Staff Reporter

Post-Paris: Taking another look at thorium nuclear

Post-Paris: Taking another look at thorium nuclear

Goodbye to all that Being active in the renewable energy and climate change sector for over the past decade has meant witnessing many changes in the field. Renewables became fashionable, then fell off the table post the 2008 financial crisis, then became fashionable again.

Eyebrows raised over Vietnam’s vow to quit coal plants

Vietnam has got experts thinking: "Are you serious?".

Going beyond the meter means going beyond consumer expectations

Why your customers might not be the best guide to the future.

China boosts new wind power capacity in 2015 to 30.8 GW

The highest annual number ever for a nation.

Nuclear plants for South China Sea not a distant possibility

Maritime nuke power platforms could be a reality soon.

Missionary electrification subsidies in the Philippines

The electrification subsidy in missionary areas started on May 1, 1988 with the proclamation by the President of the Philippines that electricity rates in all islands outside the main grids shall be pegged at P2.50/kWh. Thus, the National Power Corporation (NPC) and the National Electrification Administration (NEA) allocated P1.20/kWh for generation and P1.30/kWh for distribution.

Philippines’ policy potholes leave analysts frustrated over its power potential

A big catch lurks behind the attraction and scares investors away.

Asian Utility Week 2016 attracts record number of international utilities

Industry players are focusing on digital transformation strategies.

ABB inks $300m deal to boost China's power grid

Orders for transmission links with 10,000MW transport capacity set a new record.

Whitest of white elephants: USD1 trillion could be unnecessarily splurged on new coal-fired plants

Investments are pouring in for 1500 plants, but these are likely to be wasted.