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Vietnam's REE to boost power sector investment
Vietnam's REE to boost power sector investment
Refrigeration Electrical Engineering Corporation will step up investment in hydropower and thermo-power companies, says the company's chairwoman and CEO, Nguyen Thi Mai Thanh.
Bangladesh mega project to benefit 1.8 milion people
Bangladesh's Rural Electrification Board will put up a Tk 54.13 billion mega project to bring 1.8 million more rural people under electricity coverage by 2015.
Indonesian, Chinese firms to build 1,240MW South Sumatra power plant
Indonesia's PTBA and China Huadian Corporation plan to set up a joint venture company to build and operate a a 2x620 megawatt coal-fired power plant in South Sumatra.
China leads push for energy club
China is advocating an “energy club” with former Soviet Union states to open new sources of energy for its ravenous economy.
Indonesia's PLN deals with rising need for coal
Perusahaan Listrik Negara will need 65 million metric tons of coal per year in 2014 to generate electricity steam.
Indonesia boosts prices of renewable energies
Indonesia will raise the price of electricity from three types of renewable energies to encourage the country's overall renewable energy production.
Malaysia's TNB beats Chinese, Thai firms for Bangladesh power project
Malaysia's Tenaga Nasional Bhd has been selected by the Bangladesh Power Division for the installation and operations of a 1,320MW coal-fired plant in that country.
Gamesa to provide 48MW wind turbines for China project
Gamesa will supply turbines for a proposed 48MW wind farm project being built by the Longyuan Group at Jiangkou, in China's Fujian Province.
Japan needs $637B renewables investment to end nuke power
Japan needs to invest at least ¥50 trillion or US$637 billlion in renewable energy by 2030 in order to phase out nuclear power.
Japan to more than quintuple renewable energy capacity by 2030
A new national strategy will increase Japan's renewable energy capacity by a massive 555%.
Japan's new energy policy to still include nuclear power
Japan will announce its new national energy policy next week that will confirm its inability to wean itself from nuclear power.
Wika Jabar Power to build geothermal power plant in West Java
Wika Jabar Power is looking for a partner for its 40-megawatt geothermal power plant project in Sumedang, West Java.
ADB not abandoning Pakistan's Diamer-Bhasha Dam project
The ADB clarified that it has remained committed with the $12 billion Diamer-Bhasha Dam project.
India may export electricity to Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh: Ambassador
India was considering exporting 500 megawatts of electricity to Pakistan, according to a twitter message by India’s Ambassador to the United States Nirupama Rao.
Thailand to open new phase of large-scale solar power plant
Thailand will inaugurate a new solar power plant as part of the ADB-funded Lopburi solar project.
CNOOC asks Canada to approve Nexen takeover
China National Offshore Oil Corporation has formally requested the Canadian government to approve its US$15 billion offer for Nexen.
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