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Gamesa signed a framework agreement with Caparo Energy India to deliver about 2,000MW of wind turbines over the next five years.

Normally, electricity prices should go up to reflect strong demand, but China experienced otherwise, says a report.

Toshiba has signed a definitive sales agreement to acquire Landis+Gyr for $2.3 billion in cash.

PPN Power Generating Company awarded Larsen and Toubreo with a INR350bn or $7.76 billion for the construction of a 1,080MW gas-based power plant in Tamil Nadu, India.

Voith Hydro will supply equipment for hydro power projects in China and has secured two contracts worth €40m or $56.3 from two companies.

North Delhi Power Limited's power purchase requirements for FY 2011-12 stand at 7,974.04 million units.

Mandakini B Coal Corporation Ltd. is expected to start exploration work at the site in April 2011.

The Ministry of Coal has asked the Government of Orissa to expedite the process of grant of mining lease and Stage-II forest clearance for Utkal C coal block.

Toshiba JSW power equipment production facility in Chennai, Tamil Nadu will soon commence production of supercritical steam turbines and generators. These ranges from 500 MW to 1,000 MW, for thermal power plants in India. Output will be ramped up in stages, with the facility eventually being able to manufacture steam turbines and generator for producing 3 GW of electricity. The blade shop equipment at the facility has been installed. Besides, the warehouse for storing the building materials and various equipment has been set up at the plant. Further, trial production has commenced and the company expects commercial readiness at the end of the fiscal year 2011-12.

KEPCO signed a deal with Denmark's DONG Energy to cooperate on energy technologies.

Work on the BoP components of Unit 1 of the 1,050 MW Maithon Right Bank Thermal Power Project is likely to be finished by the end of June 2011.

JSW Energy Limited has set a deadline of May-end for submission of technical and commercial bids for its 240 MW Kutehr HEP.

As Governments and utilities around the world continue to work on the deployment of the Smart Grid initiative, cyber security issues around such an infrastructure are now top priority in relation to national security and investment.

SolarBridge Technologies’ plans to increase the production capacity to over 70MW for its Pantheon microinverter have reached a promising new level with the beginning of the microinverter’s volume production at Celestica’s facility in Dongguan, China.

Power Grid Corporation of India is expected to finalise a contract for leasing out its tower infrastructure for telecommunication by the end of May.

A strategic cooperation agreement was signed between CPI and Agricultural Bank of China was held in Beijing.