Much of central China is facing power cuts and rolling blackouts as drought dries rivers, reducing hydroelectric capacity.
Saudi Aramco, the world’s largest state-owned oil company, plans to double its power- generating capacity to 4000 MW by 2015 in order to meet expected demand from crude and natural gas production.
Japan’s Prime Minister, Naoto Kan, has announced that the country will abandon plans to expand its nuclear power industry, and instead will make renewables a key part of its energy policy.
Electric vehicles may help the UK cope with erratic renewable power generation in the future by recharging when demand is low and supplying the network when demand is high, the National Grid has said.
State-run Taiwan Power Company (Taipower) has softened its push for more nuclear power, saying that it is the people's decision whether to continue nuclear power generation.
Whisky is to be used to generate electricity in a new bioenergy venture involving some of Scotland’s best-known distilleries.
The Ontario Smart Grid Forum has released a report that states that the North American power system is aging and is in need of urgent upgrading. It claimed that the current grid was only designed for one-way delivery of power from large generators to consumers.
Russian gas giant Gazprom and Danish utility DONG Energy have signed a letter of intent (LOI) to cooperate in gas-fired power generation.
The China Electricity Council said that China may face power shortages of 30 GW during summer as electricity supply lags behind demand growth.