Regulation

Japan's nuke plant-dependent town hushes nuke criticism

Ohi mayor Shinobu Tokioka wants the Japanese government to come up with a comprehensive set of safety standards and measures based on information...

Japan's nuke plant-dependent town hushes nuke criticism

Ohi mayor Shinobu Tokioka wants the Japanese government to come up with a comprehensive set of safety standards and measures based on information...

Japan confident of avoiding summer power cuts sans nuke plants

The government of Japan announced that the country will avoid power cuts this summer even without nuclear power.

Japanese sell more solar power back to utilities

Japanese small solar panel owners  sold 50 percent more power to utilities last year than in 2010. Owners sold a total 2,150 gigawatt hours to...

Bangladesh to pay more for fuel oil for power

Bangladesh will import 240,000 tonnes of fuel oil in 2012 for power generation at sharply stronger premiums.

Fitch: reform on India's state power utillities pose a challenge

The financial profile of Indian state power utilities is weak due, according to Fitch. This is due to the lack of cost-reflective retail tariffs...

Choice of Bhasha Dam for hydropower development under scrutiny

An engineer questioned the choice of the Bhasha dam site for hydropower development at the Supreme Court of Pakistan.

Bidding for wind energy pushed in Rajasthan

The Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission wants wind energy procured through competitive bidding from power plants commissioned in FY 2012-13...

India's power firms imports 3.366 MT of coal in Dec

Power utilities across India have imported a total 33.475 MT of coal during the first three quarters of the ongoing fiscal period.

UN team reviews Japan's nuclear stress tests

Tests conducted by Japan to prove the safety of its nuclear reactors is now being reviewed by UN nuclear experts.

New Zealand wind project scrapped for poor location

Meridian Energy is scrapping the $2 billion proposal for a 176-turbine, 633-megawatt wind farm in Central Otago called Project Hayes.

Poll shows Australians want wind power

Pacific Hydro's latest community showed overwhelming support for the construction of wind farms.

Japan's wind capacity records slowest growth in 10 years

Japan's wind power capacity rose 11.7 percent in the year to March 2011as the country was set to launch a new subsidy system to lure investors to the...

Korea to boost green energy use, development: minister

South Korea will continue to increase its use and development of new, green energy, including nuclear power.

US to probe Chinese, Vietnamese wind tower importations

The U.S. Commerce Department is investigating importation of more than $100 million worth of wind energy towers from China and Vietnam.

Restart of Japanese nuke plants sparks protests

Japan's push to restart nuclear reactors  by proving their safety through stress tests sparked an angry response from the public.

Vietnam promotes peaceful use of nuclear power

Vietnam wants peaceful and responsible use of nuclear power while ensuring power security and safety.

Japan to allow reactors to operate up to 60 years

Japan will allow nuclear reactors to operate for up to 60 years according to it revised regulations on power plant operators.