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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9 May 2012 China to build Singapore's biomass-solar power plant China daily
8 May 2012 China's first deep-water rig to drill in South China Sea China Daily
8 May 2012 India: Coal India inks FSAs with 13 power units so far The Hindu Business Line
5 May 2012 India: Ministry plans sovereign fund for coal buys abroad The Financial Express
30 April 2012 Philippines to award oil, gas exploration contracts Business Recorder
28 April 2012 New NAP strategies to turn Malaysia into an energy efficient vehicle hub The Star
26 April 2012 Bangladesh signs drill deal with Russia's Gazprom Business Week
18 April 2012 Wind energy in Pakistan: Sindh to allot 26,000 acres for wind turbines Reve
17 April 2012 Bangladesh approves allocation of $135 million from gas fund for projects Platts

 
India: Fuel-efficiency stars on cars from April 2012
The Pioneer, 13 June 2011

The star-labelling of cars is likely to be made mandatory from 1 April 2012. The labelling is similar to that in appliances like refrigerators, air-conditioners and transformers. While the labeling programme would be notified by the Power Ministry, the labeling regulations would be notified by the BEE (Bureau of Energy Efficiency). The labelling follows the standard BEE approach of providing consumers with information about the fuel consumption of a particular model, and also, through a star rating, on a scale of one-star to five-stars, to provide information on the relative fuel consumption of the model compared to other models in the same weight class.  Read full story...