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India to bring back wind power investment scheme

India to bring back wind power investment scheme

India's generation based incentive scheme to encourage investments in the wind power sector is likely to be restored soon.

Japan's 15% nuclear option gets public support

The Japanese government's option of reducing atomic energy to 15 percent by 2030 is winning public favor.

Vietnam’s wind towers may face US anti-dumping rate

The U.S. Department of Commerce said that Vietnamese utility-scale wind towers has dumping margins of over 50%.

RenuEn to build 50MW solar project in Pakistan

RenuEn has secured a 50MW solar project in Pakistan through its pending acquisition of Team Energy.

Kyocera-led group to operate 70MW Japanese solar plant

Kyocera and six other partner-companies have established a new firm to operate a 70MW solar power plant to be built in Kagoshima City, Japan.

Exact reason for India's massive power outage not known yet

Government mum as truth could spur huge political impact, says source.

China buys more natural gas from Turkmenistan

Beijing will import 44 billion cubic meters of natural gas from Turkmenistan during the second-half of 2012.

Panasonic to educate Malaysians on green technology

Panasonic Malaysia invested RM4 million to set up an energy management innovation centre.

Vietnam's Vung Tau province implements energy efficiency projects

Vung Tau Province hopes to save 5-7% of total energy consumption by 2015 through several energy efficiency projects.

South Korean nuke reactor malfunctions

A reactor of South Korea's Younggwang Nuclear Power Plant automatically shut down after its reactor protection system gave warning signals.

New South Korean nuke reactor begins commercial operations

South Korea began commercial operations of its 23rd nuclear reactor.

Jodhpur district relies on wind power

Wind power came to the rescue of the Jodhpur DISCOM districts relied on wind power during the tripping of the Northern and Eastern power grid.

India's worst grid failure blamed on insufficient rainfall

Grid frequency dropped below 50hz leading grids to collapse, a source said.

India’s “Black Tuesday” victimizes 670 million persons

The biggest blackout in Indian history has turned into the biggest blackout in world history.

Five year programme pushes renewable energy in India

India is the beneficiary of a US$20 million U.S. programme designed to boost its use of renewable energy.

China's May electricity consumption rises 20.8% year on year

China's May electricity consumption growth slowed from April despite a year-on-year increase of 20.8 percent, indicated statistics released by National Energy Administration (NEA) Sunday.