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Vietnam pursues masterplan for nuclear power development
A Vietnam official emphasized the key contents in completing a master plan of developing nuclear power infrastructure.
Vietnam pursues masterplan for nuclear power development
A Vietnam official emphasized the key contents in completing a master plan of developing nuclear power infrastructure.
India’s largest solar plant completed by Feb 2012
Lanco Infratech and juwi Holding have won a contract to build India’s largest solar system in the city of Dhule.
China's power shortage to get worse than 2004
The State Grid Corp. of China stated that this year's power shortage may be worse than 2004.
Japan, China, and Korea to cooperate in ensuring nuclear safety
Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and South Korean President Lee Myung Bak agree that strong cooperation will be needed for Japan's rapid rebuilding.
Renewable energy is necessary says 4 in 5 Singaporeans
A recent GE Energy poll reveals that global warming and pollution are top environmental concerns.
TEPCO requests government aid in compensating quake victims
TEPCO requested the Japanese Federal Government for financial aid in compensating the victims affected by the Fukushima nuclear inciedent.
Hopes high for Malaysia's renewable energy sector
Malaysia is seen to have good potential in renewable energy on account of its plentiful resources.
Singapore Energy Market Authority launches platform for exchanges in economic growth
Tan Sri Leo Moggie, Chairmain of Tenaga Nasional, shared perspectives as part of the inaugural EMA Distinguished Speaker Programme.
China to boost power grid investments by 68%
The State Grid Corp of China plans to increase investments in the country's power grid by 68% in a five-year plan.
Metso supplies technologies to Suzano Papel e Celulose S.A.
The greenfield pulp mill is to be built in the state of Maranhão, northeastern Brazil.
Solar panels to be installed for 340,000 eastern Indonesians
PT PLN will install solar panels worth US$138.76 million for 340,000 new customers in eastern Indonesia this year.
GE defends containment system at Fukushima plant
GE defended its Mark I containment system at the Fukushima Daiichi Power Plant against safety issues raised against it.
South Korea still pro-nuclear energy
South Korea will continue its atomic energy buildup despite the nuclear disaster unfolding in Japan.
Four Fukushima nuclear reactors may now be damaged
A hydrogen blast hit the Fukushima Dai-Ichi plant’s No. 4 reactor, bringing the number of the complex's damaged reactors possibly to four. It has a total of six reactors.
China starts operating world's first 660 KV transmission system
The world's first 660-kilovolt direct current power transmission system start6ed operating in China. It transmitted energy from northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region to the eastern Shandong Province.
India to draft a geothermal energy policy
India's Ministry of New and Renewable Energy will draft a national geothermal energy policy by the end of March 2011.
China electricity consumption growth rate to fall in 2011
China's nationwide electricity consumption is expected to rise nearly 12 percent to 4.7 trillion kilowatt-hours in 2011, reports cnr.cn, citing the China Electricity Council.