Ministers of the Association of South East Asian Nations (Asean) reaffirmed last week a commitment to cooperate in the energy sector despite difficultu,ies caused by oversupply, and the regional

South Korea yesterday signed an accord with the Korean Peninsular Energy Development Organization (KEDO) on a $3.22-billion loan to finance the project to build two light-water nuclear reactors for

The Bangladeshi government is under increasing pressure from multinational companies, the US government and international aid donors, including the World Bank, to allow the export of natural gas.

The last working reactor at Ukraine's Chernobyl nuclear power station - scene of the world's worst nuclear accident-was shut down yesterday for four months of repairs,

Nakhon Nayok-Residents of Ongkharak district of Thailand and environmentalists will petition against construction of a nuclear research reactor tomorrow. The petition will be lodged with district

The National Assembly in Pakistan was informed on Wednesday that the government plans to reduce the rates of power tariffs to its consumers including agriculture sector. Responding to various

A payment dispute between Indonesia's power utility and a host of foreign investors and export credit agencies is turning into a long and bitter court battle that could block future project loans to

High electricity tariffs are affecting the Zambian government's policy of rural electrification. Opening Zambia Forestry Action Plan Donor Round Table meeting at Lusaka's Mulungushi International

The 1000 megawatt Cheyyur superthermal power project, to be executed by the National Thermal Power Corporation(NTPC), has picked up a controversy due to its location and its environmental impact. The

Solar electric companies around U.S. are reporting hikes in sales attributed partly to people feeling Y2K jitters. Some say they believe the bug will cause power grids across the U.S. to crash when