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China is looking to spend $12.74 billion by 2015 to upgrade the security of its nuclear facilities and radioactive contamination control to international standards.

Australia will consider selling uranium to India during the ongoing state visit of Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard to India.

Solar energy is the future of Bangladesh in resolving its energy shortage, according to German Ambassador in Bangladesh, Dr. Albrecht Conze.

Two Indonesian companies and a Malaysian company will develop a coal-fired power plant that would deliver electricity to Malaysia.

Medco Power will build and operate a gas-fired power plant in Batam, Riau Island and sell the electricity produced to Perusahaan Listrik Negara. 

General Electric and Perusahaan Listrik Negara will cooperate in developing a model renewable energy power plant in Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara.

China condemned a US decision to impose high tariff duties Chinese solar energy products as a step that signals protectionism.

A total of 885MW new PV capacity was installed in Japan between April and September 2012, equating to the launch of Japan’s FiT.

Singapore’s energy intensive data centers are now governed by a green rating scheme that intends to make them more energy efficient.

Suzlon Energy has been hit with India’s largest convertible bond default to the tune of US$209 million.

Tepco admitted that it was aware safety improvements were necessary for the Fukushima nuclear power plant long before the nuclear disaster.

A power-purchase deal with Orion Group may be revisedto allow it to set up a 630MW coal-fired plant at Rampal in Bagerhat.

The flawed Environmental Impact Assessment done for the Song Tranh Dam hydropower plant is now being blamed for causing many tremors and quakes in Quang Nam province since last November.

New York-listed General Electric Company (GE) will be the provider of the advanced metering infrastructure integrated solution (AMIIS) to underpin Manila Electric Company’s (Meralco) rollout of prepaid metering service to customers.

Indian investment in renewable energy in the third quarter is 16 percent less from the second quarter and 60 percent less from a year ago.

New investments in renewable energy and fuels reached $257 billion worldwide last year, with India logging the