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Power crisis in Mindanao to worsen in May

Power crisis in Mindanao to worsen in May

Major hydropower source drying up.

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Philippines needs investors in natural gas projects

Canada and Brunei interested in natural gas sector.

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Japan to overhaul power industry

Reforms will be first major overhaul since the early 1950s.

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Japan in major power industry reform

Will also eliminate restrictions on pricing as early as 2018.

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Electricity bills to rise 35% in Thailand

Government blames costly liquefied natural gas for tariff hike.

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Suzlon Energy raises US$647 million to repay loans

Bonds used are backed by the State Bank of India.

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Philippine government agency sees end to Mindanao blackouts

Mindanao Development Authority, however, says solution will be costly and temporary.

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China and Russia sign massive energy deals

Hail breakthrough agreements that will see Russia increase oil supplies to China.

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India’s largest solar power plant switched on

Project at Rajasthan has a capacity of 50 megawatts.

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Japan to become world’s second largest solar market by Q2

Will outstrip the USA by installing 5 gigawatts of new solar power capacity.

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Taiwan to push overseas sales of its photovoltaic products

Targets 10% growth in total exports.

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Philippines considers hasty solution to Mindanao power crisis

Intends to provide power generator sets to electric cooperatives in Mindanao.

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Japan adds 1,178 MW of renewable energy

New RE capacity added in the nine months to December 2012.

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Agra to become India’s first solar city

But the main purpose of this RE project will be to save the famous Taj Mahal. India’s Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has announced that Agra, home to the Taj Mahal, will be the country’s first solar city.

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India doubles nuclear power output in just three years

Produces 32.46 MW of nuclear power in 2012.

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Indonesian, Singapore investors to build waste-based power plants

Joint venture will construct four waste-based power plants in Indonesia.

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China to set new tariffs for solar generated electricity

Existing fixed tariff to be abolished.

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