Game-Changing GE Solution to Help Boost Power Capacity in Asia Pacific Regions with Soaring Energy Demand While Lowering Power Plant Costs Performance Leaps in GE’s 9EMax Gas Turbine Solution to Expand Power Availability for Region’s Energy Demand Growth of 4 Percent Annually Output, Efficiency Increases Can Translate up to $11 Million Annual Impact for Asian Power Plants Solution Can Upgrade Installed Unit ...

The share of renewable energy sources in Kazakhstan’s energy system will reach 3 percent by 2020, Novosti-Kazakhstan reports citing the Astana Solar company. This forecast is included in the plan for the development of alternative and renewable energy sector in Kazakhstan, whose implementation was discussed today in Astana at a seminar on construction of solar power plants in Kazakhstan. In line with the pl ...

National Grid to enter Russia: China and Russia largest power grid planning joint Russia's largest power grid company – Russian Power Grid AG (Rosseti, hereinafter referred to as the Russian network) and China's largest power company State Grid Corporation (SGCC, hereinafter referred to as the national network) will be worth billions of dollars to expand cooperation in Russia. Both companies or signed on Oc ...

Vietnam Electricity Group (EVN) said it would be putting into operation the second generator of Vinh Tan 2 thermal power plant and the first generator of Song Bung 4 hydropower project this month to supply an additional 700MW for the national grid. Besides new generators put in place, EVN will make the most of operational hydropower, and coal- and gas-fired power plants in September to ensure power supply f ...

Singapore Power (SP) won the ‘Smart Grid Project of the Year’ award at the Asian Power Awards 2014 today, for its programme with Silver Spring Networks, Inc. SSNI, -0.82% to enable deregulated energy services in Singapore. This was enabled by SP's successful deployment of a smart infrastructure networking platform, with nation-wide coverage, through Silver Spring’s IPv6 technology. Since April 2014, SP has ...

Taiwan Power Company (Taipower 台電) said that the current estimated power supply shortage is roughly equal to that generated by three large nuclear generators, and it appealed to the public to reduce power consumption. After power consumption reached record highs in July, it remained at peak levels through last month due to continuing hot weather, Taipower said earlier this month, the power consumption was 1 ...

General Electric (GE) is confident of capturing a big slice of Malaysia's power and energy market in the next couple of years through its new natural gas turbine technology (HA) that will help reduce fuel consumption by rebooting existing gas turbine fleet. GE President of Power and Water (Asia Pacific) Ramesh Singaram said the company was confident this product would be able to win the local market as HA g ...

The use of thin-film technology in Indian PV projects could be set for a rebound after having taken a beating over the past year, according to analysis from consultancy Bridge to India. The company’s India Solar Map 2014 published this week revealed that the share of thin-film modules in projects installed in India in the past year has fallen after having previously been far higher than the global average. ...

VTRON, the world leading video cube provider held the 6th VTRON International Distributor Meeting (VIDM 2014) on 27 August 2014 at its headquarters in Guangzhou, China. With the theme of “Expanding Opportunities with Visualisation Integrated Solutions”, the annual event was aimed to line up VTRON’s international distributors to let them have the first-hand experience on VTRON’s latest solutions, keep abreas ...

Japan's nuclear regulator has given its formal safety sign-off for two reactors at a nuclear plant in the south of the country to restart. The Sendai plant secured preliminary approval for the restart in July and has now completed a public consultation period. The regulator says the reactors have met new standards introduced after the Fukushima disaster. These are the first two reactors to secure this permi ...