Regulation

Reliance Power and Power Finance to Sell Carbon Credits from India Power Projects

Reliance Power will partner with state-owned Power Finance Corp in its quest to earn INR3.1bn ($693m) by selling carbon credits generated by two...

Reliance Power and Power Finance to Sell Carbon Credits from India Power Projects

Reliance Power will partner with state-owned Power Finance Corp in its quest to earn INR3.1bn ($693m) by selling carbon credits generated by two...

Karnataka seeks investors for 350 MW solar projects

Karnataka will award permits to companies to build 200 MW of projects through bidding and the remaining 150 Mw by application.

China generates 13.5% more power in first half

China's power generation rose 13.5 percent from a year earlier to 2.22 trillion kilowatts-hours in the first half of this year.

Peabody, Arcelor Mittal bid US $5 B for Macarthur Coal

Peabody Energy has teamed up with Arcelor Mittal to offer US $5 billion for Australia’s Macarthur Coal, the world’s bigger producer of pulverised...

India's power sector faces 40% funding gap

The Indian government revealed that the power sector investment, which was envisaged at Rs 10 lakh crore for the current plan from 2007 to 2012, was...

IDC worries over security risks in Asia Pac energy and utility organizations

Less than 10% of these companies have security policies and strategies implemented.

EU to boost Korea's renewable energy sector: report

The free trade pact with the European Union that went into effect this month is expected to fuel growth for South Korea's renewable energy industry...

India generates 7943.9 MU in June

The power generation for all of India in June stands at 7943.97 MU, at a plant load factor of 62.79.

India prepares for new batch of solar power projects

India's Ministry of New and Renewable Energy deliberated on the guidelines to be issued for the next batch of solar power projects, envisaged to have...

Malaysia's renewable energy implementation on track for September

Malaysia's Renewable Energy Act is on track to be implemented on September 1, upon the setting up of the Sustainable Energy Development Authority.

India surpasses generation targets for June

The installed generation capacity for the thermal, hydro and nuclear sectors in India, stands at 1,55,973.32 MW according to the latest Central...

India calls on Africa for greater cooperation on renewable energy

India wants to expand and strengthen its cooperation with the African countries in the field of solar energy, according to India Minister of New and...

China's energy head wants control on power use prioritized

China should give higher priority on control of total energy consumption, said a senior energy official Saturday.

Malaysia approves electricity tariff restructuring for Sabah, Labuan

The Malaysian government has approved the electricity tariff restructuring for Sabah and the Federal Territory of Labuan with effect from July 15.

Vietnam power price to be quoted by the region

Vietnam's Ministry of Industry and Trade has proposed amending the Electricity Law so as to apply different power prices to each region.

Vietnam discusses role of the press in energy efficiency

A seminar was organized in Vietnam to promote the propagation and make a change in perceptions and actions of people on enhancing the efficient use...

Energy-intensive industries increase China's power consumption

The National Energy Administration (NEA) said on Friday that six energy-intensive industries accounted for 42.7 percent of the country's power...