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 ...

The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand are prepared to run all power plants fuelled by natural gas from Myanmar, with diesel and bunker oil to overcome shortage from Yadana gas field shutdown In a statement released today, the agency however warned that the more pressing issue is on the depleting gas supply from the Gulf of Thailand in the next decade. As the country would then need to run power p ...

According to the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP), GN Power Ltd.’s new 600-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power plant has received a new transmission line that will transmit the additional 600-MW capacity that GN Power is planning to produce on top of its current 600-MW capacity. The new transmission line, a 230-kiloVolt (kV) line from Mariveles to Limay, Bataan, was completed on January 21 at an est ...

The supply of natural gas from Myanmar will be disrupted again from April 4-12 when electricity demand peaks at the height of the hot season, says the energy minister. Pongsak Raktapongpaisal said energy policymakers would meet in the next two weeks to discuss the expected disruption. About 25% of Thailand's gas supply comes from Myanmar, amounting to 1.1 billion cubic feet per day. Overall, Thailand consum ...

Tata Power Co. Ltd, which recently signed a power distribution franchise agreement with the Jharkhand State Electricity Board (JSEB), will invest Rs.500 crore in the Jamshedpur circle of the Jharkhand state. The country's largest integrated power company, which will upgrade existing infrastructure and distribution network there, also hopes it can reduce aggregate technical and commercial (ATC) losses to 13% ...

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 ...

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N.Kiran Kumar Reddy has directed APGenco to commence work on three projects with total installed capacity of 2,400 MW. These projects will be based on supercritical technology and have capacity of 800 MW each. APGenco was asked to complete these thermal power stations in the State within three years. The total cost of these three thermal power stations is expected to be about R ...

Indonesia, the world’s largest palm oil producer, needs to consider limiting the export of palm-kernel shells (PKS) to ensure supplies of the biomass material, as the country struggles to decrease its dependency on fossil fuels, state utility firm PT PLN says. PLN’s construction director, Nasri Sebayang, said that many developers in Indonesia had expressed an interest in building PKS-fired power plants. “Ho ...

Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) has announced plans to place six power generation turbines in operation, with a combined capacity of 1,440 MW, in 2013. They include two 300-MW turbines at the Nghi Son 1 thermal power plant in Thanh Hoa province, two 110-MW turbines at the Ban Chat hydropower plant in Lai Chau province and two 300-MW turbines at the Quang Ninh 2 thermal power plant in Quang Ninh province. The u ...

Chhattisgarh government has decided to establish the first Geothermal Power Plant of the country in the newly formed Balrampur district of the state. A memorandum of understanding in this connection was signed on Sunday between National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) and Chhattisgarh Renewable Energy Development Agency (CREDA). "State government has granted permission for the installation of a Geothermal ...