China’s massive Wudonge hydropower plant, which will have a full capacity of 10GW, has begun generating power following a successful trial run.
Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) has announced that it will continue to develop a thermal power project worth $3.2 billion in Indonesia.
Adani Power Limited (APL) has announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire a 49 per cent stake in Odisha Power Generation Corporation (OPGC) from the affiliates of AES, the US-based global energy company.
GE Renewable Energy has won its first contract with Power China Guizhou Engineering Co. to supply 12 units of 2.5-132 low-speed wind turbines for a 30MW wind farm near Puyang City, China.
The renewable power unit of Tepco, Japan’s biggest utility, plans to spend over $18 billion over the next ten years to boost its renewable power generation by as much as 70 per cent.
Malaysia has opened competitive bidding for 1GW of solar plants worth about $930 million, the largest capacity offered under its Large-Scale Solar (LSS) scheme.
The Government of Laos has approved a plan by Evolution Power Investment Corporation (EPIC) of Singapore to develop of 1000MW coal-fired power plant in the southern province of Sekong.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $300 million loan to help PT Geo Dipa Energi (GDE), an Indonesian state-owned company, expand it geothermal power generation capacity by 110MW in Java, the country’s largest electricity grid.
GE Renewable Energy has announced that it was selected by Powerica to supply 38 of its 2.7-132 onshore wind turbines to be installed at the Rajkot and Khambaliya wind farms in Gujarat, India.
GE Renewable Energy, in consortium with Powerchina Zhongnan Engineering Corporation, has announced that it has been selected by Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) to supply six Francis turbines and generators for Stage 1 of the new Dasu hydropower plant in Pakistan.