Ministry of Power, The Government of India has issued following news release:

The surplus power from the States can be transferred to a power deficit State through the Inter-State Transmission System (ISTS) from the source of supply depending upon the available transfer capacity (ATC) between the point of supply and point of drawl. Open Access in transmission (introduced by the Central Government through Electricity Act, 2003), trading mechanism and Power Exchange in accordance with the relevant regulations notified by CERC facilitate this process. National Grid, for evacuation of power from generating sources located in different regions in the country and facilitating transfer of power from surplus to deficit regions, is in place. In addition, licenses have been granted for trading of power. Power exchanges have also been set up for facilitating transfer of power from surplus to deficit States. The surplus power available with the States is also supplied by the States to other needy and desirous States under bilateral arrangements.

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 21 -- United States Patent no. 8,446,028, issued on May 21, was assigned to Fung Gin Da Energy Science and Technology Co. Ltd. (Pingtung County, Taiwan).

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Power projects developer Globeleq has opened the 44MW Eolo de Nicaragua wind farm in Central America.

The Eolo wind farm is situated in the province of Rivas on the shores of Lake Nicaragua, about 123km south of the capital Managua.

The State of California has issued the following news release:

The military services have installed a total of 130 megawatts of solar photovoltaic energy systems at U.S. installations, and have plans to complete 1.1 gigawatts of new photovoltaic capacity by 2017, according to a new report from the Solar Energy Industries Association.

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 21 -- United States Patent no. 8,446,033, issued on May 21.

"Savonius rotor wind power generator system and method" was invented by Roy D. Gaul (Houston), Claude P. Brancart (Brunswick, Maine) and Vincent L. Gaul (Robinson, Ill.). According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A Savonius rotor wind power generator system and method utilizes a large diameter rotor increased in sized to produce a proportional decrease of the rotation rate while the peripheral speed remains constant. The large diameter rotor operating at low rotation rates (less than 10 rpm) produces high torque, and electrical power is generated by means of a multiplicity of generators positioned around its periphery that are sized and have gear ratios matched to selectable ranges of wind speed to allow efficient automated electrical power generation over a range of wind speeds from about three meters per second to more than 40 meters per second. The arrangement, sizing, and control of these generators enable production of synchronous AC power generation over a much larger range of wind speeds than can be achieved with conventional horizontal axis turbines." The patent was filed on Feb. 9, 2010, under Application No. 12/703,191. *For further information, including images, charts and tables, please visit:

The electricity shortfall rose to 9,000MW on Monday, forcing the power managers to increase outages up to 18 hours across the country.

The urban areas were badly hit by crisis and facing upto 16-18 hours loadshedding while there was virtually no electricity in rural areas of the country. The severe shortage of fuel for IPPs and Wapda-owned Gencos are the main reason behind the worst loadshedding crisis, according to officials of the power sector.

Power sector growth will lead to an increase in coal imports of up to 160 million tonnes by 2015, IHS, a leading source of information, insight and analytics in critical areas, announced. The new steps to liberalise foreign direct investment are restoring investor confidence and will lead to India rivalling China for coal imports outlook for India.

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 21 -- Chih-Cheng Tai, Sunnyvale, Calif., Lucas J. Myslinski, San Jose, Calif., Chyh-Yih Chang, Xinzhuang, Taiwan, Shih Ming Tseng, Campbell, Calif., and Shih Hsiang Tseng, Campbell, Calif., have developed a patent (8,441,152) for a "renewable energy transmission, generation, and utilization device and method."

Chennai, May 22 -- The entire nuclear power generation programme is based on the premise that it is the cleanest form of energy because there are no emissions, no carbon generation, no mountains of fly ash such as one finds in a coal-based thermal power station and the power stations do not add gaseous or particulate matter to the atmosphere. The only danger is a Chernobyl-type explosion which released radioactive material, or the kind of nuclear meltdown that occurred in Three Mile Island that, fortunately, was contained. Then, of course, there was Fukushima where the nuclear power station was wrecked by a tsunami and it only the heroic sacrifices by dedicated Japanese engineers prevented the mishap from turning into a disaster that could have devastated Japan.

