Staff Reporter

Chinese wind turbine maker Ming Yang Wind Power Group Ltd will develop an offshore wind farm for China Guangdong Nuclear Power Group.

Electricity prices will be an even more serious issue if Japan is to cut back on nuclear power and rely more on renewable sources like solar and wind.

The government of Pakistan will convert two inefficient thermal power plants in Sindh into being coal-fired through a $433 million financing to be provided by the Asian Development Bank.

Guangdong Mingyang Wind Power Group and China Guangdong Nuclear Power will join forces to develop renewable power projects.These include the Golden Bay offshore wind power project in Jieyang, Guangdong province.

The trends of interconnections are gaining popularity in Asian power market. Beside the great advantages of these interconnections, a high risk is also associated with cascading effect of any local disturbance which may travelled through the interconnections and leads to a massive break down. Wide Area Monitoring System (WAMS) is now a necessity in Asian power market.

Japan energy policy, as promulgated by the National government in June 2002 in the Basic Act on Energy Policy, is based on the following three measures on energy supply and demand:

Mining industry sources report a growing use of renewable energy by major mining firms worldwide.

China will soon require its major electricity grid companies to source up to 15% of their power from renewable energy sources.

Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited will hire 5,000 personnel in the next 5 years for posts ranging from artisans to plant engineers and management executives.

Australia-based CBD Energy will launch its portfolio of renewable energy businesses in the US during the Solar Power International conference in Orlando.

Singapore-based Sembcorp Industries has acquired $85.5m power assets in China from American firm AES Corporation.

The government of Pakistan has sought financing from China for the mega $13 billion Diamer Bhasha Dam.

The largest hydroelectric project on the Upper Mekong River Basin, the Nuozhadu dam, has officially began generating power.

India’s national initiative to promote renewable energy has boosted its photovoltaic capacity by 255MW and its concentrated solar power capacity by 2.5MW.

China will remain the world’s leading renewable energy market at least until 2020.

The massive costs of coping with the aftermath of the Fukushima Dai-ichi plant nuclear disaster has left its operator with limited funds to convert to alternative energy sources.