There were positive reactions yesterday as Reliance Power begun mining coal from Sasan blocks in Madhya Pradesh six months ahead of the expected date. It targets increasing the output to at least 20 million tonnes per annum in four years. Coal from the mines is going to be used to generate electricity at the company's exciting Sasan Ultra Mega Power Plant (UMPP),one of India's largest domestic coal-based po ...

The state owned electricity utility in Indonesia, Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN), is making plans to increase their stakes in domestic coalmines. The move is in reaction to suggestions that the country’s demand for coal will double in seven years. This pace of increase will have been influenced by the Indonesian government policies and targets to increase the country’s output of electricity. In a nation in ...

The 13th of August 2012 saw the first concrete pouring ceremony at the Tanjung Bin power plant. This ceremony supported Malakoff Corp Bhd’s claim that progress is running on schedule for the RM6.5 billion expansion of the coal-fired plant. “We are confident that Malakoff will be able to deliver the project on schedule and in the best quality based on the solid track record the company has demonstrated over ...

GE has signed a $200 million contract to supply steam turbine technology, power generation services and distributed control systems for the conversion of Saudi Electricity Company’s (SEC) PP10 power plant from simple to combined-cycle operation. The project will add 1,300 megawatts to the plant’s capacity to help meet the growing power requirements of Saudi Arabia’s central region and help the country meet ...

Eon Electric, formerly Indo Asian Fusegear, announced it is demerging its energy meter and power generation business, effective April 1, 2012. The demerged business will be handled by a separate entity named Advance Metering Technology Ltd (AMTL), which will be listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange and the National Stock Exchange. The decision to demerge the metering and power business was undertaken in order ...

Reliance Power has commissioned the fourth 300 MW unit of the Rosa plant in Uttar Pradesh, bring the project’s total operational capacity to 1,200 MW. The thermal power project is now fully operational and the fourth unit was commissioned four months ahead of the original schedule set for July. Rosa project has four units, each having 300 MW capacity, and the third 300 MW unit of the plant, also finished ah ...

Empereal Energy & Services has announced a strategic partnership with Sun Liberty Holdings to bring solar power generation and power management solutions to millions of street lights in Asia and the Middle East. The deal was prompted by the unmet needs for energy production and management of street lights in parking lots, along roadways, and on property in Gulf Cooperation Council nations and in the Indian ...

Participants in a new survey of Arab cell operators reported they will deploy 590 hybrid power and renewable energy systems to power network infrastructure in 2012 and 2013. The study by the Arab Advisors Group estimates the total value of the generator market for regional cellular operators to be $107.6 million from 2012 through 2015. Over that time, Arab Advisors values the total size of the market for so ...