C V Subramanian, general manager of the NTPC unit at Kayamkulam has said “The power production from the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) plant at Kayamkulam will be stopped as the high salinity in Achankovil remains unchanged,” . Subramanian was speaking at the NTPC guest house at Kayamkulam on Monday. The National Thermal Power Corporation has been depending on water from  the Achankovil river for ...

Nusa Ceningan, an Indonesia Islet is set to Begin Construction of a Seawater Desalination Plant. The Public Works Ministry and city tap water company PDAM Klungkung, are expected to cooperate in the building of the plant. “The plant will turn seawater into drinkable water for Nusa Ceningan,” said the director of PDAM Klungkung, Gede Darsana. Darsana said that the installation on Nusa Ceningan was expected t ...

China's Shrinking Freshwater Levels have compelled power plants to adopt water reuse and recycling treatment solutions and reduce water consumption, thereby leading to the strong growth of the country's water and wastewater management market. While Eastern China has been the focal point for investments in treatment technology, the growth of the power industry in Central and Southwest China will shift market ...

An Apple Supplier has been penalised by Chinese Authorities for turning a nearby river in Shanghai “white” after dumping pollutants during the nation’s Spring Festival holiday. Authorities first became aware of the problem after residents had reported that the river’s water had turned white, a local environmental protection bureau reported. The water was then traced back to RiTeng’s facilities in the area. ...

The Gillard Labor Government are set to invest revenue from the carbon price to support Western Australia’s Carnegie Wave Energy Limited in trialling a project utilising Wave Energy to power Desalination Plants. This world-first project will use the power of ocean waves to directly drive high pressure desalination pumps at a pilot-scale desalination plant, substantially reducing emissions and electricity co ...

An international court of arbitration on the India-Pakistan dispute on Kishenganga hydro project has announced  that of India’s right upheld to divert water for the power plant, but said New Delhi is bound to maintain a minimum flow of water to protect the agricultural interests of Pakistan. Pakistan has claimed that the 330 mw project in Jammu and Kashmir would rob it of 15 per cent of its share of river w ...

The reverse-osmosis membrane manufacturer for facilities that make seawater potable; NanoH2O Inc., have won an order for membranes used in the expansion of the Palmachim desalination plant in Israel. No terms were given in NanoH2O’s statement today for the order from Via Maris Desalination Ltd., owner of the Palmachim facility, one of the 10 largest seawater reverse-osmosis plants in the world. NanoH2O, bas ...

India's Cabinet Committee on Investment (CCI) has approved a proposal by NTPC Ltd to set up three power plants with a total capacity of 1,980 megawatts in eastern India, a government statement said. State-run miner Coal India Ltd will supply the project, delayed for the past 14 year, commencing during the period 2018 through 2022, the statement said. Coal India, which produces nearly 80 percent of India's c ...

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 ...

GE’s Power Conversion business (USA) was instrumental in bringing Australia’s largest seawater desalination plant into operation by providing technology that ensures a rainfall independent water supply to complement catchments and storages in the area around Melbourne. The Victorian Desalination Project, 130 km southeast of Melbourne, runs on low- and medium-voltage drives and medium-voltage motors supplied ...