a 20 mw wind power project in Jaisalmer district, Rajasthan. Developed within three months, the project uses ten wind turbines for generating an average annual net production of 43.1 gw-hour. Welspun Energy Solar Rajasthan Pvt. Ltd., a fully owned subsidiary of the company had signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with the Rajasthan Renewable Energy Corporation Ltd. The pro ...

Germany's Wirsol Solar and Greenpower Capital, through their Japanese JV, have announced the acquisition of a 22 MW utility scale PV installation in Japan. The project was initially developed by Japan's Chikyu Factory Service. The Japanese PV market continues to present opportunities for foreign PV development and financing firms. The latest announcement comes in the form of an acquisition of a project by a ...

Highlighting GE’s technical expertise and regional capabilities in support of the country’s Small Power Producers (SPP) Program, GE and Bangkok-based power plant developer Bangpa-In Cogeneration Ltd, a subsidiary of CK Power Plc., have announced the signing of a $33 million service agreement. Under the agreement, GE will provide inspection and planned maintenance services for 12 years for two GE LM6000-PD a ...

TENAGA Nasional Berhad (TNB) has dropped a hint that the electricity tariff in Malaysia in likely to be revised next year, citing the higher cost of fuel in recent years. The recent statement by TNB's president and chief executive officer suggests that the company is looking into increasing the power tariff while stressing that it will not burden households. TNB's electricity generation uses natural gas, co ...

Four new desalination research projects have been selected for funding under the fifth funding round announced by the National Centre of Excellence in Desalination Australia. Researchers at the universities of Queensland, Victoria and New South Wales and Edith Cowan University in Western Australia will work with international research partners Stanford University (USA), Dow Water & Process Solutions and ...

Orix Corp., a Japanese finance and leasing company, and Kyudenko Corp. began building a 11.7-megawatt solar power station in southwestern Japan. The project in Fukuoka prefecture is expected to start operations in January 2015, the companies said in a statement today. Tokyo-based Orix and Kyudenko, a Fukuoka-based builder of power transmission and transformation facilities, have been working together to bui ...

Indian state-owned electric utility Power Grid Corporation, in consortium with National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) and power distributor BSES, has secured a two-year $21m system upgrade contract from Ethiopian Electric Power Service Corporation (EEPCo). "We have taken over the management of their hydro station, distribution and transmission for system improvement," reported the Press Trust of In ...

Thefts from wind farms are threatening the chances of wind development in Rajasthan, India, despite private investment of more than INR140bn ($2.1bn) from wind companies. The Business Standard reports that wind developer Suzlon has seen the majority of its towers become unusable following the theft of equipment, costing it and other companies INR1.5bn over the last 18 months. The region of Rajasthan – Jaisa ...

Burma Rivers Network welcomes India’s cancellation of Tamanthi Dam, and urges China and Thailand to take similar environmental responsibility. In a statement, the organisation stated: The Burma Rivers Network (BRN) warmly welcomes the Indian government’s recent cancellation of the controversial Tamanthi hydropower dam on the, which was planned for export of electricity to India. BRN urges China and Thailand ...