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Vietnam achieves 96% electrification with renewables
Vietnam achieves 96% electrification with renewables
Vietnam's move to turn away from coal towards renewable energy resulted in 96 percent electricification.
Asian solar capacity growth pushes global total to 101GW
Solar power capacity growth in China and Japan largely helped push global capacity to 101 gigawatts in 2012.
Taiwan likely to make annual electricity rate adjustments
Taiwanese authorities prefer an annual electricity rate adjustments instead of every three months.
Thailand to collaborate with Mozambique on energy
Thailand and Mozambique are expected to sign an MoU in the next couple of months on energy collaboration.
Huge Malaysian power project said to be awarded without tender
There are allegations that the Malaysian government awarded a RM2.47 billion power plant project to a Korean company that did not make a bid.
China to boost geothermal power generation
China will utilize more geothermal energy to relieve energy pressure and boost ecological progresses.
Indonesia to exploit geothermal energy source for 29,000MW
Indonesia will relax export restrictions for geothermal development.
After 30 years, Korea allows private coal power plant construction
Private companies were allowed by the South Korean government to build eight coal-fired power plants.
S. Korea favors more coal-fed, LNG power plants over nuclear
South Korea will increase electricity-generating facilities using coal and liquefied natural gas.
China's power quota to boost power sector, cut emissions
Beijing launched its first quota trading platform for electrical power saved during production.
China accounts for 35% of global onshore wind capacity
China installed 15.9 gigawatts of onshore turbines in 2012.
China increases solar target again, this time to 35GW
China has increased its solar energy target from 21GW by 2015 to 35GW.
Indonesia may fall short on balanced energy target
The National Energy Council has been requested to reassess its outlook on Indonesia's energy targets.
Bangladesh to import electricity from India by July
India will export 250-megawatt electricity to Bangladesh by July, 2013 at Tk 4 per unit.
India-Bangladesh Cooperation in the Power Sector
Mr. P. Uma Shankar, Secretary, Ministry of Power, Government of India, is leading a high-level delegation of Indian power sector experts to...
SAARC co-operation in energy, hydro-power stressed
SAARC co-operation in energy, hydro-power stressed
China's wind power blows away $1.6-B in 2012
China's wind power sector gave way to thermal and nuclear due to government curtailment.
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