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China Longyuan bids for Aussie wind farm
Australia’s Boco Rock wind farm drawing other heavy hitters.
China Longyuan bids for Aussie wind farm
Australia’s Boco Rock wind farm drawing other heavy hitters.
China to halt subsidies for massive solar projects
Will instead promote smaller solar projects in areas with power shortages.
Taiwan’s nuclear plants are safe
Stress tests confirm independent review by international experts.
Indian short-term power contracts to surge
Onset of summer and new restrictions by electricity regulator to blame.
Philippines to develop smart grid plan for power sector
Will set-up committee to oversee this.
Japan sacks top anti-nuclear power officials
Action sends clear signal that nuclear power will remain in national energy mix.
Aboitiz Power to supply emergency power to the Philippines
Three affiliates to supply the National Grid Corporation with standby power.
Bankrupt Suntech taken over by Chinese government
Bad investment in German bonds causes top energy firm's downfall.
Philippines’ First Gen to convert oil pipeline to handle natural gas
Project to cost First Gen Corporation US$100 million.
Malaysia to award EPCC contact to Japanese engineering major
Petronas will soon award a US$2billion contract to Japan’s JGC Corporation.
China reports better energy efficiency in 2012
Said this helped counterbalance slowest economic growth in 13 years.
Welspun Energy finishes funding huge Indian solar project
Obtains US$161 million financing for India’s largest solar farm.
High FIT to spur solar projects in remote Indonesian communities
New FIT is as high as US$0.25 per kilowatt hour.
Taiwan to become nuclear free
Cabinet approves a draft act promoting energy safety and a nuclear-free Taiwan.
Massive Tibetan hydropower dam to go online in October
The Pondo Water Control Project is Tibet’s equivalent of the Three Gorge Dam.
China to add add 87m KW of installed power capacity
This will bring its total power capacity to 1.23 billion KW by yearend.
National Energy Administration to be restructured
New agency will be responsible for energy regulation.