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Indian minister makes pitch for US investment in power sector

India's Union Power Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde made a strong pitch for US investment in India's growing power sector.

Indian minister makes pitch for US investment in power sector

India's Union Power Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde made a strong pitch for US investment in India's growing power sector.

TEPCO to shut down reactors at Fukushina nuclear plant by 2012

Tokyo Electric Power (TEPCO) has set a target to ensure the safe shutdown of nuclear reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in Japan by...

Nuclear reactors in S. Korea suffer numerous stoppages

South Korea's government said Monday that there were a total of 91 failures in operations of nuclear reactors in the country over the past 10 years...

Coal supply disruption forces NTPC to cut down generation

Generation at the 2,600-Mw NTPC’s Ramagundam Thermal Power Station further declined to 1,400 Mw due to disruption in coal supplies from Singareni...

Lee rebukes electricity officials over nationwide blackouts

President Lee Myung-bak of South Korea harshly rebuked electricity officials over the nationwide blackouts after an investigation showed that a wrong...

Korea audits 2 state firms for massive blackouts

The government of Korea launched an audit into the state power monopoly and distributor to find out the exact cause of the recent massive blackouts...

Fuksuhima Dai-Ni plant may be decommissioned

Tokyo Electric Power may decommission the Fukushima Dai-Ni nuclear power plan, Japan's industry minister Yukio Edano said.

Rise in fuel prices pushes PSPCL's power purchase cost for Q1 FY12

Change in the fuel cost of central generating stations operated by NTPC and National Power Corporation (NPC) has led to an increase in the power...

Gujarat gets $100M ADB loan for solar power facilities

Asian Development Bank has granted a $100 million loan to the Indian state of Gujarat to support acceleration of work at new large-scale solar power...

South Korea, Colombia to boost green energy cooperation

South Korea and Colombia agreed to strengthen cooperation in the eco-friendly green energy sector, reports Yonhap News.

IAEA sees China and India leading nuclear energy growth

The U.N. atomic agency still expects significant growth in the global use of nuclear power over the next two decades after  Japan's Fukushima...

Tenaga to pay $990M more for power generation after gas shortage

Malaysia's Tenaga Nasional expects to pay 3 billion ringgit or $990.6 million in extra costs for power generation this year if the current gas...

CIL subsidiaries to supply coal to seven projects

Coal India Limited has called for supply of coal to power stations for meeting their input requirement.

Bangladesh-India cross-border electricity trade to be delayed further

The Bangladesh-India cross border electricity trade is set to be delayed as the power purchase deal was not inked during the Indian Prime Minister...

CEC: China may encounter a wider power shortfall

China is predicted to face a widening power gap in the years to come, which may be worse than the situation at the end of the 11th Five-Year Plan...

Pakistan, Iran to expedite gas, power projects

Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has agreed with Iranian President Mehmoud Ahmadinejad to expedite  the import of 1000MW electricity from...

The market for smart grid rollout in Asia-Pacific

Rocketing demands for power across the Asia-Pacific has fuelled a growing market for smart grid technology. Energy providers in countries like China...