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Joint nuke power plants suggested on Pak-India Border

Joint nuke power plants suggested on Pak-India Border

Dr. Shireen Mazari suggested joint civil nuclear power plants along the border of Pakistan and India.

Pakistan to use blended coal for Jamshoro power plant

Pakistan has decided to use a blend of imported and Thar coal in power plants.

India integrates southern grid with new grid

India's national power grid is expected to be operational by January 2014.

Japan to strip power monopolies of distribution and transmission assets

Japan may soon lower electricity prices and giving users a choice of provider.

Largest plant under India’s solar mission now in operation

Azure Power India has started operating its 35-MW solar plant in Rajasthan.

B Grimm to build power plants in Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia

B Grimm is targeting a Bt23.5 billion revenue by focusing on building power plants in the Asean.

Aboitiz Power to build new Philippine power plants

The third largest power generating company to invest US$2.1 billion.

Philippines endorses five oil and gas contracts

The Department of Energy awards contracts to eight local and foreign companies.

Filipino and Malaysian company in oil exploration JV

Basic Energy Corporation and Malaysian firm Petrosolve Sdn Bhd intend to expand global operations.

Vietnam to build second oil refinery

Foreign investors will own most of the US$9 billion refinery, however.

Solar concentration plants proposed for Australia's Goldfields

West Australian Greens Senator Scott Ludlam is proposing solar concentration plants for Goldfields region.

Australia may stop building coal-fired power plants

Building wind power farms is now 14 percent cheaper than a coal-fired power station.

Indian firms push for renewable energy investments

Government incentives have persuaded several Indian groups are all making a concerted push into renewables.

US approves Chinese takeover of Nexen

Approval by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States cements the deal.

Australian firm finances Indonesian power project with sukuk

Islamic bonds will finance a 250 MW Indonesian project.

Vietnam gets French loan to upgrade for power grid

Vietnam will get a 75 million Euro credit from France to upgarde its power transmission network.

Tohoku Electric to hike power rates by 11%

It’s their first tariff increase in 33 years.