Siemens has announced that it will set up a high-efficiency HL-class power island for a new combined cycle power plant in South Korea.
Tata Power has announced that it will create a new arm, TP Renewable Microgrid, to set up 10,000 microgrids to provide power to five million homes across the country.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $450 million loan to strengthen power connectivity between the southern and northern parts of the Chennai-Kanyakumari Industrial Corridor (CKIC) in Tamil Nadu.
Nasrul Hamid, the State Minister for Power, Energy, and Mineral Resources for Qatar, said that the country is willing to make major investments in Bangladesh’s energy sector.
The Indian Government is exploring an option to set up an overhead electricity link with Sri Lanka to supply power to the island nation.
Pakistan’s K-Electric has awarded a contract to build a 900MW combined cycle power plant at the Bin Qasim Power Complex (BQPS-III) in Karachi to Siemens and Harbin Electric International.
Saudi Arabia has signed an MOU with the Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) to set up a 3600MW LNG-based power plant.
AES has announced that it will develop a 2.2GW combined cycle gas-fired power plant in Vietnam, following approval from the Vietnamese Government.
Malaysia’s Ministry of Utilities is looking into incorporating large-scale solar energy into Sarawak’s power generation mix, with a projection of 4 per cent by 2030.
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) has announced its first contract to supply its 4.X wind turbine platform in China.