Staff Reporter

Vietnam's Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment will launch investigations into hydropower projects in nine provinces.

Bangladesh's cabinet committee on purchase approved three furnace oil-based private power plants having a total generation capacity of 150 megawatt.

With Japan seemingly on the road to minimizing nuclear power, the resulting void is a welcome opportunity for the Chinese.

Singapore’s ambition to become a cleantech hub receives a big boost.

Hydropower generation in Pakistan has witnessed a sharp increase to 4,019 MW.

The gas and coal power plant project in Timika will commence this year.

NAES Corp will provide operations and maintenance services for the 400MW combined-cycle power plant being constructed in Singapore by Tuaspring.

Sembcorp Utilities will acquire part of AES Corp's power asset portfolio in China for US$85.5 million.

Advanced Energy Industries and Bergen Group has commissioned a 1MW ground-mount solar array in Haryana.

Vietnam plans to generate 11% of its energy from renewable sources by 2050 from only 5% today.

China and Pakistan have signed two agreements to build two wind power projects in Pakistan’s Sindh province.

Pakistan's Water and Power Development Authority has agreed to buy two tunnel boring machines for the Neelum Jhelum Hydropower project.

The coal-fired power plant in Waai village, Central Maluku, Indonesia is scheduled to start operating in mid-2013.

South Korea's South Gyeongsang Province will launch a solar energy project to generate 165 megawatts of electricity.

A group led by IHI Corp is preparing to uild two large coal-fired power plants in Taiwan that will generate less carbon emissions than conventional units.

The Kudankulam nuclear plant is awaiting the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board's clearance for commissioning of its first unit.