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Japanese firms to supply equipment to Korean power projects
Marubeni Corporation and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries will supply equipment for three combined cycle electric power projects in South Korea.
Japanese firms to supply equipment to Korean power projects
Marubeni Corporation and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries will supply equipment for three combined cycle electric power projects in South Korea.
Private sector money for new Indonesian power plants
Indonesia turns to the private sector to fund its new power plants.
A fifth of India’s thermal power plants short of coal
India’s coal shortage is getting worse.
x S. Korea to inject 1.08 tln won into energy sector R&D
South Korea will inject 1.08 trillion won (US$962.3 million) into research and development (R&D) this year to bolster its capabilities in the energy sector, the government said Tuesday.
Malaysia's TNB to buy solar energy from ex-landfill site
Cypark will start selling electricity from its solar farm to Tenaga Nasional Berhad on March 28.
Decelerating Chinese economy slows coal price increases
Falling thermal coal prices are an ironic development for China.
Vietnam needs more coal for planned thermal power plants
Vietnam's plans to raise the number of thermal power plants will require 14.4 to 15.2 million tons of coal for electricity production in 2012.
Obama to back U.S. solar panel producers against China
Obama is expected to back U.S. solar panel producers on against lower-priced imports from China.
Australia's largest commercial rooftop solar system to be built
Australia's largest privately-owned rooftop photovoltaic solar system will be constructed and installed at NEXTDC's data centre in Port Melbourne.
Japanese public opinion overwhelmingly against nuclear power
Eight in 10 Japanese want to first phase out and then eliminate nuclear power altogether as a major source of energy.
New South Wales to axe 780 jobs in electricity mergers
New South Wales will merge three state-owned electricity distribution companies in July cutting its combined workforce of 1,300 by 780.
Nepal to expedite hydropower development
The general consensus was to expedite the development of Nepal's hydropower sector after the 2-day hydropower summit in Kathmandu.
India's transmission sector surpasses February targets
India's transmission sector achieved much more than the targeted stringing of transmission lines for the month of February.
CLP/China Grid may buy Exxon stake in Castle Peak for $2.8B
CLP Holdings and China Southern Power Grid may pay around $2.8 billion for a 60 percent ExxonMobil stake in a Hong Kong power venture.
India to stop development of new gas based plants till 2016
India's power ministry has advised developers to refrain from setting up new gas-based projects till 2015-16 .
East Asian energy supergrid comes closer to fruition
A mammoth project to connect the national energy grids of five Asian and European countries takes a key step forward.
China to import more uranium
After a drop in uranium imports in 2011, China intends to increase uranium imports this year to keep pace with the building of more nuclear power plants.