In Focus

NTPC will explore opportunities in the electricity distribution business in India.

Newly installed wind power capacity will see up to 19 gigawatts added to China’s grid this year.

Cleantech Finland, a group of clean technology firms, is looking to do joint projects with Indian companies in energy efficiency, water treatment and bio-energy.

Jilin New Energy Investment Company Ltd plans to invest US$168 million in renewable energy projects in the Republic of Estonia in the Baltic Sea region.

Japan's subsidies for renewable power suppliers have sparked more than $2 billion of investment since they were launched two months ago.

South Korea President Lee Myung-bak and Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev pledged to expand cooperation in energy, plants and atomic power.

Cambodia has praised China for the massive energy investments that have become key to its sustainable social and economic development.

Japan's subsidies for renewable power providers could lead to huge investments amounting to some US$640 billion by 2030.

China will soon require its major electricity grid companies to source up to 15% of their power from renewable energy sources.

The largest hydroelectric project on the Upper Mekong River Basin, the Nuozhadu dam, has officially began generating power.

India’s national initiative to promote renewable energy has boosted its photovoltaic capacity by 255MW and its concentrated solar power capacity by 2.5MW.

Indonesia's PTBA and China Huadian Corporation plan to set up a joint venture company to build and operate a a 2x620 megawatt coal-fired power plant in South Sumatra.

Japan needs to invest at least ¥50 trillion or US$637 billlion in renewable energy by 2030 in order to phase out nuclear power.

A new national strategy will increase Japan's renewable energy capacity by a massive 555%.

China National Offshore Oil Corporation has formally requested the Canadian government to approve its US$15 billion offer for Nexen.

Tepco raised household electricity rates by an average of 8.46 percent to help pay rising fuel costs from thermal power generation.