State utility firm PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) announced this week several geothermal power plant projects might be delayed for years due to a variety of issues including land acquisition and technical problems, which is a huge blow for an industry that offers such potential to the Indonesian energy crisis. PLN construction director Nasri Sebayang said that 36 out of 52 geothermal projects included i ...

India will grant environmental clearance only to the import of high-grade coal, which could stymie plans of boosting power generation capacity at large plants that depend on overseas fuel supply. In the face of chronic and severe power shortages, India aims to build at least 16 power plants capable of generating as much as 4,000 megawatts (MW) each, referred to as ultra-mega power projects (UMPPs). Of these ...

Heavily subsidised prices for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and natural gas for vehicles (NGV) in Thailand draw dozens of cars daily from Cambodia to refill their tanks in this Thai border town. But complaints that too many Cambodians are getting a free ride, or rather a very cheap one, have led to authorities rationing gas to drivers from the neighbouring country. LPG, which accounts for most of the sales ...

Tanjung Bin Energy Sdn Bhd (TBE), a subsidiary of Malakoff Corporation Berhad (Malakoff/Company), has been awarded four prestigious industry awards namely, Project Finance International’s (PFI) Asia Pacific Best Project Bond of the Year 2012, The Asset’s AAA Best Project Finance Deal, Project Finance Magazine’s (PFM) Asia-Pacific Power Deal of the Year, and Asia Money’s Best Project Financing Award, for its ...

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has received an order for 4 sets of a 700 megawatt (MW) class supercritical pressure steam turbine and generator, plus supercritical boiler components, to be installed at a large-scale, heavy oil-fired power generation plant that will be built by Saudi Electricity Company (SEC), a state-owned power company in Saudi Arabia. The 2,800 MW class power plant, which is to b ...

Alstom Bharat Forge Power (ABFPL) have bagged an order worth Rs 2,251 crore from NTPC for supplying three supercritical turbine generator islands (TGI) for the state-run power producer's 1,980 MW coal-fired power project in Bihar. A 'turbine generator island' comprises turbine building and its installed components. The company, a joint-venture between Bharat Forge and Alstom Power Holdings, has received the ...

Japan's largest power utility, Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), has stepped up its long-term LNG procurement drive, committing to purchase a total of 800,000 tonnes per annum (tpa) of hub-indexed LNG from Japanese sogo shosha's Mitsui and Mitsubishi. TEPCO said in a statement that it had signed a preliminary agreement with Mitsui to purchase 400,000tpa of LNG from the Cameron LNG project in Louisiana o ...

The government today said it has granted Maharatna status to Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) and Gas Authority of India Ltd (GAIL). With Maharatna status, the two public sector enterprises would have more operational freedom for carrying out activities in the country as well as overseas. Maharatna scheme is aimed at giving enhanced powers to the boards of identified large-sized Navratna Central Public S ...

Singareni Collieries are responsible for the bulk of coal production from the resource rich Godavri Valley and subsequent supply to a vast number of power plants in India, but they have had major struggles with strikes, environmental clearance and financing. This difficult situation could be about to change as they are now looking at tying up with state-run power and mineral companies to take up mining proj ...

Alstom, in consortium with Sumitomo Corporation of Japan, has been awarded an EPC contract by Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) to build the 850 MW North Bangkok combined-cycle power plant (CCPP) block 2 and supply its equipment. Alstom’s share in this contract amounts to approximately €225 million. The contract was signed today in presence of Patrick Kron, Alstom’s CEO. Located in the nor ...