Staff Reporter

Plans to Invest Over 10 Billion Baht for Renewable Energy Projects and Power Plants Acquisition

The government moves to ensure the supply of uranium for India’s nuclear power plants.

Energy hungry Vietnam is set to throw a huge amount of money at the problem of producing more electricity from coal by 2030.

Kansai Electric expects its highest-ever group net loss of US$3.09 billion for fiscal 2011 ending next month due to expanding fossil fuel purchases.

Japan's safety inspections on nuclear plants were labeled by an independent fact-finding panel as mere formality.

India has signed three loan agreements totalling $350 million with ADB to improve the power distribution system in Assam, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh.

The Egco Group signed a US$231 million joint-venture deal with Yanhee Solar for six solar power plants in Thailand.

Electric power is definitely a huge problem for China this year.

Canadian Solar Inc currently in negotiations with local governments in Fukushima and Miyagi prefectures to build a factory in Japan.

PT PLN will cooperate on power plant maintenance with PT GMF AeroAsia, a maintenance, repair and overhaul firm.

Semen Padang, Indoensian state cement maker, is developing the use of waste materials to replace coal in generating power.

World Bank's IFC has bought an 11 percent stake in a unit of Medco Energi to spur investment in the non-government electricity sector.

Businessmen from Indonesia and Poland met for the third time to discuss possible cooperation in the energy sector. This resulted with the issuance of a Letter of Intent. Previous meetings were held in May and September 2011.

The regional annual conference will run from May 17-18  in Marriott Beijing Northeast, Beijing China.

The event will be held at Beijing Marriott Hotel on March 29-30.