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  • Sinopec Chairman: China Needs to Change Energy Strategy 2012-11-15

    CHINA, 2012/11/15 Fu Chengyu, the chairman of national energy giant China Petrochemical Corp., made a name for himself as a consummate dealmaker in recent months as he pursued oil and gas assets in North America, Europe and elsewhere. His eyes are now focused back at home.

  • 700 million people were left without power

    INDIA, 2012/08/08 This week, much of northern India was plunged into darkness for two consecutive days. About 700 million people were left without power, a situation that has affected transport, communication, healthcare, industries, agriculture and everything in between. The outgoing power minister, Sushil Kumar Shinde, blamed a few states for drawing additional power than they were entitled to. He didn't name them, but Indian newspapers were less coy, identifying Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana and Jammu Kashmir as the offending areas. The regional grid could not cope with the increased request, and – because some of the grids are interconnected – the system tripped.

  • Europe welcomes Turkmenistan's strategy for energy security 2012-07-27

    TURKMENISTAN, 2012/07/27

  • European commission, Turkmenistan to discuss energy supplies in September 2012-07-20

    TURKMENISTAN, 2012/07/20

  • Kazakhstan to create register of main energy 2012-07-06

    KAZAKHSTAN, 2012/07/06   According to Kazakhstan's new law on energy saving and energy efficiency, national energy register will be created in Kazakhstan in 2013, Kazinform reported referring to the Ministry of Industry and New Technologies.   This register will include individual entrepreneurs and legal entities who consume energy resources to the amount equivalent to 1,500 or more tons of fuel per year, as well as state departments and entities of quasi-public sector. This register will determine the main energy consumers of the country.

  • Tariff differentiation saves $17 mln in Kazakhstan 2012-04-18

    KAZAKHSTAN, 2012/04/18 Kazakhstan could save 2.5 billion tenge (about $ 17 million) through the use of differentiated electricity tariffs, Agency for Regulation of Natural Monopolies Chairman Murat Ospanov said today. "By using differentiated tariffs for electricity, about 2.5 billion tenge was saved," Ospanov said. "Thus, the electricity savings in the country amounted to about 421 million kW / h, fuel economy - about 105,000 tons of coal (1,700 carriages), reduction of contaminant emissions (ash) - about 46,000 tons, the savings of consumers' money - over 3 billion tenge." He said that the third level of differentiation in electricity tariffs on the consumption has been introduced since April 1, this year.

  • Tashkent thermal power plant modernization to be launched in 2012 2012-03-23

    UZBEKISTAN, 2012/03/23

  • Climate mitigation options and issues in India

    INDIA, 2011/03/26 India’s future energy scenario poses increasing challenges on account of energy security as well as environmental considerations.

  • Chinese hydroelectric power generation

    CHINA, 2011/02/15 Chinese hydroelectric power generation has reached a turning point. Recently, in Beijing, the China Electricity Council issued the electric power industry research statement for the 12th-year Plan. China Electricity Council vice chairman Wei Zhaofeng said that the development of hydroelectric power has become a priority, and that large and medium-sized hydropower projects will be granted approval.

  • Electricity in India

    INDIA, 2011/01/02 Electric power generation in India is done predominently by government sector entities. These are controlled by various central public sector corporations, such as: National Hydroelectric Power Corporation, National Thermal Power Corporation and various national level corporations (national electricy boards - SEBs). The transmission and distribution is managed by the National Electricity Boards (SEBs) or private companies.
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