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Indonesia will receive a US$500 million loan from ADB to build three geothermal-fired power plants with a total capacity of 165 megawatts.

A number of key hydropower projects are being constructed simultaneously in Tibet.

Sri Lanka's requirement of sovereign immunity waiver has a created a major hurdle for the proposed Trincomalee project.

A Korean consortium will build power transmission lines 327km of 220kV lines to a hydropower plant in Kazakhstan.

Aboitiz Power will boost its Sibulan hydroelectric plant in Davao del Sur by 13.6MW.

Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry conducted a meeting on energy cooperation with Vietnamese officials  in Tokyo.

AES has closed two deals to ensure financing for a 1,200 megawatt MW thermoelectric power plant project in Vietnam.

Perusahaan Listrik Negara's plans to lower electricity tariffs for industrial use between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m.

Rising global coal prices will drive up domestic coal prices and cause more losses for China's thermal power plants. This was the warning of the China Energy Research Society in its recent report.

China's five major state-run power generation companies will raise money either by an initial public offering or by raising equity.

The Summit Group won the bid for a 100 MW power plant project in Syedpur under Nilphamari district.

Papua New Guinea and the ADB signed a $57.3 million loan to reduce power shortages in urban areas.

India Finance Minister Mr. Pranab Mukherjee  increased the budgetary support for the power sector to US$1.945 billion for 2011-12.

China might not be able to limit its energy cosumption to its target of 4 billion tonnes of coal equivalent if left uncontrolled.

The Bangladesh government has asked the Power Development Board to supply uninterrupted electricity to the rural areas  for irrigation pumps during Boro season. The solution proposed was through rationing in urban areas.

Still experiencing growth in its wind and solar markets, China remains the clear global renewable leader.