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Bankrupt Suntech taken over by Chinese government

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

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.

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.

National Energy Administration to be restructured

New agency will be responsible for energy regulation.

China suffers clean energy trade deficit with US

The US has a US$1.63 billion surplus in the clean energy trade over China.

Philippines’ AboitizPower posts 13% net income increase

Increase in electricity sales boosts income to US$599 million in 2012.

Vietnamese nuclear plant workers to train in Russia

Some 2,000 Vietnamese will go to Russia beginning this year.

Small Philippine hydropower producers hunting for investments

Will need US$1 billion to implement several projects.

Smart grid necessary for the Philippines

Meralco claims technology is smart solution for expensive energy.