Japan

Power plant will be Saudi Arabia’s first with supercritical pressure steam turbines.

Deal will be Japan’s first overseas project since the Fukushima nuclear disaster.

TEPCO bidding plan for coal-fired thermal plants should be put on hold.

Deal seen as a prelude to purchase of shale gas by Japan for its power plants.

The target is 7.5 million kilowatts by 2023.

Many power generation facilities have been constructed or are under development in Asia. Thus, many plant personnel will encounter issues related to water/steam chemistry.

Generous feed-in tariff entices Gunze Ltd to venture into solar.

A government report says it rests on an active earthquake fault line.

Only a few existing power plants expected to meet the safety rules.

Japan will support seven projects that generate electricity from hot springs.

Plant to begin operating in mid-2014.

Imports of thermal coal and crude oil also rise significantly.

Partner will be the US Department of Energy.

Government agency claims Japan can save up to US$20 billion by restarting half its nuclear reactors.

New safety measures to be finalized by July.

Japan's Kashiwazaki Kariwa nuclear power plant may be closed due to an active fault.