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Indonesian tycoon to diversify into renewable energy

Hashim Djojohadikusumo is diversifying his business interests and setting up new ventures that include renewable energy. Read ››

ReneSola appoints Huang as president of Asia-Pacific region

Jijun Shi and Stephen Huang and Jijun Shi have been promoted by ReneSola to new executive positions. Read ››

REC shakes up membership as it moves to Singapore and Munich

REC's group management and wafer and silicon division added new members as it moves from Oslo to Singapore and Munich. Read ››

China Sunenergy Acting CFO Yongfei Chen takes permanent role

Yongfei Chen, who has served as acting CFO for China Sunergy since November 2010, has accepted the role of CFO for the company. Read ››

Agrawala appointed CEO of GE India's energy business

GE India has appointed Banmali Agrawala as President and CEO of its energy business in the country. Read ››

Siemens appoints Theodor Scheidegger as CEO of the Solar & Hydro Division

His new role will take effect on November 10. Scheidegger previously held executive positions in various companies, most recently as CEO of Sovello AG, one of the leading integrated suppliers of solar wafers, and solar cells and modules. Read ››

Lanco's Saibaba foresees India solar costs cheapening by 40%

India's solar power costs could fall by more than 40 percent by 2015, said Lanco Solar CEO V. Read ››

Suntech's Dr. Shi appointed Chief Chairman of APVIA

Dr. Zhengrong Shi, CEO and founder of Suntech Power Holdings, has been appointed the first Chief Chairman of the Asian Photovoltaic Industry Association. Read ››

CPI President Lu astonished to learn about Myitsone suspension

Mr. LU Qizhou, President of China Power Investment Corporation, admitted he was totally astonished to learn that the Myanmar government will suspend the on-going Myitsone Hydropower Project. Read ››

Kakodkar to lead all Indian solar projects

Dr. Anil Kakodkar, former chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission, will be the chairman India’s National Solar Energy Company. Read ››

Black & Veatch makes appointments to global infrastructure business

Two senior management appointments had been made as it addresses infrastructure needs for global regions. Read ››

Sayed named president of Peabody Mongolia and India

Arshad Sayed has been named President – Peabody Mongolia and India, and will manage all of its business development initiatives. Read ››

Suzlon China appoints new CEO

Suzlon Energy appointed He Yaozu as CEO and Country Manager of its China operations, Suzlon Energy Tianjin Limited. Read ››

Combet appointed Australia’s energy efficiency minister

Greg Combet is Australia's new minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, replacing Senator Penny Wong. Read ››

CLP appoints Lancaster as Managing Director

Richard Lancaster has been appointed Managing Director of CLP Power Hong Kong Limited, succeeding Mrs. Read ››

Meiya Power names Perez CEO, promotes Chea as Pres.

Mr. Manuel Perez Dubuc has been appointed as Meiya Power Company’s new Chief Executive Officer effective 15 June 2009. Read ››

Emerson appoints Campbell energy VP in Asia Pacific

Emerson Network Power has promoted Ross Campbell as vice president for its Energy Systems business in Asia Pacific. Read ››

Meralco COO is retiring

Jesus P. Francisco, president and chief operating officer of Manila Electric Company (Meralco), is retiring after 37 years with the power distributor. Read ››

John Zhu appointed President of Wärtsilä in China

Wärtsilä has appointed Mr John Zhu as President of Wärtsilä China from January 1st, 2009. Read ››

Kepco tells it like it is

Q1. Could you please explain in further detail what KEPCO 2015 is about? Read ››

Lakshmi Mittal and Farallon Capital join forces

Billionaire Lakshmi Mittal and Farallon Capital Management LLC invested a combined $399 million in a power unit of Indiabulls Real Estate Ltd., India's fourth- biggest developer by market value, seeking a share of an industry poised to accelerate in Asia's third-biggest economy. 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 ››

IPPS the silver bullet in India's power debacle?

India is thirsty, and its not for a cold glass of water, which is a necessary companion for a serving of rogan josh. Read ››

Vietnam and the mekong mix

In 1986, Vietnam's Sixth Party Congress initiated the country's first broad economic reform package that introduced guidelines for expansion, laying a vitally needed foundation for a vastly improved investment climate. For the next eleven years things improved dramatically, with investment pouring in until the "Great Melt-Down of 1997" which caused a re-think in Hanoi as the GDP growth dropped from a steamy 8 - 9% to a still respectable 6% from 1997 to 2004. Read ››

Sparks fly as Taiwan plugs into the resurgence of a power giant

Q. How are carbon caps affecting the growth of Taiwan's power sector? On December 15, 2007, the Bali meeting in Indonesia set up a road-map for global carbon emissions after 2012. The goal is for CO2 emissions to be reduced by 25-40% in 2020 which is in comparison to those in 2005. Read ››