The Mangkolemba Ao Lanur Telongjem (MALT) has stated that unfiltered water coupled with rusted pipelines pose serious health threats to the citizens of Mangkolemba town. A press note issued by Imjong Longkumer, President, and Lanutemjen General Secretary of MALT, Mangkolemba stated that Mangkolemba, a sub divisional headquarter under Mokokchung district, is blessed with abundant water from a number of river ...

Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) are emerging as the clear favourites to secure the tender for the 2,000-megawatt greenfield coal-fired plant, more commonly known as Project 3B in Malaysia. This is down to a number of factors but the main reason owes to the fact that TNB remain the only offtaker for electricity generated in Peninsular Malaysia. TNB -China National Machinery Import & Export Corp is one of the f ...

The ComAp group are a market leader in control solutions for gen-set applications. They offer tailored products for base load power, stand-by power and engine applications across the world. Asia is a key market for them across a number of different sectors, and this video shows some of the exciting advances they are making to improve the operations of end engines across the region.   ...

State oil and gas firm PT Pertamina and PT Tirta Gemah Ripah are working on a three-year project to develop mini-hydro power plants (PTLM) in West Java. “Studies will be conducted in a number of locations in Cianjur and Tasikmalaya, both in West Java, each with a potential of producing 4-5 megawatts [MW],” Pertamina gas director Hari Karyuliarto said in a press statement over the weekend. "The development o ...

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Sunday asked a prominent Chinese company to provide suggestions and assistance in curbing power line losses, theft and pilferage in Pakistan. The Prime Minister who arrived here this morning during the third phase of his five-day official visit, held a meeting with the president of China Southern Power Grid (CSG) Zhao Jianguo. Sharif told him that they were working on building ...

The World Bank's Board of Executive Directors today approved a US$325 million loan to the Government of Indonesia for the Second Power Transmission Development Project. This project is designed to support efforts to electrify over 90 percent of all households in Indonesia by strengthening and expanding the capacity of the power transmission networks in a sustainable way. It is expected to benefit more than ...

The Federal Government has set a goal to address Sabah's infamous blackouts within the next 10 years, said Energy, Green Technology and Water Minister, Datuk Dr Maximus Ongkili. He said the Prime Minister had directed him to solve the problem in Sabah and that any financial requirement would be approved, if justified. The tariff collection by Sabah Electricity Sdn Bhd (SESB) was only sufficient to cover 80 ...

All four units manufactured by Alstom for China’s Xiangjiaba underground hydro power plant have now successfully entered commercial operation. These 800 MW class units coupled with a 889 MVA generator are the most powerful hydroelectric generating units in the world. Each unit is able to supply the yearly electricity consumption of approximately 5 million inhabitants during a year. The four units were desig ...

Around 43% of the total dams in Maharashtra are in need of repair. A survey of 1,144 dams across the state conducted last year found that as many as 493 of them, including 126 in Nashik division, needed to be repaired "on priority" to avoid any breach. However, none of the dams fell in the "urgent" category for repair. The Dam Safety Organisation (DSO) wing of the state government agency, Maharashtra Engine ...

A recent public forum has heard that coal is not the right solution for the country’s energy needs. Experts warned that the fuel’s detrimental impact on the environment and well being of Myanmar citizens mean its use would be a step backward in the fight to tackle the country’s sustainability goals. The forum, held in Yangon June 29 was timed to coincide with a Global Action Day to End the Age of Coal. Mr U ...