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Asia's solar thermal potential

Is there a market for solar thermal in Asia? This question is not easily answerable. On one hand of course people need hot water. On the other hand...

Asia's solar thermal potential

Is there a market for solar thermal in Asia? This question is not easily answerable. On one hand of course people need hot water. On the other hand...

The price of electricity in Vietnam

The electricity industry in Vietnam is unique. The Government still controls large components of the industry. Critically, it controls the price...

Philippines' First Gen plans $3-B expansion

First Gen Corp. may invest as much as $3 billion in the next six years building power plants and a liquefied natural gas terminal.

Sabah Electricity runs after power thieves

Sabah Electricity Sdn Bhd blames electricity theft as the biggest contributor for it recorded a loss of almost RM5 million in its last financial year...

Siemens to build India's first 765kV test laboratory

Siemens Limited will build a 765kV test laboratory, the first-of-its-kind in India, at Bina, Madhya Pradesh for the National High Power Test...

Japan saves fast breeder reactor

Intense lobbying by the nuclear power industry and its allies has saved the Monju fast-breeder reactor from the scrap heap.

JinkoSolar to supply 40MW modules to Chinese projects

JinkoSolar will supply 40MW modules for two PV power plants in Baiyin and Wuwei cities in Gansu Province, China.

Indian hydropower group forays into thermal power

NHPC will enter the thermal power generation business through joint ventures with the thermal generating states of Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha and...

Alstom to supply steam turbines to 1,200MW Korean coal-fired plant

Alstom will deliver two 600MW steam turbines, generator sets and accessories worth €100m for the Dongbu Green Power Plant in Korea.

India eyes 20GW nuclear capacity by 2020

This and the 25% supply of electricity from nuclear power by 2050 will be thoroughly discussed in a summit.

Meralco supply targeted for 500MW Philippine coal-fired unit

Quezon Power Philippines Ltd. is trying to close an off-take power supply agreement with Meralco for the 500-megawatt expansion of its coal-fired...

SMA Solar says no to risky Chinese market

SMA Solar would rather lose global market share than try to enter the risky but fast growing Chinese market.

Komatsu to halve power use in 3 years

Komatsu will spend ¥58 billion to scrap aging facilities and become more energy-efficient.

Sharp to reduce solar power operations

Sharp Corp. plans to scale down its domestic and overseas solar cell and power generation operations, except for cell production at its plant in...

Sharp to scale down solar power operations

Sharp Corp. plans to substantially reduce its domestic and overseas solar power operations to help revamp its

Bukit Asam to sell power to PLN for Sumatra, Java and Bali

PT Huadian Bukit Asam Power will supply electricity of 2 by 620 megawatts for 25 years to PLN.

India's NTPC to engage in electricity distribution

NTPC will explore opportunities in the electricity distribution business in India.