Regulation
Uprising against nuke plants spreads in India
Uprising against nuke plants spreads in India
Nuclear opposition in India has remained resilient in the months since the devastation at Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant.
Indonesia should develop hydro energy
Austria-based hydro energy developer Andritz Hydro suggested that the government, businesspeople and energy consumers in Indonesia pay more attention...
PLN generates 134 TWh as of Q3
PLN announced that it produced 134 terrawat hours of electricity across Indonesia during the first nine months of 2011.
India likely to add another 3,000 MW wind power in 2011
India expects a wind energy installation of about 3,000 Mw this year driven by strong policy framework and better cost competitiveness compared to...
What you need to know about Asian energy industry from IEA's former Executive Director Nobuo Tanaka
The nuclear crisis in Fukushima has triggered a major review of the energy landscape not only in Japan, but globally. What do you think would be the...
Hackers likely leaked Mitsubishi's nuke plant info: Report
Information on nuclear power plants along with military data on weapons including warplanes may have been stolen during the cyber attack against...
Early bidding necessary for Tanjung Bin Plant: Energy Commission
Malaysia's Energy Commission clarified that the bidding process for the Tanjung Bin Power Station project was conducted five years before it begins...
Indian scientists to lead nationwide protest against nuke plants
The opposition against the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant may lead to an-all India uprising for a total moratorium on nuclear energy, said a former...
Deputy PM denies power price hike to subsidise losses of govt firm
Vietnam's Deputy Prime Minsiter Vu Van Ninh empahsized that the government would not approve any increase in power price in order to offset...
India's NHPC asked to pay 8% on power sales from Myanmar hydro plants
Myanmar has wants India's NHPC to pay an 8 percent tax on income from power sales from the date of commissioning of the first of its two hydropower...
German investors most interested in Vietnam clean energy projects
German investors are most interested in developing renewable energy in Vietnam, a forum has heard.
China slams U.S. over solar complaint
China issued a harsh rebuke of an anti-dumping complaint filed by U.S. solar firms and warned not to take protectionist measures that could harm the...
Pakistani nuclear plant leaks
A seven-hour emergency was imposed in Pakistan after heavy water leaked from a feeder pipe to the reactor of the 137-megawatt Karachi Nuclear Power...
Japan eyes renewable energy deregulation
Japanese cabinet ministers will pursue an easing of rules on building geothermal, wind and hydraulic power plants to boost renewable energy use after...
Japan nuclear incident causes China to alter nuclear targets
China's 2020 nuclear capacity targets are likely to be scaled down as the country imposed a moratorium on new project approvals.
China winter power woes seen less severe than in summer
Officals of China's State Electricity Regulatory Commission expect the country's power shortfall in the coming winter and spring to be less severe...
Floods force Thai petroleum firm to shut solar power plants
Bangchak Petroleum expects to lose about 80-100 million baht or $2.5-3.2 million in monthly revenue due to floods that forced it to temporarily shut...
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Entering the age of electricity in Asia