In Focus

Vietnam is seeking US$6 billion to upgrade its power transmission grid as demand for power consumption continues to increase.

China Power Investment Corp has established a subsidiary in Chengdu, Sichuan province, to develop hydropower resources in the area.

Japan is ignoring the safety lessons of the Fukushima crisis, according to two prominent seismologists who  warned against restarting two reactors.

Vietnam pledges to use energy more effectively and develop its energy network.

Hydropower remains the key to India's energy security as coal supplies remain erratic and controversies continue to cloud nuclear power.

A renewable energy deployment plan has been developed by India to accelerate the number of solar installations in the country to 30GW by 2017.

An additional 13,000 MW electricity would be added to the national grid from 2012 to 2016, according to State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources M Enamul Haque.

Japan’s idled nuclear reactors will once again produce electricity despite widespread public opposition to nuclear energy.

A new law requires the setting up a new nuclear regulator in Japan around September.

The foreign operator of a Philippine coal-fired power plant intends to immediately expand its operations.

Despite a record rise in overall world renewable energy investments in 2011, China finds itself spending less and less on RE than its rivals.

China is encouraging and will support Chinese companies that participate in energy and electric power projects in Pakistan.

The Eurozone crisis and a massive drop in prices of solar panels are combining to make China the solar power superpower.

China gives its consumers more reasons to buy clean-energy or “green” cars.

China National Nuclear Power Company will IPO to fund projects worth US$27 billion.

A report by the World Wide Fund for Nature reaffirms China’s status as World Number One in clean energy or cleantech manufacturing.