Decks have been cleared for the total electrification in four districts of Bihar. The contract for preparing supplementary detailed project report (DPR) under 11th Plan for rural electrification of Patna, Rohtas, Gaya and Banka districts has been awarded by the SouthBihar Power Distribution Company Limited (SBPDCL). The project aims at providing free power connection to all leftover BPL households and add i ...

Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) is setting up two solar power plants of 10 MW capacity each for NTPC in Uttar Pradesh and Orissa and has started dispatching consignments of solar photovoltaic modules to the project sites. NTPC has awarded turnkey contract to BHEL for setting two grid-connected solar power plants of 10 MW capacity each at Unchahar in Uttar Pradesh and Talcher Kaniha in Odisha to BHEL, at ...

For the first time in the country, a hydrogen-powered automobile bus has been developed by Tata Motors Limited (TML) and Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) after several years of research. The hydrogen fuel-fitted bus was demonstrated at Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre, an Isro facility in Mahendragiri in Tamil Nadu on Sunday. It's a CNG-type bus that runs on hydrogen fuel, creating zero pollution. ...

AFC Energy, the fuel cell developer, says its revolutionary low-cost electrode has hit 12 months of continued operation - another milestone validating the company's technology. It marks a new endurance record as the electrode being tested at the firm's labs in Surrey, UK, remained operational longer than 8,760 hours. The firm had already crossed the nine month mark off the chart in April. The AFC electrode ...

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has received an order for a steam turbine with the capacity of approximately 90 megawatt (MW) to be installed in a pulp and paper plant in China owned and operated by Asia Symbol (Shandong) Pulp And Paper Co., Ltd. a major fiber, pulp and paper manufacturer originated in Indonesia. The steam turbine is slated to go on-stream in 2015. The Chinese pulp and paper plant i ...

A $4 billion Japanese project to build a large coal power plant in Indonesia has hit a snag due to opposition from local residents. About 50 landowners refuse to sell land totalling around 40 hectares that would account for about 20 percent of the site for the 2 million kw plant to supply electricity to 13 million people in central Java state, they said. Unless the land purchase is completed by October 6, P ...

Pakistan has sought cooperation from Tata Power to help develop large coal-based plants on the lines of company’s 4,000-MW Mundra ultra mega power project and help it revamp the sector dependent on imported oil and gas. A delegation, led by Punjab Power Development Company CEO Syed Farrukh Ali, visited India’s first fully-commissioned UMPP in the Gujarat port city early this month. The team also sought dire ...

EnergyAustralia today announced that it has entered a Sale and Purchase agreement with the State of NSW and Delta Electricity for the acquisition of the Mt Piper (1400MW) and Wallerawang (1000MW) power stations and associated infrastructure, for a net cash consideration of A$160 million. The purchase of the Mt Piper and Wallerawang power stations reinforces EnergyAustralia’s position as one of Australia’s l ...

To meet the ever-increasing demand for power due to changing lifestyle and increased usage of electrical appliances, the Andhra Pradesh government is contemplating achieving additional hydro capacity of 410 Mw by 2014-15 with the construction and commissioning of more units at Nagarjuna Sagar, Pulichintala and Jurala. At present, the state has the largest hydel capacity in the country with 3,829 Mw. While t ...

State utility company Perusahaan Listrik Negara on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding with Kerinci Merangin Hidro, an independent power producer that belongs to the Kalla Group, for electricity purchases. Kerinci Merangin is building a 350 megawatt hydropower plant nearby Kerinci lake in Jambi Province. Thursday’s signing was witnessed by former Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla and Jambi Gov ...