State-owned utility PT PLN plans to establish Hydro Power Plant Peusangan (PLTA), unit 1 and 2, in Aceh this month. The two units, with capacity 2x22.1 MW and 2x21.1MW each, are expected to commence operation by 2016. PLN may generate 323 GWh of power per annum. The electricity produced will be distributed to High Voltage Electricity Tower (SUTT) 150kV North Sumatera and Aceh through Takengon and Bireun Sub ...

A New Micro Hydro Project in India, in the state of Kerala, designed to help decrease power shortages in Malappuram once commissioned in 2015, Kerala Minister for Electricity and Transport Aryadan Muhammed said. The US$5 million project, which is being developed by a joint consortium that includes Kirloskar Brothers Limited and Aryacon Constructions, will include three 1.5 MW small turbine units, a 5.5-mete ...

With many thermal power projects in the state taking a hit following the government's hands-off policy on land acquisition and fluctuation in coal prices, the West Bengal State Electricity Development Corporation (WBSEDCL) has annouced descison of how it is turning to hydro power. This will also help the utility balance the dip in power demand during off-peak periods with the sharp hike during the evening p ...

With China seemingly on a dam-constructing spree over the Brahmaputra, including one near the point where the river enters India, the government has given the go-ahead for a big Hydropower Project in Arunachal Pradesh to mark India's stake in a river that is in many ways a lifeline of the strategic northeast. Officials said China's 510 MW capacity Zangmu dam, being built on the Brahmaputra bend section, 'wi ...

SET-listed Ratchaburi Electricity Generating Holding Plc (RATCH) aims to start construction of the Xe-Pian Xe-Namnoy hydroelectric project in Laos this quarter, and construction set to take 5 years thereafter. Xe-Pian Xe-Namnoy Power Co (PNPC) signed a 27-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) in Vientiane on Wednesday. Located in Champasak province, ...

India is seeking to persuade Bhutan to give orders for power generating equipment to Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (Bhel) for hydropower projects that the Himalayan kingdom is building with concessional finance from its bigger neighbour. India is helping Bhutan build 10,000 megawatts (MW) of hydropower by providing funds at a discounted interest rate as part of its efforts to boost its strategic influence wi ...

Laos has signed a 32-year land lease with investors to develop the Xe-Pian Xe-Namnoy hydroelectric project in the south of the country to supply electricity to Thailand. Laos Deputy Natural Resources and the Environment Minister Akhom Tounalom signed the agreement with the chief executive officer of the Xe-Pian Xe-Namnoy Power Co, Young-Ju Choi, in Vientiane on Friday. Construction of the project in Attapeu ...

Dhaka and New Delhi have agreed in principle to set up hydro-power plants in India’s north-eastern states under joint-venture initiatives as the Bangladesh-India Friendship Power Company that was organzined for the installation of a 1,320MW coal-fired plant at Bagerhat in Bangladesh. Both Bangladesh and India could share the hydro-electricity that would be produced, officials said. The steering committee on ...

India has urged China to respect its river rights following a media report that Beijing plans to build new hydroelectric plants on a waterway that the neighbours share. The Hindu newspaper reported that China was looking at building three new hydro projects on the Yarlung Tsangpo river in Tibet, which becomes the Brahmaputra when it flows into India. "The government of India carefully monitors all developme ...

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 ...