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 March 2011 Is nuclear power safer than other energy: We need the power, but with scrutiny – Leena Srivastava The Economic Times
15 March 2011 Japan accident shows dilemma over atom plant sites World Environment News
14 March 2011 REEEP to spend €4,5m on clean energy projects in 2011 Engineering news
14 March 2011 TERI gets Wipro's supercomputer for climate modelling Business Standard
13 March 2011 India: Japan's post-quake energy import surge will give a boost to Reliance The Financial Express
11 March 2011 North Korea registers power plants with UN for carbon credit Reuters
11 March 2011 Solarium to install solar power unit in Bangladesh AZO Cleantech
8 March 2011 India: CLP to build wind power projects in Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh Mint
7 March 2011 Pakistan: PPAF sets up wind turbines, solar panels for power generation Business Recorder

 
India, Bangladesh giving shape to SAARC electricity market
The Hindu Business Line, 28 January 2011

India and Bangladesh have been entrusted with the task of giving a final shape to the proposed South-Asia electricity grid. Participation in the SAARC Market for Electricity (SAME) — envisaging electricity trading across member states — is likely to happen on the electricity market windows that are already in place in India. The windows, including the two operational power exchanges here, as well as through short-term and long-term contracts, can be expanded to allow participants from the other South Asian countries to come on board for cross-country exchanges, according to the action plan decided on by a SAARC Expert Group on Electricity meeting held recently. The participation in the market, as is being envisaged, will be on a voluntary basis, unlike compulsory pooling of power as required in similar platforms operating in other parts of the world.  Read full story...