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Indonesian, Singapore investors to build waste-based power plants China to set new tariffs for solar generated electricity Existing fixed tariff to be abolished. China gets first foreign orders for locally-developed nuclear reactor Operators are from South America and Asia. Japan to re-open 6 nuclear reactors this year Two-thirds of Japan’s 50 reactors to re-start in the next few years. Welspun Energy finishes funding huge Indian solar project Obtains US$161 million financing for India’s largest solar farm. High FIT to spur solar projects in remote Indonesian communities New FIT is as high as US$0.25 per kilowatt hour. Taiwan to become nuclear free Cabinet approves a draft act promoting energy safety and a nuclear-free Taiwan. Massive Tibetan hydropower dam to go online in October The Pondo Water Control Project is Tibet’s equivalent of the Three Gorge Dam. China to add add 87m KW of installed power capacity This will bring its total power capacity to 1.23 billion KW by yearend. National Energy Administration to be restructured New agency will be responsible for energy regulation. China suffers clean energy trade deficit with US The US has a US$1.63 billion surplus in the clean energy trade over China. Philippines' AboitizPower posts 13% net income increase Increase in electricity sales boosts income to US$599 million in 2012.

COMMENTARY ›› POWER UTILITY Reality check: Are Indian utilities prepared for smart metering? BY SUMAN GHORAI 315 views POWER UTILITY What the "Hot Winter" in Japan is all about BY FRENK WITHOOS 273 views PROJECT When solar capacity and demand meet in 2015 BY EDWARD CAHILL 151 views POWER UTILITY Exploring the perfect market for energy and energy transition in Asia (Part 1) BY ADRIAAN KAMP 147 views PROJECT What Asia should learn from Latin America about PV net metering BY AGOSTINHO MIGUEL GARCIA 139 views

EVENTS CALENDAR Power Industry South Korea 2013 Date: 25 Jun 2013 Venue: Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Seoul, South Korea World Geopower Markets: Indonesia & Philippines Date: 18 Jun 2013 Venue: Ritz Carlton Hotel, Jakarta, Indonesia Power Industry Indonesia 2013 Date: 21 May 2013 Venue: Intercontinental Jakarta Midplaza Hotel The 3rd World Smart Grid Conference China Date: 09 May 2013 Venue: Beijing, China RENERGY 2013! Date: 09 May 2013 Venue: Chennai Trade Center, Nandambakkam, Chennai Clean Power Asia Conference and Expo 2013 Date: 29 Apr 2013 Venue: Bangkok Convention Centre at Central World, Thailand The 12th China (Shanghai) International Power Generating Sets Exhibition Date: 08 Apr 2013 Venue: Shanghai New International Expo Center 3rd China International Smart Grid Technology and Equipment Exhibition Date: 08 Apr 2013 Venue: Shanghai New International Expo Center 7th China (Shanghai) International Wind Energy Exhibition & Conference Date: 08 Apr 2013 Venue: Shanghai New International Expo Center 13th China International Electric Power & Electric Engineering Technology Exhibition Date: 08 Apr 2013 Venue: Shanghai New International Expo Center ASEAN Elenex 2013 Date: 20 Mar 2013 Venue: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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