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What you need to know about Asian energy industry from IEA's former Executive Director Nobuo Tanaka

The nuclear crisis in Fukushima has triggered a major review of the energy landscape not only in Japan, but globally. Read ››

Singapore economy fuels electricity trading value

National Electric Market of Singapore released its report on its record-breaking performance in 2010. Read ››

Experts’ approach to turbine safety

Jim Jacoby, Tri-Sen’s Vice-President of Marketing, shares about turbine safety, the technical improvements that need to be considered, and what can be done to maximise safety benefits. Read ››

Chromalloy notches up success in Asia’s turbine repair and maintainence market

Glasgow may be a long way from Bangkok, but when it comes to keeping Thailand’s International airport powered up and running, the link is a vital piece in the chain operated by Chromalloy, a world leader in gas turbine engine maintenance and monitoring. Read ››

Changing power industry landscape: Performance and reliability matter more than ever

With rising demands on renewable energy, there is going to be increasing focus on the wind power sector. Read ››

Upgrade the control system to give new life to old gas turbines

Gas turbines remain at the forefront of the power generation market, with a great variety available for the end-user in terms of unit size and fuel types. Read ››

An improved energy mix for China

According to China’s National Energy Administration (NEA), the country is likely to continue reducing investment into coal fired power plants as the lower than normal economy may result in a power glut this year. Read ››

In the winds of profit

A village near the northern tip of Japan's main island is the proving ground for a 5-meter-high (16- foot) bank of batteries built by NGK Insulators Ltd., the Japanese industrial-ceramics maker that may be the world's cheapest wind-energy play. Read ››

Tata’s tornado

Indonesia may be known as ‘The land below the wind', but for foreign players in the power market, conditions are about to get a whole lot stormier. Read ››

Electricity sector in India

Last issue we examined the inefficiencies in the electricity sector in India and concluded that there could be a potential to save a staggering USD 26 Billion every year. Read ››

The case for power rentals in Asia

The rapidly developing economies of Asia are fuelling a constant need for fresh supplies of power to cure the energy shortfall problems being faced by utilities and all forms of industries and large building projects. Read ››

The low down on lindia's electricity sector

India is home to almost one sixth of the world's population. Read ››

Ma Welcomes the dawning of a new era for Taiwan's Power sector

It may already feel like ancient history, but the soon-to-be-ended office of Taiwan's former President, Chen-Shui Ban, was witness to one of the most turbulent times in Taiwan's recent history. Chen's presidency was typified by frosty relations with mainland China, which included daily missile threats and political propaganda. Taiwan's power sector also became a victim of Chen's presidency as the island's power plants suffered from swelling power demands and market fluctuations. Read ››

Electricity sector in India - Part2

Last issue we examined the inefficiencies in the electricity sector in India and concluded that there could be a potential to save a staggering USD 26 Billion every year. Read ››

Lighting up Macau in more ways than one

Companhia de Electricidade de Macau (CEM), which has lit up the lightbulbs in Territory of Macau for more than a century, and its CEO Franklin Willemyns speaks to Asian Power about CEM's strategies in battling rising fuel costs and increasing tariffs. Read ››

Ma welcomes the dawning of a new era for Taiwan’s power sector

Zhang Yimou's acclaimed Chinese film Hero starring Jet Li seems to have more to do with cross-straits relations than meets the eye. Read ››