Staff Reporter

Vietnam to build nuclear research center

Needed to prepare for reactor construction.

Mitsubishi boosting solar power holdings in Europe

Buys 50% stake in two solar PV plants in France.

China to surpass US in O&M market by 2020

Thanks to rapid growth of wind energy.

CLP electricity sales down 3.8%

Blame it on lacklustre China sales.

India power firms oppose mandatory equipment sourcing

Firms tagged the proposal as 'retrograde' and 'anti-competition.

Major Japanese firms turning to biomass for power

Government subsidy program responsible for growth.

China to remain world’s largest wind market until 2020

This despite lower growth due to poor infrastructure.

Solar boom threatens to overwhelm Japan’s power grid

More solar developers being denied access to grid.

China gives go ahead for its first floating LNG facility

Will be located at the eastern port city of Tianjin.

TEPCO plans to increase electricity rates again

Alternative to restarting its moribund nuclear plants.

China's July power consumption hits 495 billion kWh

It’s the fastest growth rate so far this year.

New Japanese turbine harnesses both wind and wave energy

Will be the first system of it kind to be tested.