News Update

Asia's significance and contribution to global issues of energy, climate change and sustainable development has been steadily growing. The update highlights some of the major news stories from various Asian countries offering an overview of the issues, prospects and challenges in the region.

 

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18 October 2012 4000 to 5000 MW new geothermal for Indonesia by 2015 Clean Technica
18 October 2012 India to invite private firms to build strategic crude oil reserves Mint
16 October 2012 Malaysia: Push for liquefied natural gas Oxford Business Group
15 October 2012 Sri Lanka hikes renewable energy tariffs by over 20-per cent Lanka Business Online
11 October 2012 Malaysia wants over 5 per cent renewable energy by 2015 Bikya Masr
9 October 2012 MNRE targets 45,000 sq m of solar collectors, identifies five user industries The Hindu Business Line
5 October 2012 TERI to light up rural lives in Pakistan; promote bilateral peace India Education Dairy
2 October 2012 24.9 GW of renewable energy capacity for Japan by 2016? Clean Technica
30 September 2012 Solar, windmill research project to be launched by Virginia Tech in India Newstrack India

 
India: Coal India inks FSAs with 13 power units so far
The Hindu Business Line, 8 May 2012

Coal India has so far entered into fuel supply pacts with 13 power units, including Reliance Power’s Rosa Power project, while some have refused to sign it objecting the penalty clause. The development comes close on the heels of power sector planning body Central Electricity Authority (CEA) seeking PMO’s intervention on fuel supply agreements (FSAs) as a few firms have refrained from entering into pacts with CIL amid differences over penalty to be paid by the coal behemoth if it fails to supply 80 per cent of the contracted fuel to them  Read full story...