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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.

The Philippines breaks ground for its first geothermal power plant in five years.

The Philippines breaks ground for its first geothermal power plant in five years.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment this year will conduct inspections on hydro-power projects in 22 provinces and cities in the

Problems of electricity contributes to the impediments to Japanese investment in Bangladesh.

AES Corp  will sell a majority of its businesses in China for a total of $134 million, as it is unable to pass on higher coal costs.

A government-backed panel said that summer power supply in nuclear-free Japan may be better than utilities' forecasts.

PLN is targeting to provide electricity for 70 percent of residents in West Kalimantan province by the end of 2012.

Japan is still feeling the effects on its power supply as a result of the Fukushima tragedy last year.

A cut in the subsidy for demonstration sun-power projects threatens the viability of future solar projects in China.

A report by Guangzhou Daily stated that approximately half of China’s PV manufacturing firms have ceased production.