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Burmese government halts Myitsone Dam
The Burmese government has suspended a highly controversial hydroelectric dam project due to growing public opposition.
Burmese government halts Myitsone Dam
The Burmese government has suspended a highly controversial hydroelectric dam project due to growing public opposition.
Nuclear seaps back into favour as Japan begins energy
Former Japanese prime minister Naoto Kan concluded in March that nuclear power was no longer worth the risk after the world's worst nuclear accident...
Pro-nuclear groups in Japan fight back
Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's month-old government begins debate on Japan's energy policy, but Noda has already signalled that nuclear power could...
TEPCO expects top meet winter demand with % leeway
Tokyo Electric Power Co expects to be able to supply 53,000 megawatts of power this winter, around 6 percent of a meet projected peak demand of about...
GE Hitachi calls for shut-down tests on reactors
E Hitachi told nuclear operators to conduct tests to determine what conditions would prevent the reactors from shutting safely during an earth quake...
South Korea to pursue more high-calorific coal
South Korea will instruct domestic utilities to secure high calorific steaming coal to prevent blackouts in winter, the economy ministry said.
EVN ties up with Japanese group for Vietnam nuclear plant
A Japanese consortium and state utility Vietnam Electricity has signed an agreement to cooperate on the Ninh Thuan 2 nuclear power plant project in...
Tohoku Electric to triple wind capacity by 2020
Tohoku Electric Power Co aims to accept more than triple the capacity of wind power to its grid at 2 gigawatts by 2020.
Power Grid commissions transmission lines for Mundra UMPP
Power Grid Corporation of India has commissioned the transmission system for two units of the Mundra Ultra Mega Power Project in Gujarat.
China to tighten emission standards for thermal plants
China will tighten emission standards for thermal power plants to curb worsening environmental degradation.
Chinese regions face winter power shortage-NEA
Some Chinese regions will face a shortage of power in winter due to strong demand growth and low water storage, reports Reuters.
Japan advances nuke plans with Vietnam
The Japan Atomic Energy Co agreed to conduct a feasibility study in building Vietnam's first nuclear power plant.
Jiangxi province to impose higher charges on energy-guzzlers
The local government of China's Jiangxi province will be charging higher electricity prices on energy guzzlers, amid a national drive for energy...
Vietnam explores possibilities in renewable energy
Vietnam has created development strategies to fully exploit the potential of renewable energy. According to HCM city power development plan 2011...
Lao achieves renewable energy targets, says Minister
Different frameworks in the Lao renewable energy sector have been achieved and development of hydropower is now on focus, according to Laos Minister...
Vietnam attracts clean energy investors
Vietnam has become the attractive destination for foreign clean energy investors with shortage in energy and willingness to develop clean energy...
India thermal capacity target unlikely to materialize
India is on the verge of missing the capacity addition targets for 11th Plan, with a cumulative capacity addition of merely 8,101 MW during the third...
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