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Sri Lanka has called for certain changes in the draft power purchase agreement  for the 2x250 MW coal-based Trincomalee power project.

ADB will be providing a loan to help fund the first privately owned and financed wind farm in Pakistan.

Indonesia is interested in getting power supply from the Bakun hydroelectric dam now being built in Sarawak. This was revealed by Second Finance Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah.

TEPCO concluded a trustee agreement with Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry to produce a master plan for a power supply project in Vietnam, as announced on October 4, 2010.

NTPC plans to become a 75-GW company by 2017 and with an installed capacity of 128 GW by 2032. It also eyes a well diversified fuel mix comprising 56 per cent coal, 16 per cent gas, 11 percent nuclear energy, 9 percent renewable energy and 8 per cent hydro power-based capacity.

An environmental impact assessment report for Sinohydro Corporation's US$1.17 billion Angu Hydropower Station was approved by the Ministry of Environmental Protection in Beijing.

Almost all of the electricity to be generated by hydropower dams now under construction in Burma will be sold to China and Thailand.

China is ready to start building a series of controversial hydropower plants on the Nu River in Yunnan.

Kyushu Electric Power registered total electricity sales volume of 6,843 million kWh for December 2010. It is up 3.1% from December 2009.

NHPC is trying to meet the December 2011 deadline for preparation of detailed project reports  for hydroelectric projects in Bhutan.

NHPC and Orissa Hydro Power Corporation are likely to sign an MoU for construction of three hydel projects. It will have an aggregate capacity of 300 MW, across the Mahanadi river in Orissa.

NHPC will the Ministry of Power once again for obtaining the necessary statutory approvals for its proposed diversification into other power generation sectors. This includes the thermal and nuclear segments.

India has signed an agreement with Bangladesh for the construction of a 2,600MW coal-fired plant in the Rampal area of the Bagerhat district, Bangladesh.

Abengoa and BHEL will work together on a range of Concentrating Solar Power projects in India. The agreement will not only see the firms join forces on the engineering, procurement and construction of the Indian portfolio but also look to develop projects in other parts of the globe.

The University of Queensland will collaborate with Verdicorp to develop next-generation geothermal turbine and power plant technology.

China Ming Yang Wind Power won a total of 1.1GW new bids in January 2011. It includes 200MW for its 2.5/3.0MW Super Compact Drive wind turbine generators in both onshore and offshore tenders.