Regulation
Bangladesh to protect poor's access to energy
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.
India to draft a geothermal energy policy
India's Ministry of New and Renewable Energy will draft a national geothermal energy policy by the end of March 2011.
China wastes 2.8 billion kWh of wind power
China wasted 2.78 billion kilowatt hours of power generated by its wind farms in a half-year period in 2010.
Simplex may derail timely commissioning of Maithon project
Lapses of Simplex Infrastructure Limited made it difficult for BHEL to ensure commissioning of the 1,050 MW Maithon thermal power project.
Vietnam hands over hydro-power plant to Laos
Vietnam handed over the Sekaman hydropower project No. 1 to Laos for a duration of 30 years.
India's installed generation capacity swells to 170.23 GW
India's installed power generation capacity of the country has surged to 1,70,228.86 MW.
India power generation clocks 5.04% growth
A cumulative growth of 5.04% in Indian energy generation was recorded during the first 10 months of the financial year 2010-11.
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