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New coal plant for Sri Lanka in cooperation with Japan

The government of Sri Lanka have announced plans to construct a new coal power plant in the southern province to cope with rising demand. Chairman of the Ceylon Electricity Board W.B. Ganegala stated that the plant will be constructed with help from Japan. Ganegala noted that the proposed coal power plant in the southern province will have a capacity of 500 megawatts. However, a decision is yet to be made o ...

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Chubu and TEPCO to team up for new coal plant in a rare move for the Japanese power industry

Tokyo Electric Power Co. and Chubu Electric Power Co. are in talks on their joint construction of a coal-fired thermal power plant in Ibaraki Prefecture, east of Tokyo, informed sources revealed this week. This is a rare move in the Japanese power industry where few companies do business in their peers' service areas and may become a catalyst for knocking down power suppliers' regional monopoly, observers s ...

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Krabi coal plant has to go ahead for EGAT in Southern Thailand

More power plants are needed in the South to prevent blackouts like the one that Thailand has experienced this week, Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand reveal to the population. Egat Governor Sutat Patmasiriwat said the existing three main plants in the South were only able to supply 1,600 megawatts of power, while the region consumes about 2,500MW per day. Hence, he said, Egat had no choice but t ...

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EVN chief already under pressure from the Ministry of Industry and Trade in tough times for Vietnam

The general director of the Electricity Group of Vietnam (EVN) will be dismissed if the company posts losses for two consecutive years under his regime, the Ministry of Industry and Trade ruled in its draft decree on the management and organization of the state-run power giant. The draft decree states that the EVN chief post will be assigned by the ministry, which also holds the right to sack and end a cont ...

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Pakistan Admits Defeat: Only Raised Prices Can Stop Blackouts

Two Pakistani ministers in charge of water and power explained what can be done to end power cuts of up to 20 hours a day in parts of the country enduring temperatures of 40 degrees Celsius and above - absolutely nothing, it seems, except raise prices. The power shortages have sparked violent protests and crippled key industries, costing hundreds of thousands of jobs in a country already beset by high unemp ...

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Indonesia to Offer 21 Oil and Gas Blocks in June Tender

Indonesia opened a rights tender for 21 oil and gas exploration blocks on Friday, four of which are for unconventional gas concessions on the islands of Borneo and Sumatra, as Southeast Asia's largest economy moves to shore up its energy security. Besides two shale gas blocks and two coalbed methane blocks, the tender includes 17 offshore blocks that are mostly in the eastern half of the archipelago, accord ...

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MHI announces closure of Pratt & Whitney Power Systems acquisition

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) announced today the completion of its acquisition of Pratt & Whitney Power Systems (PWPS). The acquired company will now be known as PW Power Systems and will be a core asset for a recognized global leader in the power generation industry. MHI is at the forefront of innovation and has set the standard for high-efficiency power generation products by developing the ...

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Indian power plants feeling performance pinch from poor quality coal

India is calling in specialist quality control monitors to stop poor quality coal imports getting through to its import-reliant power plants. Indian utilities complain that poor quality coal reduces the efficiency of power stations, requiring more fuel and an increased need for the costly disposal of pollution. Last month, India's largest utility NTPC refused to pay for coal viewed as substandard, prompting ...

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Electricity supply cut at Myanmar’s manufacturing hubs

Manufacturers in Myanmar's two biggest cities are facing steep increases in costs and possible job losses after the government shut down their electricity supply, the latest sign that the ageing power grid is holding back economic development. The country's Electricity Supply Board said it had halted power supplies to industrial zones outside Yangon and Mandalay from Monday due to drought. "If this situatio ...

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Reliance Power Eyes Progress on Gas Shortages

Reliance Power said it saw progress within 1-2 months on government efforts to tackle gas shortages that have hobbled generation, after quarterly profit beat forecasts on a sales jump. Indian power companies are running below capacity, hit by domestic coal and gas supply shortages, the rising cost of imported coal and loss-making state distribution utilities buying less power. The utility, controlled by bil ...

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