Power

KenGen commissions 280 MW geothermal power plant in Kenya

The Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) has launched the 140 MW Oklaria 1 power plant, the last phase of the 280 MW geothermal facility. The World...

ADB approves $50 mn loan for power expansion program in Assam

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of India has signed a $50 million loan agreement for the second Assam Power Sector Investment...

Twelve smart cities to come up focusing major ports of India

India government plans to develop vacant lands on 12 major ports of the country into smart cities by investing around Rs 50,000 crore, as...

ESCO signs two LED street light conversion projects in Connecticut at $ 1mn

ESCO Energy has signed agreements for two LED street light conversion projects in Connecticut at $1 million cost. The initial installations in both towns will...

Carnegie grid connects wave energy plant in Australia

Carnegie Wave Energy has launched world's first commercial-scale wave energy series at Garden Island in Perth, Western Australia. It's the first time in the world...

GE opens integrated manufacturing site in Pune, India

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated GE’s first multi-modal integrated manufacturing site at Chakan near Pune in India.   The facility named 'Brilliant Factory' will export...

Power Africa to host African Utility week 2015

Power Africa will be the official country partner for the 5th African Utility Week and Clean Power Africa to be held in May at...

ABB to supply for South Africa’s electric rail fleet

ABB has grabbed a $50 million supply contract from Bombardier Transportation to support the freight locomotives that will help form the backbone of the...

ABB signs $50 mn deal to supply for floating LNG facilities in Malaysia

ABB has secured a contract worth approximately $50 million to supply electrical systems for one of the world’s first floating LNG facilities. The floating liquefied...

GE 12V250 marine diesel engine now EPA Tier 4 certified

GE Marine’s 12V250 marine diesel engine has achieved U.S. EPA Tier 4 Certification. The non-Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) technology applied by GE successfully achieved emission...