Orix Corp. President Makoto Inoue has said that his firm plans to invest 100 billion yen ($1.25 billion) over three years to build solar power plants at dozens of locations across Japan with a total generating capacity of 400 MW.
A new report from Pike Research has cast doubt on the sustainability of traditional centralised power generation, transmission, and distribution. The report claims this conventional power model is becoming more costly to maintain, compared with distributed alternatives, particularly given the expansion required to meet the needs of growing populations.
The Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) has reported that Iran has so far exported 4368 GWh of electricity in the current Iranian year, which began on March 20, a 45.4 percent rise compared to the same period last year.
Namibian Minister of Mines and Energy, Isak Katali, has said that the poor state of power generation in Southern Africa means construction of a nuclear power station in Namibia is an open possibility.
Sri Lanka has doubled its wind power generation capacity with the addition of three new wind farms, according to the Sri Lanka Power and Energy Ministry.
Tata Power, India's largest private utility, will look to opportunities to expand its transmissions investment abroad due to the limited scope for private participation Indian transmissions, a senior company official has said.
The Ethiopian Government has announced that it is making final preparations prior to the commencement of exporting power to Sudan.
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard claims Australia can lower its investment in power generation without risking third-world style brownouts at times of peak demand.
Mitsubishi Electric has announced that it will begin an experiment that will involve the generation of electricity from train carriages when their brakes are applied.
The Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) has revised down India’s forecasted power generation increase for this fiscal year from 13.2 per cent to a 10.8 per cent increase.