Staff Reporter

An Indian consortium promoting sustainability claims that cheap loans offered by the US to Indian firms are “unethical” and dangerous.

The Nepal Electricity Authority has increased loadshedding by 46 hours per week.

The Japanese Cabinet approved guidelines for drafting the fiscal 2013 budget, emphasizing financing for renewable energy development.

The 260-MW Xekaman 3 hydropower plant in Laos will start operations in September and annually provide around 980 million kWh to Vietnam's power grid in Danang City.

South Korea's Wolsong 1 reactor was shut down automatically due to the malfunction of a system that controls power output.

China’s energy use per unit of GDP dipped only 2% last year compared to its goal of reducing its energy use by 16% by 2015.

A meeting between the government and the business community to iron out energy policy instead saw the private sector complain loudly about the plan to raise energy taxes.

China is resorting to “fracking” to sate its enormous demand for oil but this controversial technology might prove insufficient.

Tata Group chairman Ratan Tata said difficulties on land acquisition and coal block auctions are impeding the growth of the power sector in the country.

Midland Power Company Ltd will recwive a $21 million loan for its 51-megawatt gas-fired power plant at Ashuganj of Narayanganj.

International power companies will meet with Indian government and policy-makers at the Le Meridien Hotel, New Delhi.

Opposition to China acquiring a US. maker of high tech batteries continues to mount in Washington.

Chinese investors expect to close one of the biggest investments by China in the U.S. power sector in September.

The government of Indonesia will build a 110-megawatt hydropower plant as it revives the Jatigede dam project in West Java.

India will add its southern grid to the central transmission system by 2014 ramping upits transmission capacity to 65,500 MW.

Financial hurdles are stalling the progress of India's off-grid renewable power.