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Schneider Electric completes Gardens by the Bay project in Singapore

Schneider Electric completes Gardens by the Bay project in Singapore

The company's 22KV Gas Insulated Switchgear supplies the main electrical power used at Gardens by the Bay.

Japan turns to LNG for more clean energy

Japan’s continuing effort to diversify away from nuclear energy has led it to develop liquefied natural gas as an alternative.

French group checks out Vietnamese power market

A group of eight French businesses will visit Vietnam to learn more about the power market in the country.

US group hopes to build Vietnam's first solar plant

US-based ACO Investment Group plans to build a 50 megawatt solar power farm in central Binh Thuan province.

Dong Nai Hydro 4’s station 2 connects to Vietnam grid

Power station 2 of Dong Nai Hydropower Plant 4 has been connected to Vietnam's national grid network.

Seismologists warn against Japan's nuclear restart

Japan is ignoring the safety lessons of the Fukushima crisis, according to two prominent seismologists who  warned against restarting two reactors.

Leading Philippine power producer to build more hydro plants

Clean energy company First Gen Corporation intends to build two hydropower plants with a combined capacity of 600 megawatts.

Bangladeshi firm exports solar panels to Malaysia

Greenfinity Energy Ltd of Bangladesh has exported the non-traditional high-tech solar panel to Malaysia in a limited scale.

BD gets $50m ADB Loan for Setting up Energy Efficient Brick Kilns

The Manila-based anti-poverty lender Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide US$50 million loans to support setting up of energy-efficient brick kilns in Bangladesh, officials

Bangladesh's foray into quick rental power labeled a total failure

Bangladesh's quick rental project had totally failed to meet the demand for electricity, according to a ranking member of the country's committee on power.

Bhatia Energy to set up 0.96 mpta coal washery in Orissa

Materials handling company Bhatia Energy & Minerals Pvt Ltd has proposed to set up a 0.96 mtpa coal washery in Orissa. The total cost of the project has been pegged at

Suzlon sells Chinese subsidiary to pay debts

Heavily indebted wind turbine maker Suzlon Energy, Ltd has sold its manufacturing subsidiary in China.

More energy efficiency needed for Vietnam’s development

Vietnam pledges to use energy more effectively and develop its energy network.

xBangladesh cabinet okays Renewable Energy Authority Act

The Cabinet on June 18 approved the draft of Sustainable and Renewable Energy Development Authority Act, 2012

Malaysia to buy electricity from Indonesia’s Bukit Asam

Malaysia will buy a majority of the 1,200 megawatts of electricity produced by Bukit Asam's new power plant in Riau.

Brownouts looms in the Philippines as grid reserves get thin

Meralco warned its customers in Metro Manila and nearby provinces of possible rotating brownouts in the coming days.

Only 47% of Pakistanis pay electricity bills

The government of Pakistan was able to collect payments from only 47% of consumers in the last 11 months.