BHEL announced that it has commissioned a first unit of the 2x100 MW Nam Chien hydro project in Vietnam. The hydro power generating set is a development that is likely to open up more opportunities for the state-run major in the fast-growing market. “This success opens a huge market potential for BHEL not only in the hydro segment but also in the thermal and gas based power plant segments in Vietnam which w ...

Taiwan Cogeneration Corp yesterday said three of the company’s power-generation subsidiaries had settled legal disputes with state-run Taiwan Power Co. Taiwan Cogeneration said in a statement to the Taiwan Stock Exchange that three independent power producers (IPPs) under its purview had reach new agreements with Taipower over the terms of electricity purchase contracts. Wu said the IPPs had reached new pac ...

China has begun testing smart-grid technology that could eventually be deployed nationwide to make the delivery of electricity more reliable and efficient. It might also serve as a way to deliver high-speed Internet, TV, and telephony to the farthest reaches of the country. The State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC) is running the smart-grid project using passive optical networking (PON) technology—a high-b ...

Singapore's PUB, the National Water Agency will work with a Dutch water supply company in the search for innovative water solutions to meet Singapore's growing water demand more efficiently and boost its status as a global hydrohub. Both sides will work together toward scientific and technological benefits by developing knowledge-intensive programs and projects. PUB signed a Memorandum of Understanding with ...

State-owned Indian power utility NHPC Ltd has termed as unfeasible two strategic hydroelectric projects in Myanmar, potentially dampening India’s economic diplomacy initiative to engage the South-East Asian nation. NHPC, in a detailed project report (DPR), said Myanmar’s proposed 1,200 megawatts (MW) hydroelectric project in Tamanthi is financially unviable without government support. An 880MW project in Sh ...

A contract worth approximately €90 million Eastern Power and Electric Co. Ltd (EPEC) has signed a 10-year operations and maintenance (O&M) contract with Alstom for its Bang Bo power plant, located at Khlong Daan, Bang Bo Samut Prakan Province, Thailand. This contract is an extension to the existing O&M contract which expires at the end of March 2013. As part of this contract, Alstom will station per ...

US-based EnVerv has unveiled its regional office in the Taiwanese city of Taipei to support smart grid markets. The new office is expected to serve a growing customer base in Taiwan developing advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) systems for the domestic and international smart grid markets. EnVerv Asia Pacific VP and general manager Edwin Chen, who will be the boss of the new office, said it will augment ...

Landis Gyr, the world's leading provider of smart grid and smart metering solutions, has announced that they have been selected by West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (WBSEDCL) to provide more than 1.5 million digital electricity meters for their modernization and rural electrification program. This most recent award from WBSEDCL is believed to be the largest electricity metering orde ...

Chattanooga has had some nasty weather lately but officials from municipal utility EPB say their smart grid more than proved itself, and it's saving the city a lot of money. David Wade, EPB CEO and executive VP, said a heavy windstorm last week downed power lines that left 3,500 customers without power briefly, but added that the utility's smart grid prevented another 8,000 from losing electricity, accordin ...

The new company Juwi Shizen Energy, headquartered in Tokyo, is the result of the successful cooperation between Shizen Energy Inc. and the German Juwi group. The companies combine first class international expertise and outstanding Japanese project development expertise plus an excellent track record. Juwi Shizen Energy will support the Japanese in their effort to accelerate the expansion of renewable energ ...