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Karachi to convert fuel-based plant to coal-fired

Karachi to convert fuel-based plant to coal-fired

The Karachi Electric Supply Company will convert its 1,260 MW Bin Qasim Power Plant into a coal-fired generation plant.

Indian power companies oppose gas allocation to new groups

India's existing power companies are opposing gas allocation to mushrooming power capacities.

China to build six nuclear power plants in Pakistan

Nuclear energy continues to find favor in two of Asia’s most militarily powerful countries.

Asia Pacific photovoltaic installations grow by 165%

Asia Pacific's photovoltaic market grew by 165% year over year, with an additional 40% expected to be added in 2012.

NTPC to soon award $3.3 B equipment order

NTPC Ltd will award US$3.3 billion equipment order by March after the Supreme Court ruled in its favor.

Vietnam to raise coal prices by 40%

Asia’s coal-fired power plant operators are in for a massive price shock.

Japan solar cells sales up 30.7% in Q4

Japan's sales of solar cells in Japan rose by 30.7% due to less fundctioning nuclear stations and government subsidies for solar products.

Bakrie Power to build 200MW thermal plant in East Kalimantan

Bakrie Power revealed oans to build a 200MW power plant in East Kalimantan, Indonesia at US$340 million.

Canada, China sign energy agreements

Canada and China agreed to boost bilateral investment and promote energy exports to China.

Japan wants Tepco control in exchange for taxpayers' money

Nearly $9 billion in additional support has been approved for Tepco by the Japan's trade ministrey to help compensate victims of the Fukushima nuclear crisis.

ADB to increase investments in India's clean energy sector

ADB feels that it `should increase its financial investment for clean energy projects` in India.

Russia reassures Vietnam on nuclear reactor safety

Vietnam has nothing to fear about the safety of the Russian-made nuclear reactors to be used in its first nuclear power plant.

Reliance Power Q3 net up 42%, eyes 5,000MW operations

Reliance Power reported 42 percent net profit growth for the quarter ended December 31, 2011 at Rs 204 crore from  Rs 144 crore a year ago.

Canadian uranium for China

China has a new and much needed source of the uranium to fuel its hungry nuclear power plants.

ADB commits $730M to Vietnam's power transmission network

The ADB and the Government of Vietnam signed the first tranche of a $730 million investment program to upgrade the country’s power transmission network.

Vent facilities to be installed in all Japanese nuclear plants

 The Federation of Electric Power Companies of Japan will install vent facilities in all nuclear power plants in Japan.

Vietnam saves 1.31 billion kWh in 2011

Vietnam saved about 1.31 billion kWh in 2011, which is equivalent to 1.42 percent of the country's commercial power.