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TEPCO turns to Louisiana for LNG
TEPCO turns to Louisiana for LNG
Deal seen as a prelude to purchase of shale gas by Japan for its power plants.
Indonesia to exploit geothermal energy source for 29,000MW
Indonesia will relax export restrictions for geothermal development.
China seen overtaking US as largest smart grid market
Global investments in smart grid technologies increased by seven percent in 2012 to $13.9 billion.
S.Korea attempts to revamp nuclear industry image
Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power is inviting foreign media on a tour of its original nuclear plant site.
After hydro, India's BHEL targets Vietnam's thermal, gas plant markets
India's leading power equipment maker has commissioned the first unit of the 2×100 MW Nam Chien hydro project.
China Power predicts record profit
Optimism is based on higher hydropower output.
Australia aims to halve solar thermal cost
Increases funding for concentrating solar power technologies.
Meralco to invest US$5 billion on expansion
Says projects will improve its distribution network.
India supplies Indonesian-made smart grid transformers to New Zealand
India's CG has become the first of three preferred vendors to supply transformers to New Zealand.
Mizuho leads Japanese group in building Indian solar plant
Japanese firms will help India achieve an eightfold expansion in sun-powered capacity.
Petron sets aside US$1.3 billion for capital expenditures
Part of capex to fund expansion in Malaysia.
Philippine rooftop solar power capacity to hit 2.5 mW
This will be double the existing capacity.
Meralco warns of widespread blackouts
The Philippines’ top electricity distributor says new sources of power are needed.
China again leads the world in new wind installations
Total installations in 2012 were over one-third of all new capacity worldwide.
Tonga aims for 50% renewable energy
A New Zealand funded solar power plant in Tonga has already been commissioned.
China ready to export self-developed nuclear reactor
China will start exploring the global market to export it CAP1400 this year.
Japanese garments maker enters solar power business
Generous feed-in tariff entices Gunze Ltd to venture into solar.