Indonesia’s ambitious 35,000 MW (megawatt) electricity expansion is falling behind schedule. How the project will be expedited in the context of organisational changes within government is unclear, as is the status of remote power delivery and progress on renewables. A decision in May by state-owned electricity operator PLN to cancel the tender process for the 2000 MW Java 5 power plant as it neared the fin ...

The economics of solar power continues to be a topic of debate around the world. Last week, Hawaiian Electric announced O‘ahu has nearly reached its limit when it comes to rooftop solar systems that send energy to the electrical grid. In Australia, it was a week of record project announcements…but also a time of political dispute. HPR’s Bill Dorman has more in today’s Asia Minute. Australia is a global lead ...

GE to supply power transformers for the world's largest Powerships GE continues to support the development of local innovation by designing and producing the transformers for the Powerships built by Karpowership, an affiliate of Karadeniz Energy Group. Bringing the power of marine transportation to the energy industry, the Powerships aid countries with urgent power needs with short-term power supply. GE wil ...

TÜV Rheinland is presenting its range of products for the wind-energy sector at Hamburg’s WindEnergy trade show from the 27th through the 30th of September 2016. The range includes inspections, type approvals, and component certifications, as well as production monitoring for quality assurance at the manufacturer level. The testing company provides its clients with fast and flexible solutions for certificat ...

Increasingly polluted rivers in Africa, Asia and Latin America pose a disease risk to more than 300 million people and threaten fisheries and farming in many countries, a UN report has warned. Already, some 3.4 million people die every year from water-borne ailments such as cholera, typhoid, some types of hepatitis and diarrhoeal diseases, said the United Nations Environment Programme. "Many of these diseas ...

IT services provider Tata Consultancy Services(TCS) said it developed a solution to reduce the manufacturing cost and time of gas turbines in collaboration with General Electricals (GE). The digital solution along with GE’s operating system will analyze temperatures at various points on the metal turbine parts when they are assembled and cooled thereby allowing the operators to know when to perform the next ...

  MONTREAL, August 30, 2016 – L-3 MAPPS announced today that it has signed a service contract with Liaoning Hongyanhe Nuclear Power (LHNP) to update the reactor core model on the Hongyanhe Phase I full scope simulator. Service will start immediately, and the updated model is scheduled to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2016.   “We are pleased to have another opportunity to support our collea ...

On 29 July 2016 an International Chamber of Commerce Arbitral Tribunal issued a final award confirming that the Italian electro-mechanical company Ansaldo Energia (AEN), one of the major international power plant producers, has unlimited rights to use Siemens technology for heavy duty gas turbines. The arbitral award is a landmark decision for the heavy duty gas turbine market. It will preserve more innovat ...

Partners Group has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Sinogreenergy, a Taiwanese solar power platform, for over $200 million. The transaction is expected to be completed in the third quarter of this year.   Partners Group, the global private markets investment manager, has agreed to invest over USD 200 million as the controlling shareholder in a Taiwanese solar power development platform on behalf o ...

Kamstrup is a world-leading Danish supplier of intelligent or “smart” energy and water metering solutions. The company produces intelligent metering systems that manage electrical and water consumption. It operates globally with own offices in 24 countries around the world. ScandAsia talked to Mr. Jesper Daugaard, Senior Vice President and head of Global Marketing, about Kamstrup and its engagement in Thail ...