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Bangladesh Gets Loans for Power Projects
Tuesday, August 16, 2011 The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Islamic Development Bank (IDB) will help fund the development of new power projects in Bangladesh by June 2017. ADB will provide $300m for the...

Tanzania to Invest in Emergency Power Projects
Monday, August 15, 2011 Tanzania plans to invest TZS1.2tn ($741.89m) in the development of emergency power projects by the end of 2012. The country plans to add 572MW of power to the national grid against the...

Entegra Power to Receive Loan for Gas-Fired Blocks in US
Friday, August 12, 2011 Entegra Power Group will receive a loan of $300m to fund two operating power blocks at its natural gas-fired Gila River Power Station in Arizona, US. The loan will be secured from WestLB, GE...

Sarwak to Sell 230MW Electricity to Indonesia
Friday, July 22, 2011 Sarawak Energy will sell about 230MW of electricity to West Kalimantan, Indonesia, by mid-2014. Sarawak's second minister of planning and resource management said that the construction for...

Reliance Power and Power Finance to Sell Carbon Credits from India Power Projects
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 Reliance Power will partner with state-owned Power Finance Corp in its quest to earn INR3.1bn ($693m) by selling carbon credits generated by two ultra-mega power projects in India. The...

Japan to Construct Combustion Power Plants
Thursday, June 16, 2011 Japan is planning to build five new wood combustion power plants in the provinces of Iwate and Miyagi, to clear left-over rubble after the 11 March 2011 earthquake. The Iwate and Miyagi...

Japan’s Hamoka Nuclear Plant to Close
Monday, May 09, 2011 Japan's Chubu Electric Power plans to close its Hamoka nuclear plant in central Japan due to its vulnerability to major earthquakes. The move comes in line with Japanese Prime Minister...

GCC Commences Second Phase of Grid Work in Abu Dhabi
Thursday, April 21, 2011 The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has started the development of the second phase of a regional power grid project in Abu Dhabi, UAE. The grid project is expected to save about...

Japan's Nuclear Plant Utilisation Rate Falls to 58.3%
Friday, April 15, 2011 The nuclear power plant utilisation rate fell to 58.3% in March from 66% last year at Japan's ten nuclear companies, new data has showed. The ten nuclear plants consumed more oil in...

Eight Indian Power Plants Shut for Violations
Thursday, April 14, 2011 The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) in India has closed eight coal-based power units operated by state-run Maharashtra State Power Generation Company (MahaGenco) due to non-compliance...

Japan's Nuclear Crisis Rating Raised to Highest Level
Wednesday, April 13, 2011 The Nuclear Safety Commission (NSC) of Japan has said the crisis level at the Fukushima Daiichi plant has been raised to the highest level of seven. The decision to raise the threat level...

World Bank Approves Loan for Macedonian Transmission Project
Thursday, April 07, 2011 The World Bank has approved a $19.1m loan, which will help the Macedonian Power Transmission System Operator (MEPSO) improve the energy infrastructure of the country. The financing will aid...

KPTL Secures Contracts for Power Projects in India
Tuesday, April 05, 2011 Kalpataru Power Transmission has secured three contracts worth INR 5.36bn ($120.6m) from the Power Grid Corporation for power projects in India. The scope of work includes installing a...

DTE to Install Smart Meters in US
Friday, April 01, 2011 DTE Energy is to install an additional 350,000 electric meters in 25 communities in Oakland County, Michigan, US, in April this year. The project comes in line with the company's...

ABB to Build Transmission Link in India
Monday, March 28, 2011 ABB will build an ultrahigh-voltage transmission system worth about $900m for Power Grid Corporation of India's (PGCIL) north-east Agra transmission project. The network will supply...

Chinese Electricity Sector to Receive $114bn Investment in 2011
Monday, March 28, 2011 Investment in China's electricity sector is expected to total CNY750bn ($114bn) for 2011, recording a 6% increase over last year's investment of CNY705.1bn ($107bn). Approximately...

UK Carbon Tax to Affect Supply Security
Friday, March 25, 2011 The UK government plans to exercise a new tax on the carbon emissions of fossil fuel plants and heavy industries. Speaking on Budget day, the government announced that it will to introduce...

Alstom Grid Opens New Technology Centre in China
Tuesday, March 22, 2011 Alstom Grid has opened its China Technology Center in Shanghai, which will develop solutions for smart electrical grids. An advanced centre for research, development and testing of...

PSE&G to File for Transmission Lines Upgrade Project
Monday, March 21, 2011 Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G) plans to file for approval with the New Jersey Board of Utilities to upgrade transmissions lines in New Jersey, US, in May. Under the...

GE Energy to Fund SustainX for Energy Storage Technology
Monday, March 21, 2011 GE Energy Financial Services and other investors have offered $14.4m to SustainX to help it continue to develop energy storage technology using compressed air. SustainX is working with AES...