Staff Reporter

Tenaga Nasional Bhd has clinched a RM3 billion contract to build, own and operate a power plant in Penang.

New Zealand and Indonesia have agreed to focus on collaborating on geothermal energy projects as part of efforts to boost bilateral relations.

Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority says that the start-up of more idled nuclear reactors will not come until next year.

A major British private equity firm is continuing its diversification into renewable energy by setting up a US$5 billion investment fund in China.

Neyveli Lignite Corporation (NLC) has invited bids for the "Steam Generator & Auxiliaries Package (NTA1)" for

West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (WBSEDCL) intends to develop the 80 MW Teesta Low

The government of Bangladesh has set its sights on promoting green energy to meet the growing energy demand.

The Philippine Solar Power Alliance has been lobbying for interconnection protocol to govern net metering for the import and export of capacity to and from the grid. 

Vietnam has identified locations suitable for green and renewable energy projects that foreign firms can invest in.

India will extend financial support to Sri Lanka on setting up a 500MW coal based power project in the Trincomalee region of Sri Lanka through Trincomalee Power Company Limited.

Sarawak Hidro will commission the remaining four of the eight turbines at Bakun hydroelectric dam by stages in the second half.

Publicly listed oil and gas services provider PT Radiant Utama Interinsco plans to build hydropower plants in West Sumatra to diversify its business.

Six hydropower projects of Vietnam's Thua Thien Hue Province that have low economic values and were forecasted to cause severe flooding were cancelled.

The potential market for rooftop solar is placed at US$450 million annually but is almost completely untapped.

Spanish solar plant maker Gestamp Solar is investing US$1.16 billion to build solar plants and panels in Japan.

China second auction for shale gas licenses late this month has drawn the interest of some 70 Chinese firms, including the country's two biggest oil and gas companies.