The first GE 9HA gas turbine in Russia has entered service at a power plant in Kazan, in Tatarstan.
State-owned Coal India has signed an agreement with Solar Energy Corporation of India to set up a total of 1000 MW of solar power plants in different parts of the country.
Rosatom State Atomic Energy Corporation has said that, because of the opportunities offered in India green energy sector, it is planning to enter the country’s renewable energy sector.
Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power (KHNP) and the UAE’s Nawah Energy Company have agreed to cooperate in sharing operating experience Korean-designed APR1400 nuclear reactors.
A proposed energy U-turn by South Korea’s new government would put the environment at the centre of energy policy, shifting away from coal towards natural gas and renewables.
GE has announced that it has signed agreements valued at over $2 billion to support the development of Vietnam’s energy sector.
The Private Power and Infrastructure Board (PPIB) has announced that it has issued a Letter of Interest to China Communications Construction Company (CCCC) to develop a 300 MW imported coal-fired power plant in Gwadar, a port city in Balochistan.
Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Company (KHNP) has said that it has postponed a plan to design two new nuclear power plants to be built in Uljin, North Gyeongsang Province.
Chandrashekhar Bawankule, Minister of State for Energy, New and Renewable Energy for the Indian state of Maharashtra, said that the Maharashtra Government will shut down all power stations that have been running for move that 30 years in a phased manner.
China is closing down older coal plants, and the newer ones are highly efficient, with the country investing heavily in the most efficient coal technologies.