Staff Reporter

Japan, Korea stubbornly cling to coal despite global climate deal

At least 60 new plants are being planned over the next decade.

Moody's predicts stable outlook for Asian power sector

Thanks to steady demand and low input costs.

Humans, machines, and outcomes

On occasion of a Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident book-release1 event organised by a well-educated, secluded community in the Santa Ynez Valley (California), I came upon the above three words during a book-signing. Throughout human history of tool-making and energy-use (fire), then catapulted by currency-based commerce, the human use of "tools and energy" ever more sophisticated have determined the outcome of the human condition. Allow me to elaborate further on this theme.

Rosatom Fuel Company TVEL, National Nuclear Energy Agency of Indonesia in MOU

The deal eyes building a development framework between the 2 countries.

Malaysia's nuke dream is "overly ambitious": analyst

Development costs are too much--and it's just one problem.

Nuclear energy still needed to achieve ambitious global climate agreement

Will Asian governments be ready to join the nuke bandwagon?

Hong Kong electricity tariff lowered by 1% for 2016

This is on back of a lower Fuel Clause Charge.

Indonesia's capacity growth aim is ambitious

It's still on the planning stage, yet horrendous challenges are already being thrown.

Philippines' non-hydro renewables capacity to hit 4GW by 2024

Will ongoing power supply issues be solved by then?

India's IPPs hammered by declining plant utilisation

Power-distribution firms are financially inadequte to buy power.