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Initec Energia to build 500MW gas-fired plant in Brazil
Wednesday, August 24, 2011 Initec Energia has secured a €260m contract to construct a 500MW combined-cycle gas-fired power plant in Maranhao, Brazil. The company secured the deal from MPX Energia, an energy...

KEP shuts 600MW unit at Japan power plant
Tuesday, August 23, 2011 Kyushu Electric Power has shut down operations at its 600MW No 4 unit at its gas-fired Shin-Kokura power plant in Japan. The unit experienced an automatic shut down of a steam turbine,...

OCI secures civil work contract from Cairo Electricity
Monday, August 22, 2011 Orascom Construction Industries (OCI) has secured a contract worth $181m to provide civil work for a 1,500MW combined cycle power plant in Giza, Egypt. The Cairo Electricity Production...

NTPC to build $2.1bn thermal power plant in India
Monday, August 22, 2011 State-owned National Thermal Power Corp (NTPC) has unveiled plans to construct a Rs100bn ($2.17bn) thermal power plant in the Indian state of Maharashtra. The 1,320MW plant will...

Sahara India and Korea East-West to develop 6,000MW projects in India
Monday, August 22, 2011 Sahara India Power has signed an agreement to form a partnership with Korea East-West Power to develop power projects with combined a capacity of up to 6,000MW in India. The agreement...

Semirara Mining acquires loan for Filipino coal plant expansion
Friday, August 19, 2011 Semirara Mining will receive a PHP14bn ($329.27m) loan to finance the construction of two generating units next to its coal plant in Batangas in the Philippines. The project involves...

Shikoku Electric Shuts 269MW Unit at Skaide Plant in Japan
Thursday, August 18, 2011 Shikoku Electric Power has closed operations at its 269MW No 1 unit at its gas-fired Sakaide plant in Japan. The plant was closed due to the concerns over a steam leak from a boiler...

Chinese Consortium to Build $1.5bn Coal-Fired Plant in Vietnam
Wednesday, August 10, 2011 Vietnam Electricity (EVN) group has awarded Chengda-Dec-Swepdi-Zepc consortium an engineering, procurement and construction contract to build the 1,245MW Duyen Hai 3 thermal power plant in Tra...

InterGen to Construct 900MW CCGT Plant in the UK
Tuesday, August 09, 2011 InterGen has received approval from the UK Department of Energy and Climate Change to construct a 900MW London Gateway Logistics Park in Essex, the UK. The £600m project will be equipped...

Japan to Construct 1,000MW Natural Gas-Fired Plants
Monday, August 08, 2011 The Tokyo Metropolitan Government plans to construct 1,000MW of natural gas-fuelled power plants in Tokyo Bay, Japan. The government will invite bids from the private sector to build and...

Advanced Solar Secures PV Module Supply Contract
Thursday, August 04, 2011 Advanced Solar Products has secured a contract from LDK Solar to supply 58,803PV modules for a net-metered solar system at the McGraw-Hill project in New Jersey, US. Under the contract,...

PTSC to Construct Coal-Fired Power Plant in Vietnam
Wednesday, August 03, 2011 Petrovietnam Technical Services (PTSC) will construct a 1,200MW coal-fired thermal power plant in Hau Giang, Vietnam, following the receipt of contract from its parent company Petrovietnam. ...

Acorn Energy Sells CoaLogix to Energy Capital Partners
Wednesday, August 03, 2011 Acorn Energy has signed a definitive agreement with Energy Capital Partners (ECP) to sell its CoaLogix subsidiary for $101m. Coaloix is 65% owned by Acorn Energy with the remaining...

Alstom Secures Maintenance Contract from Dalia Power
Tuesday, August 02, 2011 Alstom has secured a contract worth €330m from Dalia Power Energies to provide operation and maintenance services for its 835MW gas-fired Tzafit power plant in Israel. Under the...

Invenergy Buys Stake in Atlantic Green
Tuesday, August 02, 2011 Atlantic Green Power has sold its majority interest in its US-based 'Project Company' to Invenergy Solar Development for a cash reimbursement of project costs. The sale is also tied into...

Chugoku Electric Power Restarts 1,000MW Coal-Fired Unit in Japan
Thursday, July 28, 2011 Chugoku Electric Power has resumed operations at its 1,000MW Misumi No 1 coal-fired power plant in Japan. The unit was closed on 18 July 2011 due to trouble with a boiler, reports...

E.ON Commissions 800MW CCGT Units at Siberian Power Station
Thursday, July 28, 2011 E.ON Russia has commissioned two new combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) units of 400MW each at its Surgutskaya GRES-2 power station in West-Siberia. The units use advanced technology and...

Reliance Power to Receive US Exim Bank Loan for New Projects
Wednesday, July 27, 2011 India's Reliance Power is seeking a loan of INR28bn ($625m) from the US Exim Bank for the construction of a 2,400MW gas-based power plant in Andhra Pradesh, India. The loan is a part of the...

Tokyo to Construct a Natural Gas-Fired Power Plant
Wednesday, July 27, 2011 The Tokyo Metropolitan Government plans to construct a natural gas-fired thermal plant in Tokyo, Japan, amid the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi plant. Tokyo Governor Shintaro...

Petronas to Raise Funds for Malaysian Power Plant
Friday, July 22, 2011 Petronas Gas plans to raise MYR1.2bn ($400m) to finance the construction of a 300MW gas-fired Kimanis power plant in Sabah, Malaysia. The loan will fund 80% of the plant construction, while...