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The Philippines breaks ground for its first geothermal power plant in five years.

The Philippines breaks ground for its first geothermal power plant in five years.

A government-backed panel said that summer power supply in nuclear-free Japan may be better than utilities' forecasts.

PLN is targeting to provide electricity for 70 percent of residents in West Kalimantan province by the end of 2012.

A cut in the subsidy for demonstration sun-power projects threatens the viability of future solar projects in China.

The Bihar government plans to explore its hydropower potential to bridge the power demand-supply gap in the state.

Power plants that date as far back as the 1970s are responsible for low investments in Asian power market says Aggreko.

Villagers in Himachal Pradesh's Kullu district are protesting against the building of the World Bank funded 775 MW Luhri hydro electric project. Around 78 villages are to be affected by the 38 km long twin tunnels proposed to be built by the state run Sutlej Jal Vidyut Nigam Ltd. They said the power company building the project should first seek the required green clearances . Green activists claimed that the project is completely killing the free flowing of Sutlej river over a stretch of 50 km. "The local village council has passed a resolution for stopping the testing work in the area as this is in violation of the forest rights act," they claim . "We have noticed in all such projects in the state the construction of tunnels are responsible for drying up of natural water sources around them , we don't want this to happen here ," said Nek Ram Sharma of the Sutlej Jan Sangarsh Samiti.

Jinsha River will be cut into sections by 25 reservoirs, located at every 100 km, in the near future, the Dazhong Daily reported.

Pakistan plans to build two coastal nuclear power plants with a capacity of 1,000 MW each in Karachi.

South Korea started construction on two new nuclear reactors with locally made components for all critical systems.

India’s new atomic energy boss will push for more nuclear power.

Gamesa announced that said it is planning to sell 700-MW turbines in India by December.

Alstom T&D India, the market leader in electrical Balance of Plant (eBoP) domain, has successfully commissioned the eBoP package for the

Madhucon Project Ltd., an IPP from India, will sell electricity through an independent power producer mechanism at US$5.8099 per kWh to Indonesia's PT PLN.

It will demand heavy investments and political will to increase the share of renewable energy sources in Indonesia’s total energy mix from the current 5% to 17% by 2025.