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Mindanao power rates could rise by US$0.074 per KWh

Government says it’s a solution to continuing blackouts.

Sinopec admits 14% profit drop

Asia’s biggest refiner to look overseas to restore growth.

Philippine government agency sees end to Mindanao blackouts

Mindanao Development Authority, however, says solution will be costly and temporary.

China Shenhua Energy posts 6% rise in net profit

Brings profit to US$7.9 billion in 2012 from US$7.4 billion year-on-year.

“Burning ice” to boost Japan’s power supplies

Huge reserves of methane hydrate off its coast to last for a century.

Philippines considers hasty solution to Mindanao power crisis

Intends to provide power generator sets to electric cooperatives in Mindanao.

China a long way off from shale oil development

China National Offshore Oil Corporation says progress will be “very slow”.

Malaysia to award EPCC contact to Japanese engineering major

Petronas will soon award a US$2billion contract to Japan’s JGC Corporation.

China reports better energy efficiency in 2012

Said this helped counterbalance slowest economic growth in 13 years.

Indonesian, Singapore investors to build waste-based power plants

Joint venture will construct four waste-based power plants in Indonesia.

Massive Tibetan hydropower dam to go online in October

The Pondo Water Control Project is Tibet’s equivalent of the Three Gorge Dam.

When solar capacity and demand meet in 2015

Oversupply increased in 2012 as global production capacity rose 10 GW while demand rose less than 3 GW as Chinese manufacturers, such as Yingli...