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Philippine transmission lines to get upgraded

NGCP will spend more than P1.1 billion will be allocated to upgrade its Kalayaan-Bay 230-kiloVolt transmission line in South Luzon.

Philippine transmission lines to get upgraded

NGCP will spend more than P1.1 billion will be allocated to upgrade its Kalayaan-Bay 230-kiloVolt transmission line in South Luzon.

Ratch-Australia to acquire, build power plants and wind farms

Ratch-Australia will spend US$1.1 billion in the next three years buying power plants and building wind farms.

Cheap US credit destroying India’s solar sector

An Indian consortium promoting sustainability claims that cheap loans offered by the US to Indian firms are “unethical” and dangerous.

Decreased Indian supply increases Nepal's loadshedding

The Nepal Electricity Authority has increased loadshedding by 46 hours per week.

Japan targets new energy

The Japanese Cabinet approved guidelines for drafting the fiscal 2013 budget, emphasizing financing for renewable energy development.

Taiwan’s businessmen seek delay of energy tax hike

A meeting between the government and the business community to iron out energy policy instead saw the private sector complain loudly about the plan to raise energy taxes.

Fracking faces uncertain future in China

China is resorting to “fracking” to sate its enormous demand for oil but this controversial technology might prove insufficient.

U.S. lawmakers resist Chinese takeover of EV battery maker

Opposition to China acquiring a US. maker of high tech batteries continues to mount in Washington.

Indonesia to build hydropower plant at old Jatigede dam project

The government of Indonesia will build a 110-megawatt hydropower plant as it revives the Jatigede dam project in West Java.

India's central transmission system to become world's largest

India will add its southern grid to the central transmission system by 2014 ramping upits transmission capacity to 65,500 MW.

Pertamina to develop 8 geothermal plants after price boost

Pertamina will develop another eight geothermal projects after the Indonesian raised electricity prices from geothermal power plants.

Tarapur contributes 33% of India's total atomic power generation

The Tarapur Atomic Power Station generated a total of 2,780 mus from April to June accounting for 33 percent of India's total atomic power generated in the period.

New LNG power plant to generate 1,750 MW

The Philippines’ largest power distributor and a Japanese firm intend to build one of the largest liquefied natural gas power plants in the Philippines.

Mongolia to build 400MW hydroelectric power station

The World Bank has approved a 400 megawatt hydroelectric power station project at the Selenge River.

13 Bangladesh power projects lack funding

Bangladesh power projects amounting to 13,000 megawatt could not be implemented due to liquidity problems.

Suzlon Energy posts record quarterly loss

India’s leading wind turbine maker reported its biggest ever quarterly loss at US$153 million.