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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14 April 2012 Three projects selected for Indo-US Joint Clean Energy R&D Centre The Hindu Business Line
2 April 2012 India: Energy efficiency targets for core sector units fixed The Financial Express
29 March 2012 India likely to pay $10 per unit for TAPI The Economic Times
28 March 2012 Malaysia: Petroliam Nasional: Signed agreement with Total to study gas field offshore Sarawak Fox Business
27 March 2012 Indonesia offers 19 new oil and gas blocks for bids Wall Street Journal
26 March 2012 Pakistan: PCRET to install 368 biogas plants in rural areas Dawn
23 March 2012 China to raise coal output capacity China Daily
21 March 2012 IFC to invest $20 million in India Business Standard
21 March 2012 LNG demand to drive offshore growth in Asia Marine Link

 
China to raise coal output capacity
China Daily, 23 March 2012

China aims to boost its coal production capacity to 4.1 billion tons annually by 2015, the National Energy Administration (NEA) said. The country plans to form 10 coal companies with an annual capacity of 100 million tons each, and another 10 with a capacity of 50 million tons each by 2015, according to a coal industry development plan for the 2011-2015 period released by the NEA. The 20 companies are expected to account for over 60 percent of the nation's total coal output, the NEA said.  Read full story...