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Commercial PV capacity in China has now passed the 16GW milestone.

Kansai Electric Power is expected to face a power supply shortage in February of 2.53 million kilowatts.

Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani gave a go-ahead on Tuesday for importing electricity from India.

The Sarawak Government has yet to decide on whether to enforce the Renewable Energy Act.

The government of India has set up a committee to assess the performance of Chinese power equipment.

Renewable energy is one of the seven “strategic” industries receiving government support in China.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dũng has approved the list of investment project of power transmission network 1 worth $155.6 million, of which $130 million is planned to borrow from Asian Development Bank.

Hyundai Heavy Industries has suspended operations of some facilities that manufacture solar cells and solar modules.

The tax would start from A$23 per ton and would increase by 5% annually.

Located in Tuas, the Heraeus Asia Center will specialise in a full suite of end-to-end services driven by the Photovoltaics Business Unit.

The Indonesian government plans to build new power plants with total capacity of 4,000 megawatts in Batam, Riau Islands.

Asian Development Bank is providing a $170 million loan for a natural gas fired power plant in Nong Saeng, Udon Thani province, Thailand.

India’s Atomic Energy Regulatory Board will a delegation from the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission led by its chairman Gregory B Jaczko from November 14 to 18.

India's NTPC plans to take its capacity to over 128,000 Mw by 2032.

Japan has approved a plan to provide 900 billion yen or $11.5 billion in public funds to Tepco.Japan's nuclear minister, Goshi Hosono, says the aid is meant to be a preliminary installment to help the cash-strapped Tokyo Electric Power Co. to cover the massive cost of ongoing decontamination and future dismantling of its reactors damaged in the ongoing nuclear crisis.The money comes from the fund made up of all Japanese nuclear plant operators and the government.

The region needs proven technologies that are already adopted by major industries.