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Japan approves limited nuclear restart
- 2012-06-20 16:06:36
- Junior Isles
The Japanese government has approved plans to restart units 3 and 4 at Kansai Electric Power Co.’s Ohi nuclear power station in western Japan, after a month without nuclear power for the first time in 40 years.
Renewables show progress despite uncertainties
- 2012-06-12 16:23:03
- Junior Isles
Renewable energy sources supplied 16.7 per cent of the total energy consumed in 2011, though investment into renewables was still 15 per cent lower than the $302 billion put into fossil fuels, two reports published by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century (REN21) have said.
Scorching summer forecast compounds Japan’s power woes
- 2012-05-26 17:49:42
- Junior Isles
Western Japan is to experience above average temperatures from June to August, again renewing the potential for power shortages as demand rises while nuclear power plants stay idle.
TEPCO submits 10-year restructuring plan to government
- 2012-04-28 06:29:09
- David Flin
Japan’s Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) and a state-backed bailout fund have submitted a restructuring plan to the government.
SGCC to sell a $7.9 billion power unit to Shenhua Group
- 2012-04-26 01:21:58
- Junior Isles
State Grid Corp of China (SGCC), the country's largest power transmission and distribution firm, is planning to sell Shenhua Group a coal and power generation unit with assets worth about Yuan50 billion ($7.9 billion), sources have reported.
China exploits western caution to take nuclear initiative
- 2012-04-10 00:04:20
- Junior Isles
China has moved ahead of its rivals competing to build a new nuclear power station on Turkey’s Black Sea coast, underlining the declining ambitions of many developed nations' nuclear industries.
China facing regional power shortages
- 2012-04-07 13:18:36
- Junior Isles
China is facing the prospect of shortfalls in coal, power, oil and gas supplies in several regions, despite current energy markets being in balance, Liu Tienan, Director of the National Energy Administration has said.
TEPCO considers contingency plans as nuclear plants go dark
- 2012-03-27 13:15:01
- Junior Isles
Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) is seeking alternative electricity supplies following the closure of the last of its 17 nuclear reactors.
China considers power gen capital injection
- 2012-03-23 12:30:33
- Junior Isles
Beijing is considering ways of injecting funds into the country's weakened power generation sector, executives at China's largest independent power producer, Huaneng Power International, have said.
CLP and China Southern negotiate to acquire stake in Hong Kong power provider
- 2012-03-17 13:20:47
- Junior Isles
Chinese regional power utilities, CLP Holdings and China Southern Power Grid Co, are to pay around $2.8 billion for a 60 per cent stake in Hong Kong power provider Castle Peak Power Co Ltd, currently held by ExxonMobil.
