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ABB to acquire US electrical components maker Thomas & Betts for $3.9 bn
30 Jan 2012
This is ABB's second major deal under its CEO, Joe Hogan, after the 2010 acquisition of electrical motor maker Baldor Electric Company for $4.2 billion
Eureka Forbes to market solar-powered products
28 Jan 2012
Eureka Forbes will sell the products under the EuroDiya brand along with its water filters and also plans to tie up with NGOs and local entrepreneurs in rural areas
Industry executives see energy independence for US in 15 years
27 Jan 2012
Nearly 70 per cent of executives at middle market energy companies see the potential for US energy independence within 15 years
UK electricity regulator fast-tracks Scottish Power, SSE Scottish Hydro infrastructure plans
24 Jan 2012
NTPC to set up its first overseas plant in Bangladesh
24 Jan 2012
State-run National Thermal Power Corp Ltd, India’s biggest power producer, would see its first overseas project kick off in Bangladesh when the company starts work on a 1,320 MW power plant in Khulna
UK to launch major marine energy initiative
23 Jan 2012
PFC doesn’t fear loan defaults by power firms
18 Jan 2012
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