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India intends to more than double its renewable power capacity to almost 53 GW by 2017.
Solar panel manufacturers in China are to source components from Taiwan in an attempt to sidestep US anti-dumping tariffs of at least 31 per cent announced by the US department of commerce last week.
Swedish-Swiss group , ABB, has won an order worth around $33m from NTPC Limited, India’s largest power company, to build two substations in western India.
The boss of French nuclear giant EDF’s UK arm, Vincent de Rivaz, has said the UK is “demonstrating consistency and continuity” in its nuclear policy.
China Sunergy has completed delivery of 5 MW in solar modules for the Yerussalimovo solar park in Bulgaria.
The US has voted to impose punitive tariffs on Chinese solar panels, with duties expected to range between 31 and 250 per cent.
A decision on whether to impose anti-dumping measures on Chinese solar manufacturers is expected to be made shortly by the US Department of Commerce.
Royal Dutch Shell says it expects gas prices in the US to double in the next three years.
UK Energy Minister Charles Hendry has conceded that part of the government’s Electricity Market Reform plans could fall foul of European Commission state aid rules.
A $5bn transmission line which is intended to send power from wind farms off the East Coast of the US has overcome a legislative obstacle, allowing the Google Inc-backed project to move to the next step in the approval process, officials said.
