Regulation

Electricity and petroleum industries seek price increases in 2012

The Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) and Vietnam Petroleum Corporation (Petrolimex) reported their achievements and sought price increases instead of...

Electricity and petroleum industries seek price increases in 2012

The Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) and Vietnam Petroleum Corporation (Petrolimex) reported their achievements and sought price increases instead of...

Electricity and petroleum industries seek price increases in 2012

The Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) and Vietnam Petroleum Corporation (Petrolimex) reported their achievements and sought price increases instead of...

Japan looking at taking control of nuclear power

Japan's government is considering taking control of the nation's nuclear power plants away from private utilities, in a bid to improve accountability...

TEPCO says reactor may have gone critical

TEPCO says  it found in the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant's No.2 reactor radioactive substances that could have resulted from continuous...

Japan to impose 40-year limit for operation of nuclear reactors

Operation of nuclear reactors will be limited by the Japanese government to 40 years, although there would be exceptions if certain requirements are...

Shikoku Electric to halt Ikata nuclear plant for checks

Shikoku Electric Power Co. halted the No.1 reactor at its Ikata nuclear power plant in Ehime prefecture for a three-month scheduled checkup.

US delays tariff impositions on Chinese solar modules

A decision over antidumping penalties against Chinese solar module imports into the US has been delayed by a month.

Power crisis looms in Andhra Pradesh

Power crisis in Andhra Pradesh is expected to worsen with an average power shortfall of 1,180 million units from January-May 2012.

Future Bangla power plants to face gas shortage: Petrobangla Chairman

Power plants to be installed in Bangladesh by 2015 may not get adequate gas supply.

What to expect from Malaysia’s drive to create a green economy

Will all the efforts to reduce dependence on thermal energy sources bear fruit or go in vain?

Mahagenco to revive worst performing thermal units

Mahagenco wants to convert loss-incurring thermal power stations/units into profit-making ones.  

Does better energy policy loom in 2012?

A few years ago, while working on a power sector roadmap, a conversation turned to the perceived problems created by a lack of a comprehensive energy...

Malaysia expects competitive bidding for 4,500MW project

Malaysia's Energy Commission is targeting to have a total of 4,500MW power-generation capacity involving a combination of new and existing power...

Lawmaker bats for Vijjeswaram power plant

Lok Sabha MP Vundavali Aruna Kumar has requested allocation of 0.20 mmscmd of gas on a priority basis for APGPCL's 270 MW power plant situated in...

TPPs struggle with shrinking coal stocks

Inadequate supply of coal from Coal India has been cited as one of the major reasons for the coal crunch facing the thermal sector. This irregular...

Malaysia's energy commission commences bids for new power plant - AWER

The Energy Commission has moved to open up the bidding process for the replacement of first generation Power Purchase Agreement (PPA). This was...