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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.

The 110KV Ha Tien – Phu Quoc submarine cable system project will soon commence and is expected to be completed in 2013.   Southern Power Corp. or EVNSPC and Italian-based Prysmian Powerlink Group have signed a contract for its execution, supply and installation. Upon completion, the 55.813km cable system with a capacity of 131MVA will be the longest of its kind in South-East Asia. The project has an estimated investment of US$118 million jointly funded by a World Bank loan and EVNSPC capital. “Ha Tien – Phu Quoc 110KV submarine power cable project is aimed at increasing capacity of power supply for Phu Quoc in order to contribute turning Phu Quoc into an important economic special zone and a high-quality tourist region of the whole country,” said Nguyen Thanh Duy, EVNSPC chairman and general director. The agreement was signed by Pham Ngoc Le, EVNSPC’s deputy general director, and Marcello Del Brenna, CEO of Prysmian Group, witnessed by  leaders from the Government Office, Ministries and Sectors from central government, Kien Giang Province, Vietnam Electricity Corporation, and representatives of the Italian Embassy to Vietnam. “This development will imply more projects to be implemented in the island, more international investments to come to Phu QUoc and clearly also power usage will increase,” said Marcello Del Brenna. For more, click here.

Singapore-based Sembcorp Industries acquires its first wind farms in China.