China

China to halt subsidies for massive solar projects

Will instead promote smaller solar projects in areas with power shortages.

China to halt subsidies for massive solar projects

Will instead promote smaller solar projects in areas with power shortages.

Bankrupt Suntech taken over by Chinese government

Bad investment in German bonds causes top energy firm's downfall.

China a long way off from shale oil development

China National Offshore Oil Corporation says progress will be “very slow”.

China reports better energy efficiency in 2012

Said this helped counterbalance slowest economic growth in 13 years.

Massive Tibetan hydropower dam to go online in October

The Pondo Water Control Project is Tibet’s equivalent of the Three Gorge Dam.

China to add add 87m KW of installed power capacity

This will bring its total power capacity to 1.23 billion KW by yearend.

National Energy Administration to be restructured

New agency will be responsible for energy regulation.

National Energy Administration to be restructured

New agency will be responsible for energy regulation.

China suffers clean energy trade deficit with US

The US has a US$1.63 billion surplus in the clean energy trade over China.

When solar capacity and demand meet in 2015

Oversupply increased in 2012 as global production capacity rose 10 GW while demand rose less than 3 GW as Chinese manufacturers, such as Yingli, which added 600 MW, and Trina, which added 500 MW of capacity in 2012, continue to increase capacity.

What Asia should learn from Latin America about PV net metering

The deployment of PV has seen a dramatic increase in the last decade and is poised to take over wind in this decade as wind reaches its “easy-to-reach” potential and solar is barely starting to penetrate the generation mix worldwide.

Saudi Arabia approves deal on nuclear cooperation with China

Deal will advance Saudi plans for its own nuclear power program.

China defers three nuclear plants

Cites massive expense as reason for shutdown.

Chinese building four hydroelectric plants in Cambodia

The first has been completed and will limit power shortages and cut reliance on diesel-fueled electricity.

China increases gasoline and diesel prices

Prices rose by RMB300 and RMB290 a metric ton for gasoline and diesel, respectively.