Power Utility

Alstom joins hands with Chinese group to develop power transmission systems

Alstom Grid will develop ultra-high-voltage direct current power transmission systems in China with China Electric Power Equipment and Technology.

Alstom joins hands with Chinese group to develop power transmission systems

Alstom Grid will develop ultra-high-voltage direct current power transmission systems in China with China Electric Power Equipment and Technology.

Tepco to ask $12b from gov't on fears of bankruptcy

Good thing the government is keen to help the company that supplies power to 29m customers in Japan.

Russian equipment for Kudankulam nuke plant found faulty

Some of the Russian supplied machineries meant for Kudankulam were found damaged even before their installation, according to a top nuclear engineer...

Kiran Energy gets $50M funding for Gujarat solar project

Kiran Energy Solar Power Pvt. raised US $50 million from three private equity firms for its 20-megawatt solar plant project in Gujarat.

Asia's wind power capacity to overtake Europe's

Global Wind Energy Council says Asia can beat Europe for the first time next year.

Tepco to sell shares in wind power company for 20b yen

Tokyo Electric Power Co will sell its 20% stake in Eurus Energy Holdings Corp to Toyota Tsusho Corp by January.

China rebukes US solar firms' anti-dumping complaint

Seven US solar manufacturers clamored to impose more than 100% duties on China solar imports.

Indian power traders face risk-reward imbalance

Increasing business risks and improving net margins are getting them confused.

Tepco to sell stake in wind unit to compensate nuke victims

TEPCO is likely to sell a 20 percent stake in wind power developer Eurus Energy Holdings to trading firm Toyota Tsusho to help raise funds to...

Yingli joins Suntech in response to SolarWorld America’s petition

Yingli says it is unfair to tar all Chinese companies with the same unfair-trading practice brush, and that it will “mount a vigorous defense”.

Philippines' First Gen eyes financing for hydro projects

Philippine power producer First Gen Corp is exploring all possible financing optionsto fund two hydro power projects worth about 8 billion pesos or...

LDK Solar to construct solar plant in Zhangye, China

LDK Solar has signed an engineering, procurement and construction contract for a solar project in Zhangye, China with Guodian Longyuan Zhangye New...

Sunpreme receives $50M funding for solar cell facility in China

Sunpreme has closed over $50 million in loans to fund the construction of solar facility in Jiaxing, China.

Ratings on Shikoku Electric & J-Power lowered to 'A+'

Standard & Poor's lowered its ratings on Shikoku Electric and J-Power to 'A+' from 'AA-'

Southeast Asia embraces solar power

A number of countries in Southeast Asia such as Thailand, Malaysia, the Philippines and Indonesia have begun to pursue wide-scale investment in solar...

Furukawa Electric to manufacture superconductor materials

Japan's Furukawa Electric Co plans to announce details of its acquisition of a superconductor materials maker, reports Reuters.