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China gov’t backs up funding for An Yang solar projects.

Lanco  has secured an EPC contract worth INR3.65bn or US$81.26 million  to develop the 250MW AKAZ power plant in the Al-Anbar province, Iraq.

International Power, PT Supreme Energy and Marubeni has signed a joint venture agreement to build the 200MW Rantau Dedap geothermal project in South Sumatra Province, Indonesia.

The THB4.4 billion project will have a combined capacity of 34.25 MW.

TNB Remaco secured an operations and maintenance contract for Laraib Energy Ltd's 84 megawatt New Bong Escape Hydroelectric Power Complex.

Jindal Steel and Power Limited has asked Ministry of Coal to provide coal linkage for 1320 MW Captive Power Plant  in district Ramgarh in the state of Jharkhand.

Krung Thai Bank extended made loans worth 381 million baht for a biomass power plant at Yala Province. The Bank revealed that its energy saving loans portfolio amount of over 90 billion baht.

China Ming Yang Wind Power Group Limited , a leading wind turbine manufacturer in China, does not see any impact from a proposed subsidy cut by the Chinese Government.

NHPC Limited's 45 MW Nimoo Bazgo hydroelectric project unlikely to go on steam by its latest expected commissioning date of October 2011.

Boxing up of units one and two have been successfully completed at Teesta Low Dam III hydroelectric power project (HEP), under implementation by the state-run power major, NHPC Limited. In addition, hydro-mechanical (H&M) works at the project site are progressing as per schedule. These are welcome developments, as the HEP has, so far, witnessed myriad hurdles to its execution, ranging from strikes called by Gorkha Jan Mukti Morcha (GJMM), which disrupted supplies of the critical construction material needed for its execution, delay in forest clearance and slope failure in the powerhouse area, and problems in supply of equipment from BHEL, which has been awarded the contract for the electro-mechanical package. As per the latest progress report, unit one is expected to be synchronized by March 2012. The Teesta-III project envisages the construction of a 32.5 m high barrage across the Teesta river and a 125m x 22m x 56m surface power house, with four Kaplan turbine generator units, of 33 MW capacity, each. The project would afford an annual energy generation of 594.07 million units (MU), assuming 90% performance.

After 2 years of implementing an energy saving project Dong Thap province is set to save 25% in total energy consumption.

Tokyo Electric Power Co. began operating a ventilation equipment at the No. 2 reactor building of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant to reduce radiation levels inside the unit.

 After incorporation of suggestions received through public hearings in its EIA and EMP reports, SJVN's 770 MW Luhri HEP is now expected to receive environmental clearance by December 15, 2011, after these changes are evaluated by the Ministry of Environment and Forests. The project is also likely to get forest clearance by November 2011, subsequent to physical inspections by the ministry. Further, land acquisition is expected to be concluded by October 2011. Notably, the HEP envisages the construction of a 6 m high concrete gravity dam, on the river Satluj, near Kepu village, with a gross reservoir capacity of 35 million cubic meters, as well as a 38.13 km long head-race-tunnel (HRT) with a 9 m diameter, terminating into a surge shaft of 9 m diameter. The plant involves an underground power house of internal dimensions 156.4 m x 23.5 m and 44 m height, to house four generating units, each, of 193.75 MW capacity, to utilize a tunnel discharge of 480 cusecs and a net head of 181 m. Based on a 95% functional installed capacity and a 90% dependable year, the project is likely to afford an annual energy generation of 3,117.4 Gwh. The capital cost of the project is estimated to be Rs 4,795 crore at June 2005 price levels.

Reliance Power Limited is still to recieve gas allocation for its 2400MW natural gas power plant after several attempts to persuade the government for it.

The Philippines is set to launch the first National Renewable Energy Program, which mandates the development and use of the country’s renewable energy resources.

CIMB Group Holdings Bhd says its private equity infrastructure unit, CapAsia, is investing US$50mil for a 12.9% shareholding in Kazakhstan's vertically-integrated power utility holding company Central Asian Electric Power Corp (Caepco). In a statement, it said the investment, done via CapAsia's Islamic Infrastructure Fund, seeks to fund Caepco's extensive long-term investment programme to improve and upgrade the existing plants and distribution networks, to enhance energy efficiency, and to reduce harmful emissions.