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India loses appetite for clean energy

Demand for renewable energy credits drop 16% in January from December.

India loses appetite for clean energy

Demand for renewable energy credits drop 16% in January from December.

Australia to build largest solar power plant

Kalgoorlie is set to become the site of Australia biggest photovoltaic power plant.

Indonesia to regulate exports of palm kernel shells

Government says shells are necessary for operation of more biomass power plants.

Areva-designed Indian nuke project opposed for cost, safety issues

An EPR reactor supply agreement with Areva for the Jaitapur nuclear power plant is being opposed.

Indian lender cuts rates for RE projects

Power Finance Corporation cuts lending rates for renewable energy power plants by 50 basis points.

China, India, Japan, Australia to push Asia-Pacific solar demand

The Asia Pacific region is forecasted to grow to 13.5GW in 2013.

NPD Solarbuzz: Asia Pacific solar demand to grow 50% in 2013

90% of APAC regional demand is concentrated in only four key countries, China, India, Japan and Australia.

Japan to beef up transmission system

Upgrade triggered by plan to triple wind power capacity.

Asian solar capacity growth pushes global total to 101GW

Solar power capacity growth in China and Japan largely helped push global capacity to 101 gigawatts in 2012.

Japan to assist Saudi Arabia’s nuclear power program

Deal will be Japan’s first overseas project since the Fukushima nuclear disaster.

India to commission two more solar energy projects

Projects will add 35MW to Rajasthan’s grid.

China to boost geothermal power generation

China will utilize more geothermal energy to relieve energy pressure and boost ecological progresses.

Vietnam to spend US$811 million to improve power transmission

Funds will go to over 100 projects to begin this year.

S.Korea to build gas-fired plants in lieu of nuke

South Korea will build six more gas-fired power plants amid nuclear safety concerns.

Japan wants to triple wind power capacity

The target is 7.5 million kilowatts by 2023.

China eyes nationwide deployment of smart grid technology

Around 86,000 premises in China have so far been connected using smart grid.