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The Ayala Group acquired half of the participating stake in a 33-megawatt wind farm in Ilocos Norte.

Asia-Pacific region holds the biggest sustainable, global growth opportunity for solar energy through 2015. This is Photon Consulting's prediction based on its soon-to-be released report entitled, “Solar Power Markets: Eastern Sunrise”. 

TEPCO's Fukushima Dai-chi nuclear power plant is in danger of fuel rod meltdown.

Vietnam's Deputy PM Hoang Trung Hai asked the Ministry of Industry and Trade to speed up the planning and licensing of power projects. He also emphasied that projects with private investments be prioritised.

Black & Veatch will design Reliance Power's US$2 billion Samalkot power plant in India.

Bangladesh targets a 500 MW production through solar home system installations. The country seeks to reduce greenhouse emissions and ensure sustainable development in energy sector.

The EU is exploring the closure of nuclear plants following Japan's struggle to contain a possible metldown at its nuclear plant after an earthquake.

Workers have returned to the nuclear plant after Tokyo Electric Power Company briefly withdrew them from the site due to a rise in radiation levels.

General Electric is ready to assist Japan in tackling nuclear crisis, following three explosions at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

Businesses from the Czech Republic are willing to help Vietnam build power stations.

Pakistan will increase electricity tariff by 2 per cent and reduce fiscal deficit through tougher controls on expenditure and additional tax measures.

South Korea will provide  LNG to Japanese power companies that turned off nuclear power plants due to the earthquake.

A DESCO circular asked all to keep shut their industries during the ongoing Cricket World Cup.

Units one and two at the 275 MW Kopili hydro electric power plant will have its turbines and generator equipment renovated and modernized.

China is building eight 10-million-kilowatt wind power bases in seven provinces, revealed Shi Pengfei, vice president of the Chinese Wind Energy Association.

Japan has declared a nuclear emergency after the operator of Fukushima No.1 nuclear plant reported an abnormality today, following a major earthquake.