China's power companies will be watching closely the results of a new deal between wind turbine manufacturer Dongfang Electric Corporation and US-based battery developer A123 Systems.
US-based private equity company Blackstone Group will invest INR5,000 million (USD111 million) for a 28 percent stake in Indian electricity producer Visa Power Ltd.
A subsidiary of Singapore-listed Anwell has received CNY700 million (USD108.63 milllion) investment from the China's provincial Dongguan government for the development of a solar panel plant.
Vietnam has announced a new course on nuclear power, emphasizing it is not abandoning its civil nuclear plans, in spite of the Fukushima disaster.
Released in the Saigon Daily, described as an organ of the communist party of Vietnam in Ho Chi Minh, the paper pointed to the importance of human resource development agreed in a meeting last October between the prime ministers from Vietnam and Japan.
China's Sinohydro Group, the builder of the Three Gorges dam, plans to raise more than CNY17.3 billion (USD2.7 billion) to fund new projects, according to a draft proposal lodged with the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC).
South Korean nuclear ambitions to enter the Indian market have been given a green flag with the signing of an agreement between President Lee Myung-bak and President Pratibha Patil.
Singapore's Nanyang Technological University (NTU) is exploring the possibility of test-bedding a new type of solar cells with Singbridge at its Guangzhou Knowledge City project in China.
To help Indonesia get enough power to feed its booming economy, investors are lining up to invest billions of dollars in the country's growing green power sector, lured by government moves to ease regulations and speed investment in power projects, according to a report in Reuters.
Anil Ambani firm Reliance Power is likely to get a loan of USD625 million (Rs 2,800 crore) from US Exim Bank to fund its upcoming 2,400-MW gas-based power project in Samalkot, Andhra Pradesh.
Hong Kong-based utility CLP Holdings has followed through on an MOU signed last year with China Guangdong Nuclear Power Holding and bought a 17 percent stake in the Yangjiang Nuclear Power Station, which is currently under construction.
Philippine President Benigno Aquino said on Monday that 140 companies are interested in the government's energy contracting round, in which 15 oil and gas exploration contracts are to be offered to investors.
Wind energy is expected to play an important part in the Vietnam government's plan to increase the share of renewable energy from 2.5 percent in 2008 to 5 percent in 2020.
Singapore's Ministry of Education, the Singapore Green Building Council (SGBC) and IBM are collaborating to install smart meters to track energy usage in 20. The computer giant is funding the S$121,000 (USD100,000) cost of the project, which is expected to be completed by August next year.
Indian wind company Suzlon will complete its purchase of German turbine manufacturer REpower through the acquisition of the remaining five per cent stake it did not previously own.
According to the Wall Street Journal, Suzlon has agreed to pay €63m (USD90.5 million) for the remaining minority stake. This follows a number of equity buy-outs by Suzlon, most recently in April when it raised its stake to 95.16 per cent.
India-based wind turbine manufacturer Suzlon has been contracted by Orient Green Power (OGP), also based in India, to supply units for more than 100MW of wind power projects. The order is valued at Rs650 crore (USD146m) and comprises 48 turbines.
No doubt safe in the knowledge that he will not be in office by then, Japanese environment minister Satsuki Eda vowed Wednesday to maintain the country's pledge to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 25 percent from 1990 levels by 2020.
US-based photovoltaics manufacturer Sopogy and Thai conglomerate MAI Development Co. Ltd, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the construction of a 6MW solar plant in Bau Yai, south-east Thailand.
French heavy engineering firm Alstom's profile has received a substantial boost in Asia, following an award for a green transformer plant in China and the announcement of three hydropower projects in India.
This report by the World Bank spells out what the world would be like if it warmed by 4 degrees Celsius, which is what scientists are nearly unanimously predicting by the end of the century, without serious policy changes.
Companies in Asia reveal expectations that regulations that could lead to rising costs for reporting and reducing GHG emissions will also be the main sources of climate-related business opportunities.
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