Regulation
Lao consumers can pay electric bills at BCEL
The Bank Pour Le Commerce Exterieur Lao will now accept electric bill payments for Elecitricite du Lao.
Lao consumers can pay electric bills at BCEL
The Bank Pour Le Commerce Exterieur Lao will now accept electric bill payments for Elecitricite du Lao.
Small-scale hydro plant to boost Lao national power grid
National Consulting Group will establish a power company in Vientiane and an office branch in Saravan province to operate the Houay Por hydropower...
Japan to set up new nuclear agency under environment ministry
Japan will set up a new nuclear regulatory agency under the Environment Ministry instead of the trade ministry. This is meant to increase the...
China conducts safety inspections on nuclear plants
Mandatory safety inspections of existing nuclear power plants in the China has been completed by the China Nuclear Energy Association.
Nam Theun 2 still to resume operations
The Nam Theun 2 Power Company or NTPC remains unsure when its plant will resume electricity generation as the level of the Xebangfay River remains...
Kolkata power firm may hike tariff if coal price increases
CESC announced that it may hike its tariff if the price of coal increases.
Panel to probe power outage at Delhi airport terminal
The four-hour power at Indira Gandhi International Airport, which disrupted over 75 flights and distressed thousands of passengers, will be probed by...
Energy fund to ease govt control on Vietnam power industry
Saigon Asset Management Corp. plans to raise $300 million for an energy fund that would be the country’s largest.
World Bank reports on India's Village Energy Security Programme
The World Bank has released a draft report titled 'Biomass for Sustainable Development' on the Village Energy Security Programme, a Government of...
Shalivahana's biomass power projects get $15M funding
International Finance Corporation will be investing US $15 million equity financing to Shalivahana Green Energy Limited, a biomass power company.
Korea's green energy exports increase by 6.5 times
South Korea's clean energy sector grew significantly over the last three years with both its sales and exports jumping roughly seven fold.
Japan to continue exporting nuclear technology
Japan decided exporting nuclear power generation technology after reviewing its policy.
Nuclear fuel at Fukushima reactor possibly melted twice, says study
Fuel inside one of the reactors at the nuclear complex in Fukushima Prefecture has possibly breached the vessel after melting again at the bottom...
US refutes reaching nuclear pact with Lanka
The US has rejected a claim that it had agreed to provide nuclear technology assistance to Sri Lanka.
Lao villagers brace for relocation as dam project starts
More than 2,100 people in Laos will be forcibly resettled due to the construction of Mekong dam.
Unit 5 at Khaperkheda shut down on pollution issues
Khaperkheda Unit-5 has been shut down after the State Pollution Control Board has issued a show-cause notice.
New schemes proposed for Bhutan hydropower projects
The governments of Bhutan and India have agreed to develop at least 10,000 MW of hydropower in Bhutan by 2020.