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Construction of Burma's Myitsone Dam continues: Kachin NGO

Construction of Burma's Myitsone Dam continues: Kachin NGO

Work at the Chinese-backed Myitsone Dam in northern Burma is continuing despite a presidential statement last September suspending its construction.

TEPCO to determine what Fukushima reactors to be scrapped

TEPCO will indicate later in the month whether all the reactors at its two nuclear power plants in Fukushima Prefecture will be scrapped.

China bumps India off $1.6B Nepal power deal

China will develop Nepal's 760MW West Seti Project hydropower plant in a $1.6 billion deal.

India's power ministry wants zero customs duty maintained for mega projects

India's power ministry insists that zero customs duty given to mega power projects should not be withdrawn to avoid additional costs to the projects under construction.

Kuwait to help build Nepal's 30 MW Budi Ganga

Kuwait has offered grant assistance to develop Nepal's 30 MW Budi Ganga Hydropower Project to help ease power woes.

China plans tiered power pricing for homes in H1 -paper

China will roll out tiered power pricing for residential customers in the first half of this year, to charge higher prices for heavy users, a government official was quoted as saying on Thursday, aiming to ease chronically tight power supplies.

Time to start making your monthly electrical payment to “China State Grid “

State Grid Corp. of China has held talks to buy a controlling stake in the U.S. wind power business of AES Corp., the first time the Chinese state-owned giant has bid to acquire energy assets in the world’s largest economy.

NZ wind industry gets the wind in its sails

Despite disappointments, New Zealand’s struggling wind industry should finally break free of the doldrums.

Sharp and Indonesia cooperate in mammoth PV projects

Japanese multinational electronics giant Sharp Corporation will develop photovoltaic projects with a total output of 100 megawatts in partnership with the Indonesia government.

Wärtsilä to supply gas-fueled power plant in Indonesia

Wärtsilä will supply equipment to a new, gas-fueled power plant in Indonesia.

Bangladesh to buy 500 MW from India

Bangladesh has signed a deal to buy 250 megawatts of electricity from India's NTPC  as it moves away from producing power using costly imported fuel.

6 power turbines closed at Pakistan's Tarbela Dam

A serious electricty supply situation occurred in Pakistan after six power turbines of Tarbela dam were closed due to decrease in water level in the dam.

China's Huaneng Power to avert losses in Q1: exec

Huaneng Power is confident of avoiding losses in the first quarter of this year, a top official said.

6th Annual China Nuclear Power Congress held in Shanghai

One hundred twenty industry leaders were present last February 23-24.

Chinese company to process nuclear waste

China prepares to recycle nuclear waste into something less harmful.

India’s space agency to fund nuclear fuel production

The Indian Space Research Organisation, better known for launching rockets into space, is taking on a new role.

Alsons to build 600MW Philippine coal-fired plant

Alsons Consolidated Resources will add 600MW of coal-fired power generating capacity in Mindanao over the next five years.