Our activists and even a section of scientists have questioned the government's policy of entering into a nuclear pact with the US and adopting an aggressive programme of nuclear power generation. Koodankulam in Tamil Nadu, a proposed power station in Maharashtra and now a nascent proposal for a power station in Mandla district of Madhya Pradesh have all sparked off public protests on grounds of safety. The prime minister and his government have assured the nation that a nuclear disaster cannot repeat itself in India because of the design and construction of our nuclear plants.

SUMMARY: This document contains corrections to the proposed rule (RM13-2-000) which was published in the Federal Register of Friday, February 1, 2013 (78 FR 7524). The regulations revised the pro forma Small Generator Interconnection Procedures (SGIP) and pro forma Small Generator Interconnection Agreement (SGIA) originally set forth in Order No. 2006.

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India's largest integrated power company, Tata Power, through its subsidiary Tata Power International Pte Ltd, has signed an agreement with Clean Energy Invest AS and IFC Infra-Ventures for developing hydro projects in Georgia, Turkey.

TOKYO, May 17 Kyodo

Nuclear power generation accounted for a record low of 1.7 percent of the 940.8 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity generated by Japan's 10 utilities in fiscal 2012 amid the closure of most nuclear plants, an industry body said Friday.

KOCHI: Look, who's tilting at windmills? Well, bitten by the alternative energy bug, the Greater Cochin Development Authority (GCDA) has decided to harness wind power, of all places, at Marine Drive! The development authority is planning to tap wind energy for power lighting systems at the Marine Drive walkway. In the first phase, the authority plans to generate about five kilowatt electricity which can power 100 lights installed at the walkway on a trial basis.

SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has granted the request of the Pacific Gas and Electric Company (the licensee) to withdraw its application dated December 29, 2009, as supplemented by letter dated November 22, 2011 (ADAMS Accession Nos. ML100040087 and ML113270063, respectively), for a proposed amendment to Facility Operating License Nos. DPR-80 and DPR-82 for the Diablo Canyon Power Plant, Units 1 and 2, located in San Luis Obispo County, California.

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The $6.1 billion wholesale electricity markets in New England operated competitively in 2012, according to a report released by the Internal Market Monitor (IMM) of ISO New England Inc., an operator of the region's bulk power system and wholesale electricity markets.

According to a release, the 2012 Annual Markets Report (AMR12) shows that wholesale electricity prices fell as a result of lower natural gas prices and slightly lower demand for electricity in the six-state region. The report concludes that lower prices in 2012 were the outcome of efficient and competitive wholesale electricity markets.

Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Power Jyotiraditya M Scindia replies to a query on 'Hydro Power Generation Capacity' raised by Kishanbhai Vestabhai Patel and Ravneet Singh on April 25, 2013.

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INDORE: Realizing benefits of power generation from solar energy, three houses in Indore have gone for solar plant.

Envis Technology deputy CEO Uday Bhole, who has worked closely on some domestic project says, "Though solar power plants are being used in commercial set-ups, including industries and at few public places like parks, college campus, a solar plant at home is always advantageous."

TESTIMONY-BY: MR. JOSEPH H. PYNE, CHAIRMAN AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

AFFILIATION: KIRBY CORPORATION

Statement of Mr. Joseph H. Pyne Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Kirby Corporation

Committee on House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation of the

May 21, 2013

Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee:

Good morning. My name is Joe Pyne, and I am the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Kirby Corporation, the nation's largest inland and coastal tank barge operator. Kirby has revenues of approximately $2.5 billion per year and has a market capitalization of approximately $4.5 billion. We employ some 4,600 Americans and operate over 1,300 Jones Act vessels.

Kirby has been in the marine transportation business since 1969. I am pleased to appear before you today on behalf of the American Maritime Partnership (AMP) to stress the importance of the domestic U.S.-flag fleet and the coastwise laws to our U.S. transportation system and the role that they play in meeting the economic, homeland, and national security needs of the United States.