Regulation

Korea's Kori-1 reactor allowed to restart

South Korea's Kori-1 plant has been declared safe for continued operation by the Nuclear Safety and Security Commission.

Korea's Kori-1 reactor allowed to restart

South Korea's Kori-1 plant has been declared safe for continued operation by the Nuclear Safety and Security Commission.

Japan reveals strategic energy road map

Japan has published its latest strategic energy plan, which includes a road map of energy-based economic growth and reformation of the energy...

Japan's Kansai restarts mothballed oil-fired unit

Kansai Electric began generating electricity from the mothballed 450 megawatt oil-fired Kainan No.2 unit despite restarting a unit of its nuclear...

Pakistan tells IPPs to run at 100% capacity

The government of Pakistan has shipped furnace oil for one week to seven independent power producers and asked them to start running plants at 100%...

Coal Exploration and Coal Based Power in Bangladesh

42 months have passed since present government of grand alliance assumed state power. Government could just

Bangladesh to provide power to 728,000 new subscribers by 2013-14

The government of Bangladesh is working to provide electricity connections to new 7,28,000 subscribers though setting up 18,430 kilometer of power...

EVN falls short of VND180 trillion electricity investments

Electricity of Vietnam still falls short of VND180 trillion to invest in electricity projects in 2011-2015,

‘Power crisis slashed Punjab GDP growth by 2%’

The Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) on Thursday supported the government’s decision to withdraw the new gas curtailment plan and...

Bangladesh PM seeks German support for power sector

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has sought German support for Bangladesh’s power sector, especially in the area of renewable energy.

Provide Electricity for All Bangladeshis by 2021 - Tawfiq

In a bid to establish transparency, accountability and responsibility in energy business, the Power Division has signed a Memorandum of Understanding...

Shanghai's large stock of government and large public buildings gets a timeline for energy efficiency

The Shanghai Municipal Development & Reform Commission recently issued a policy descriptively named "Implementation Advice on Accelerating the...

India's Kerala state wants 266 MW from Kudankulam nuke plant

Kerala emphasized it's right to get 266 MW from Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant against Tamil Nadu's claim for the power generated from it.

EVN says supply is enough to satisfy demand, cuts electricity regularly

The Electricity of Vietnam (EVN), the only electricity retailer in Vietnam, has assured the public that the

French group checks out Vietnamese power market

A group of eight French businesses will visit Vietnam to learn more about the power market in the country.

US group hopes to build Vietnam's first solar plant

US-based ACO Investment Group plans to build a 50 megawatt solar power farm in central Binh Thuan province.

Seismologists warn against Japan's nuclear restart

Japan is ignoring the safety lessons of the Fukushima crisis, according to two prominent seismologists who  warned against restarting two reactors.

xBangladesh cabinet okays Renewable Energy Authority Act

The Cabinet on June 18 approved the draft of Sustainable and Renewable Energy Development Authority Act, 2012