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Indonesia's PLN has initiated land acquisition for the transmission line that will connect Indonesian and Malaysian power grids.

China urgently needs a single “super-ministry” to manage its fractured energy policies.

Japan's Chubu Electric Power is intensifying its drive to secure cheap and stable supplies of liquefied natural gas from the United States.

Taiwan Power Co will sue four independent power producers due to disputes in the terms of contracts for electricty sales.

Power shortfall continues to increase in Pakistan as the government is unable to supply fuel to the plants claiming loss of infrastructure in the recent past rains.

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

Vietnam’s largest hydro power has launched its last turbine, fulfiling its work on time for 2012.

The Combined Cycle Gas Turbine plant construction in Prai, Penang, and an extension of the first generation power purchase agreement will be awarded in October.

Japan's new renewable energy program has already exceeded its fiscal 2012 target by more than 50 percent.

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

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

Thailand's Sunny Bangchak, a 44MW PV plant, has been connected and can now help mitigate 32,000 tons of CO2 emissions.

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

Plans are in the offing to install 1,500 solar-powered irrigation pumps across Bangladesh by 2016.

Fukuoka Prefecture on the island of Kyushu in southwestern Japan will lease roof space in its school buildings and other public buildings to solar panels to take advantage of the new Feed-in Tariff for renewable energy.

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 power plant in Mauban.