China

To cost US$11.3 billion and will meet soaring demand for natural gas.

South Korea dropped out of the race to build 5,000 megawatt nuclear plant.

Coal to produce 80% of power.

Project at Xinjiang Uygur is one of four.China has also given its approval to huge coal gasification project. The National Development and Reform Commission has ratified four coal gasification projects with a total output capacity of 15 billion cubic meters and an investment of US$16 billion.China’s growing economy has been fuelled largely by coal power that has led to high pollution levels. Coal gasification, however, will become a key sector in China’s clean energy initiative.In 2011, global emissions increased by 1 billion tonnes, with 720 million tonnes attributable to China.

Asia’s biggest refiner to look overseas to restore growth.

Hail breakthrough agreements that will see Russia increase oil supplies to China.

Brings profit to US$7.9 billion in 2012 from US$7.4 billion year-on-year.

Australia’s Boco Rock wind farm drawing other heavy hitters.

Grid bottlenecks that limited power production the cause.

Will instead promote smaller solar projects in areas with power shortages.

Bad investment in German bonds causes top energy firm's downfall.

China National Offshore Oil Corporation says progress will be “very slow”.

Said this helped counterbalance slowest economic growth in 13 years.

The Pondo Water Control Project is Tibet’s equivalent of the Three Gorge Dam.

Existing fixed tariff to be abolished.

This will bring its total power capacity to 1.23 billion KW by yearend.