Power

Sembcorp commences commercial operation of Chongqing power plant

Sembcorp announced that its power plant in Chongqing has successfully commenced full commercial operation following the completion of its second 660-megawatt unit. The 1,320-megawatt coal-fired...

Siemens wins major power turbine order from ONGC in India

Siemens announced that it has won an order worth approximately Rs. 366 crore from Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC). The order includes supply of material...

Energy storage tech set to grow in emerging markets: World Bank Group

Energy storage technology will become more accessible in emerging markets in the coming decade, enabling a significant scale-up of renewable energy as a clean...

GE wins power generation orders with Iraq’s Ministry of Electricity

GE announced it has secured more than $1.4 billion in orders from Iraq’s Ministry of Electricity to set up power plants as well as...

Emerson to convert coal-fired utility in U.K.to biomass plant

Emerson announced that EPH Lynemouth Power has selected the company to help convert the 44-year-old coal-fired Lynemouth Power Station to a new biomass-fueled power plant. As...

Denying pipeline expansion will jeopardize U.S. energy security: report

Rejecting pipeline infrastructure would remove almost one-third of U.S. electricity generation capacity by 2030, dangerously raising electric rates nationwide, says a new report from...

GE Power wins the first order for GE H-Class turbines in the Gulf

GE Power announced it has won an order from Aluminium Bahrain (Alba) for a turnkey combined-cycle power plant, including three GE HA gas turbines. This...

Moody’s upgrades India power sector outlook

A Moody's Investors Service-ICRA report on Thursday upgraded the outlook for the Indian power sector to "stable" over the next 12-18 months with a...

BHEL to cut dependence on power business to 50%

State-run engineering major Bharat Heavy Electricals (BHEL) is internally aiming to cut down its dependence on thermal power business from 80 to 50 percent...

NTPC to phase out 11,000 MW of its old thermal power plants

As part of the government’s mission to phase out inefficient thermal power plants in India, NTPC has already given the in-principle clearance to replace...