Power Utility

Meralco targets 2,500-MW portfolio

Meralco hopes to construct 2,500 to 3,000 megawatts of diversified power generation portfolio to meet its supply over the medium term.

Meralco targets 2,500-MW portfolio

Meralco hopes to construct 2,500 to 3,000 megawatts of diversified power generation portfolio to meet its supply over the medium term.

Thailand's SPCG completes solar power farms

SPCG Plc announced its completion of 30 megawatts of sun-powered capacity.

Northern India may again face blackouts

India’s northern states including the capital, New Delhi, brace for another series of blackouts.

S. Korean nuclear reactor shuts off automatically

South Korea's Wolsong 1 reactor was shut down automatically due to the malfunction of a system that controls power output.

India's central transmission system to become world's largest

India will add its southern grid to the central transmission system by 2014 ramping upits transmission capacity to 65,500 MW.

Tarapur contributes 33% of India's total atomic power generation

The Tarapur Atomic Power Station generated a total of 2,780 mus from April to June accounting for 33 percent of India's total atomic power generated...

Essar Oil hit by US$252 million net loss

India's second biggest private oil refiner reported a US$252 million net loss in the June quarter from a US$84.3 million net profit year-on-year.

Thailand's Ratchaburi eyes expansion in Myanmar, Cambodia

Ratchaburi Electricity Generating Holding is looking to invest in two or three power plants in Myanmar, excluding the Dawei project.

Malaysia's Genting to sell local power business to focus abroad

Genting Bhd will dispose of their entire 97.7 per cent shareholding interests in Mastika Lagenda Sdn Bhd to 1Malaysia Development Bhd for RM2.3...

India's Assam power plant suffers from insufficient gas supply

Insufficient gas availability for 291 MW Assam Gas Based Power Plant pulled down generation level in the rangeof only 190 to 210 MW.

Hitachi, GE may combine nuclear power JVs

Hitachi Ltd and General Electric Co may combine their two nuclear power joint ventures under a single entity.

Philippines' San Miguel to invest more in power sector

San Miguel Corp. will acquire more hydropower plants and is pondering a possible foray into renewable energy development.

India's power outage blamed on burgeoning demand for power

The lack of fuel security is a major constraint to the growth of India's power generation capacity.

China’s power use drops by 5.5%

Electricity consumption in the first half fell to 2.38 trillion kilowatt hours on account of the weak Chinese economy.

Indian power transmission system robust, says GE Energy

 General Electric finds India's power transmission system as quite robust compared to many developed nations.

Indian oil group to tap offshore wind power

ONGC Limited, the oil and natural gas major, is planning to set up a massive 500 MW wind farm for commercial purposes.