Staff Reporter

Two Chinese firms will begin building a 300 megawatt solar energy park in Chile this year.

Clenergy's new PV-ezRack SolarTerrace I-B ground-mounting system will be used for a 40MW solar power station being developed in Jiayuguan, China.

The Queensland government has recalled AU$75 million or US$77 million in funding for a 250MW solar thermal project in Chinchilla.

South Korea's Kori-1 plant has been declared safe for continued operation by the Nuclear Safety and Security Commission.

The Three Gorges Dam started working at full capacity as the last of its 32 turbine generators was put into operation.

China quadrupled its solar power project domestic installation targets by 2015 to 21 gigawatts to help absorb the excess supply of panels.

Oriental Energy and Power Generation Corporation will invest some US$95 million to build two hydropower projects in the southern regions of the Philippines.

India’s ICICI Bank, Ltd has received loans from Japanese banks to finance its renewable energy projects.

Reliance Group and China Ming Yang Wind Power Group will develop up to 2,500 MW clean energy projects in India and other South Asian countries.

Japan has published its latest strategic energy plan, which includes a road map of energy-based economic growth and reformation of the energy infrastructure.

 

Pakistan's Water and Power Minister Ahmad Mukhtar Mukhtar discussed the possibility of financial and technical assistance with ADB for mega water and power projects like Bhasha Dam.

India plans to secure 30% of its electricity from thorium-based reactors by 2050.

Contrary public opinion fails to deter the Japanese government from returning to nuclear energy.

Kyocera has inaugurated the first of two PV facilities built in a joint venture with SB Energy.

The Sintex group will put up a two 660 MW coal-based and a 400MW gas-based power plants in Gujarat.