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Australia aims to halve solar thermal cost
Increases funding for concentrating solar power technologies.
Meralco to invest US$5 billion on expansion
Says projects will improve its distribution network.
India supplies Indonesian-made smart grid transformers to New Zealand
India's CG has become the first of three preferred vendors to supply transformers to New Zealand.
Mizuho leads Japanese group in building Indian solar plant
Japanese firms will help India achieve an eightfold expansion in sun-powered capacity.
Petron sets aside US$1.3 billion for capital expenditures
Part of capex to fund expansion in Malaysia.
Philippine rooftop solar power capacity to hit 2.5 mW
This will be double the existing capacity.
Meralco warns of widespread blackouts
The Philippines’ top electricity distributor says new sources of power are needed.
China again leads the world in new wind installations
Total installations in 2012 were over one-third of all new capacity worldwide.
Tonga aims for 50% renewable energy
A New Zealand funded solar power plant in Tonga has already been commissioned.
China ready to export self-developed nuclear reactor
China will start exploring the global market to export it CAP1400 this year.
Japanese garments maker enters solar power business
Generous feed-in tariff entices Gunze Ltd to venture into solar.
PNOC seeks power plant investors
Will build coal-fired power plants in two Philippine provinces.
Korea to build 1,000 MW power plant in Balochistan
Solar energy electricity plant will ease power shortfall in the Pakistani province.
S. Korea favors more coal-fed, LNG power plants over nuclear
South Korea will increase electricity-generating facilities using coal and liquefied natural gas.
China's power quota to boost power sector, cut emissions
Beijing launched its first quota trading platform for electrical power saved during production.
Bangladesh power demand at 7500-MW for irrigation season
Bangladesh's electricity demand during the next irrigation and summer season is likely to stand at 7500-megawatt.