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Vietnam to pay more for electricity from China

Vietnam to pay more for electricity from China

Vietnam will pay 6.08 cent/kWh or VND1,300/kWh for electricty purchases from China this year, up from 5.8 cent/kWh one year earlier.

Japan approves feed-in tariff for renewable energy

Japan’s feed-in tariff or FIT is one of the highest in the world.

Pakistan loadshedding: 8 hrs for urban, 12 for rural

Loadshedding will be restricted to eight hours in urban areas and 12 hours in the rural areas of Pakistan, Wapda Minister Chaudhry Ahmad Mukhtar announced.

Japan's Hitachi expects nuke business to double

Hitachi expects its nuclear power business to more than within a decade due to growing overseas demand and post-disaster work at Fukushima atomic plant.

Sri Lanka's hydropower generation drops to 14.8%

Hydropower generation in Sri Lanka has dropped to 14.8 percent 323 Gwh due to receding water levels of hydropower reservoirs.

Vietnam starts operating 170MW hydropower plant

The A Luoi Hydropower Plant officially generated electricity after 5 years of construction.

Bangladesh to meet 700MW shortage with more oil-run power plants

Bangladesh will install more fuel oil-run power plants nothwithstanding rising oil prices.

China to drill for oil in Abu Dhabi

China, the world's biggest energy consumer, could begin drilling for oil in Abu Dhabi as early as next year.

Prophecy consolidates the Chandgana coal basin

Prophecy now controls one of the largest coal basins in all of Mongolia with the addition of the Tugalgatai licenses.

China and Denmark to boost trade in green technologies

The world’s former and current leaders in wind power decide to cooperate more to advance renewable energy.

Nepal eyes $6B investment in hydropower

Nepal has approved the template for hydropower projects above 500MW.

Bangladesh to add 13,000 MW to grid by 2016

An additional 13,000 MW electricity would be added to the national grid from 2012 to 2016, according to State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources M Enamul Haque.

Test run for new Korean reactor halted again on technical glitch

South Korea's new Shin Wolsong 1 reactor went offline on Sunday morning after its turbine generator wasautomatically stopped, said officials at the Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co.

Malaysia and Indonesia in cross-border power exchange

Malaysia's TNB inked an agreement with two Indonesian entities to facilitate a cross border electricity-exchange between the two countries.

All Ikea-owned buildings in China to run on solar power

Sweden’s Ikea International Group, the world's largest furniture retailer, will outfit all its buildings in China with solar photovoltaic panels over the next three years.

Japan’s solar FIT to be announced this week

Japan’s new and generous feed-in tariff offers the world’s solar power developers a chance to profit in a stagnant market.

China and USA partner to cut carbon emissions

The world’s two biggest rivals in renewable energy decide to cooperate for the good of both countries.