Power

Ghana invites investment from Indian power companies

Ghana has invited Indian power companies to invest in setting up thermal and renewable power projects towards becoming power surplus in the next five...

Bangladesh to receive 1,100 MW power from India from January

Electricity-starved Bangladesh will begin receiving 100 MW of power from Tripura from early January. This will be in addition to the 500 MW it...

E.ON closing Killingholme power station

UK-based utility E.ON is closing its Killingholme power station in North Lincolnshire. The power station was previously considered for closure but then was returned to...

Pakistan approves 1,400-MW power project by Shanghai Electric of China 

Pakistan has approved a coal-based 1,400-MW power project by the Shanghai Electric Group of China in Sindh province. The project, in the Hindu-majority district of...

Veolia wins contract to operate biomass plant in Ireland

French multinational Veolia has won a 450-million-euro (about $505-million) deal to operate an upcoming wood-fuelled biomass power plant at Killala, Mayo county, Ireland on...

DSCOVR promises better safety for electrical grids from solar flares

A new addition to a space-based early warning system promises greater safety for power grids on Earth. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) spacecraft Deep...

India creates nuclear damage insurance pool, will revive held up projects

Government of India has allocated about $234 million to create an insurance pool for nuclear damage. Creation of the system was mandatory under the...

Samsung SDI launches residential ESS products

Samsung SDI launched two residential energy storage systems (ESS) at Intersolar Europe 2015 exhibition under way in Munich, Germany. The 5.5kWh and 8kWh devices strengthen...

Reliance Power to set up $3 bn gas-based plant in Bangladesh

Reliance Power said on Saturday that it will set up a 2 million tonnes per annum floating natural gas (LNG) import terminal and a...

12 ports to invest Rs 1,000 crore for generating clean power

Twelve major Indian ports will invest Rs.1,000 crore to generate 150 MW of "clean" power and reduce their reliance on the power grid, union...