In Focus

China will soon require its major electricity grid companies to source up to 15% of their power from renewable energy sources.

The largest hydroelectric project on the Upper Mekong River Basin, the Nuozhadu dam, has officially began generating power.

India’s national initiative to promote renewable energy has boosted its photovoltaic capacity by 255MW and its concentrated solar power capacity by 2.5MW.

Indonesia's PTBA and China Huadian Corporation plan to set up a joint venture company to build and operate a a 2x620 megawatt coal-fired power plant in South Sumatra.

Japan needs to invest at least ¥50 trillion or US$637 billlion in renewable energy by 2030 in order to phase out nuclear power.

A new national strategy will increase Japan's renewable energy capacity by a massive 555%.

China National Offshore Oil Corporation has formally requested the Canadian government to approve its US$15 billion offer for Nexen.

Tepco raised household electricity rates by an average of 8.46 percent to help pay rising fuel costs from thermal power generation.

Japan unveiled a new power generation strategy that will boost capacity by more than sixfold for four renewable energy categories by 2030.

Softbank Corporation and Mitsui & Company have signed a contract to build and operate a 40 megawatt solar power that will be Japan’s largest.

India’s Reliance Power Ltd and China Datang Corporation have entered into a strategic partnership to develop and operate power and energy projects in Indonesia.

Coal-rich Australia says it installed 785 megawatts of rooftop solar power in 2012, making it world leader in this category.

Forty five of 109 major Japanese companies said renewable energy can adequately replace nuclear power as sources of electricity in Japan.

China National Offshore Oil Corporation said its net profit for the first-half of the year fell 19% to RMB 32 billion.

Two reactors of the Madras Atomic Power Station are scheduled to be restared by end of August.