Regulation

Company fined for damaging electricity cable

Soon Yong Trading Pte Ltd, an earthworks contractor, was fined $150,000 for damaging a 66kV high voltage electricity cable on 26 August 2010.  This...

Company fined for damaging electricity cable

Soon Yong Trading Pte Ltd, an earthworks contractor, was fined $150,000 for damaging a 66kV high voltage electricity cable on 26 August 2010.  This...

CLP to sell EGCO interest to Mitsubishi

CLP agreed to sell its 13.36 per cent interest in EGCO to a Mitsubishi subsidiary for US$273 million.

Maldives asks India to lead energy-based development

The Maldives asked India to take a lead in developing clean and green energy-based development.

Ambassadors want increased Korean energy cooperation in Africa

South Korean ambassadors to Cameroon, D.R. Congo and Nigeria want to reach out to Africa.

Canadian investment sought in Bangladesh power sector

Bangladesh Commerce Minister Faruk Khan urged Canadian businessmen to invest more in the power sector to help alleviate the country's energy crunch.

Russia to assist Bangladesh power sector development

Russian ambassador to Bangladesh Gennady P. Trotsenko said Russia is keen to support Bangladesh to develop its power sector.

Bangladesh to protect poor's access to energy

Bangladesh is planning to frame a separate policy to protect poor peoples' right to energy.

South Korea to spend $42.6M on renewable energy testbeds

South Korea plans to spend US$42.6 million over the next three years to support local renewable energy testbed projects, the government said Tuesday...

India approves $11B Electricity Fund

India's Union finance ministry has approved the creation of a US$11.053 billion National Electricity Fund to attract investments in the distribution...

Japan plans new renewable energy tariffs for 2012

Japan wants its power sector to buy electricity from more renewable energy sources in a feed-in tariff incentive scheme starting April 2012.

Energy price to increase in Vietnam

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved an increase in power price by 15.28 percent for this year.

Radioactive leak alert issued at Daejeon nuke center

A warning of a radioactive leak was issued at a state-run nuclear power research institute in Daejeon, 164 kilometers south of Seoul.

Power supply critical in Mindanao

The daily brownouts in Mindanao may persist this year as no new generating capacity is expected to be added.

Napocor needs $911M for remote, off-grid areas

Napocor needs as much as US$911.4 million to fund its electrification projects in remote and off-grid areas over the next five years.

ADB lends $36.8M for Pakistan wind farm

ADB will provide Turkish utility Zorlu Enerji Electrik Uretim with a $36.8 million loan to increase the capacity of a wind farm in Pakistan.

Short-term traded electricity in India reach 9%

Out of the total 67079.74 million units of energy generated in India, excluding generation from renewable sources and captive power plants, a total...

Ministry denies Kerala's gas allocation plea

The Ministry of Petroleum rejected Kerala's plea for gas allocation from Reliance's KG-D6 basin for upcoming power plants in the state.