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Reliance Indian solar projects bear fruit

  • 12 years ago (2012-04-02)
  • Junior Isles

One of India’s largest solar projects, a 40 MW PV plant in Rajasthan, north-western India, has begun production. PV company First Solar has provided the 500 000 thin film modules that will help provide clean energy to Mumbai.

Power tariff in Tamil Nadu rises

  • 12 years ago (2012-03-31)
  • David Flin

The Indian state of Tamil Nadu has seen an average 37 percent increase in power tariff, effective from today.

Samsung takes stake in UK CCS project

  • 12 years ago (2012-03-29)
  • Junior Isles

Samsung Construction & Trading (C&T) has agreed to take a 15 per cent stake in 2Co Energy’s Don Valley project in Hatfield, South Yorkshire. Samsung C&T will also take on the engineering, procurement and construction contract for the onshore power station portion of the scheme.

EPA sets new standard for USA power plant emissions

  • 12 years ago (2012-03-28)
  • David Flin

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed the first limits on greenhouse gas emissions from US power plants.

TEPCO considers contingency plans as nuclear plants go dark

  • 12 years ago (2012-03-27)
  • Junior Isles

Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) is seeking alternative electricity supplies following the closure of the last of its 17 nuclear reactors.

GE reaches MoU for $10 billion investment in Nigeria

  • 12 years ago (2012-03-27)
  • Junior Isles

General Electric has agreed a memorandum of understanding with Nigeria for $10 billion of investment in new power plants, in which it will have a 10-15 per cent equity stake, a Nigerian power ministry spokesman has said.

Philippine Government urged to nationalise power barges

  • 12 years ago (2012-03-24)
  • David Flin

Teddy Casiño, Representative for the Philippine district of Bayan Muna, has proposed that the government take over privatised power barges in Mindanao as an immediate step to address the reported power crisis in the island.

China considers power gen capital injection

  • 12 years ago (2012-03-23)
  • Junior Isles

Beijing is considering ways of injecting funds into the country's weakened power generation sector, executives at China's largest independent power producer, Huaneng Power International, have said.

Indian Power Ministry to seek 19 percent duty on imported power equipment

  • 12 years ago (2012-03-21)
  • David Flin

India’s Power Ministry has said that it is likely to place its proposal to levy 19 percent duty on imported electricity equipment for large power projects before the Cabinet.

Morocco plans significant generation development

  • 12 years ago (2012-03-20)
  • Junior Isles

Robust growth of electricity demand in Morocco has highlighted the need for significant expansion of generation and transmission capacity in the country.