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Tamil Nadu is targeting to add 4,300 MW of generation capacity in financial year 2012-13, to address massive power shortage.

Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto will consider setting up a panel of nuclear experts to verify the safety of nuclear power plants.

The largest electric utility in South Korea reports a surge of foreign interest in its nuclear power plants.

The ratio of electric power generated by thermal power plants in Japan has surpassed 70 percent following the March 2011 nuclear meltdowns.

China Sunergy recently delivered its first shipment of "CSUN Made in France" modules.

Mitsubishi's major wind power project in the USA has hit the doldrums.

The TEPCO and Marubeni joint venture is exploring 10 renewable energy projects in the Philippines.

Japanese joint venture firm TeaM Energy has been exploring at least 10 areas in Luzon and Visayas for prospective renewable energy projects. In a briefing with reporters, TeaM Energy president Federico E. Puno noted that his company’s interests are generally focused on hydro, biomass and geothermal energy developments. The sites it has been evaluating for prospective RE projects include those for mini-hydro in San Juan, La Union; Tabuk-Kalinga; Tuba-Benguet; and Mountain Province. The larger-scale hydro targets are in Tuba, Benguet’s site at the tailings pond of Philex Mining Corporation. Incidentally, the company is currently a capacity off-taker (buyer) of TeaM Energy’s excess capacity in the Sual plant. The rest of the hydro prospects are in various sites in Luzon and Visayas. Geothermal developments, according to the company chief executive, are eyed for the sites being evaluated in Mountain Province and Mount Natib in Bataan Daclan, also in Benguet province. The company has listed two biomass sites being studied in Unisan, Quezon and San Ildefonso, Bulacan. Puno noted that they are currently “awaiting feasibility study from proponent” for the Quezon prospect; while a meeting with another interested party is being scheduled for the Bulacan target. “There were areas that we’ve already looked at, but we have already abandoned some of them because the potential had not been viable for development,” the TeaM Energy chief executive stressed. For the hydro developments, some areas are currently the subject of feasibility studies; while others are already at the process of awarding turnkey contracts leading to the actual construction of the projects. TeaM Energy is among those expressing interests to join the bandwagon of RE investments; but it is one which would be willing to bet on these projects even without the support of feed-in-tariffs. The company noted that it can work on cornering its own market for such developments as long as the other hurdles, such as the sustainability of fuel for biomass projects, can be sufficiently addressed.  

Reliance Power plans to invest more than $1.18 billion to develop solar power projects in Rajasthan over the next two years.

The time frame for improving the electricity transmission system in the Philippines has been extended from 10 to 15 years.

The $280-million San Ramon Power plant of Alsons Group has secured an Environment Compliance Certificate.

SJVN has been lagging behind the targets set for the generator barrel concreting at units 1, 2 and 6 of its 412 MW Rampur hydro

Hinduja Energy has formed a joint venture with STEAG Energy Services for setting up 10,000 MW power plants. It The projects will require an investment of $12-14 billion during the next eight years.

Two of Asia’s leading wind power companies have teamed up to take on the world.

Thailand's Board of Investment  has approved 11 projects worth more than 80 billion baht or US$2.589 billion, with five involving production from natural gas and solar.

India’s Prime Minister Manmohan Singh says nuclear power is here to stay.