Power Utility

Pricing update: Polysilicon prices rebound

Polysilicon prices in December reached a low just above $26/kg, resulting in extremely low module costs for manufacturers.

Pricing update: Polysilicon prices rebound

Polysilicon prices in December reached a low just above $26/kg, resulting in extremely low module costs for manufacturers.

Another PLN tower suffers damage from cutting

A PLN tower interconnecting the Aceh and North Sumatra power grids at Jambo Aye, Aceh province, has been cut.

Malaysia to choose builder of combined-cycle power plants soon

Malaysia next month will announce a shortlist of companies vying to build a series of more efficient combined-cycle power plants throughout the...

Philippine power sector remains addicted to coal

The importation and local production of coal in the Philippines is on the rise.

Focus now turns to China's low-wind areas

Vestas Wind Systems has agreed to hand a large consignment of high-tech turbines to the Longganhu wind farm in Hubei province.

Expensive solar costs impede larger deployment

The cost of solar usually comes as the barrier for a larger solar deployment. Fit and PPA driven by RPS have lead the path for the revolution in...

Japan’s nuclear “stress tests” get UN nod

The United Nations says Japan’s nuclear reactors are safe but . . .

Kansai Electric incurs $1.5B net loss in April-Dec.

Kansai Electric suffered a net loss of US$1.548 billion in the April-December period.

Can the Philippines finally go nuclear?

A 2,000-megawatt nuclear power plant may be online by 2025.

Tohoku Electric expects $3.279B net loss for fiscal 2011 due to quake

Tohoku Electric expects a net loss of US$3.279 billion for the fiscal year ending March 31 due to the March earthquake.

Tohoku secures more LNG to offset power plant losses

Tohoku Electric secured 2.2 million tonnes of additional LNG to offset lost output from two quake-damaged nuclear and fossil fuel plants.

Tepco amenable to $13B govt bailout: sources

Tepco will agree to be taken over by the government in a near-$13 billion bailout.

Renewable energy progressing slowly in Thailand

Thailand has made tepid progress in weaning itself from its inordinate reliance on fossil fuels.

Neyvali Lignite's 125MW thermal power unit starts commercially

Neyveli Lignite Corporation (NLC) Limited has declared that the 125 MW first unit of its Barsingsar thermal power station has started commercial...

A second 125MW unit of Neyvali Lignite's thermal power station starts commercially

The first unit of Neyveli Lignite 's Barsingsar thermal power station with a capacity of 125 MW  has started commercial operations.

Snow slows down Himachal hydropower generation

Unusually harsh Arctic conditions where most of the rivers for Himachal Pradesh's hydropower generation originate have made further pulled down...

Chinese wind turbine maker blows down U.S. rivals

Goldwind bought two 10-megawatt wind farms in Montana to showcase its equipment and has taken orders in seven other U.S. states.