Thailand has reiterated the demand for more coal power plants as power consumption in the country surges to new highs, casting doubts over a supply shortage in the future. Thai Energy Minister Pongsak Ruktapongpisal says local resistance to coal plant construction may leave the government with no choice but to invest on building power plants in neighboring countries like Myanmar, Malaysia, Cambodia and Laos ...

Vietnam's Deputy Prime Minister, Hoang Trung Hai on June 26, asked for dams involved in hydro-electricity projects across the country to undergo thorough safety inspections. This is after a 40-metre breach of the Ia Krel 2 dam in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai was discovered two weeks ago. The Ministry of Construction is responsible for reviewing the legal regulations on quality management at all ...

Sembcorp Industries on Saturday started the $200 million expansion of a water-desalination plant in the United Arab Emirates that it already currently operates together with the government-owned utilities of Abu Dhabi. The expansion of the Fujairah 1 Independent Water and Power Plant (IWPP) will add 30 million imperial gallons per day of desalination capacity at the facility by the first half of 2015, the S ...

The new issue of Power Insider Asia is out now! And it has a brand new look! This issue focuses on China and Thailand and has a fantastically fresh new image. Highlights include an examination of China's participation in global cyber crime, and how it might be putting power producers and utilities at risk. Download the FREE magazine from right here on our homepage, or from Issuu. Also, why not sign up for a ...

The new issue of Power Insider Asia is out now! And it has a brand new look! This issue focuses on China and Thailand and has a fantastically fresh new image. PI is really focussing on the fuel cell market, and highlights in our China/Thailand issue include an interview with Dr. Andreas Venskutonis of Plansee, an overview of the latest developments in hydrogen capture in our Technology Focus and a fascinati ...

The new issue of Power Insider Asia is out now! And it has a brand new look! This issue focuses on China and Thailand and has a fantastically fresh new image. Highlights from the latest edition include a fantastic article from SEAREPA and TONIBUNG, who tell us about the exciting developments in micro-hydro projects in Sarawak and Sabah. Download the FREE magazine from right here on our homepage, or from Iss ...

The new issue of Power Insider Asia is out now! And it has a brand new look! This issue focuses on China and Thailand and has a fantastically fresh new image. Solar features include a report into the controversial anti-dumping tax imposed on China, some expert input about the importance of backsheet design, and a review of one of China’s solar giants; Trina Solar. Download the FREE magazine from right here ...

The new issue of Power Insider Asia is out now! And it has a brand new look! This issue focuses on China and Thailand and has a fantastically fresh new image. We have some great features on power generation, and highlights include an exclusive tour of the Tanjung Bin 4 plant with Alstom, an overview of China’s clean coal technology market, a roundtable on the Chinese power equipment market with Shanghai Ele ...

The new issue of Power Insider Asia is out now! And it has a brand new look! This issue focuses on China and Thailand and has a fantastically fresh new image. With a fascinating focus on water treatment, highlights  include exclusive interviews with EGAT, PUB and the W.O.G Group, as well as features on the importance of metering systems, engineering consultants, and the Water Hammer phenomenon, and expert c ...

The new issue of Power Insider Asia is out now! And it has a brand new look! This issue focusses on China and Thailand and has a fantastically fresh new image. Highlights include overviews of China’s coal market and mini-hydro projects in Thailand, a roundtable with Shanghai Electric, Harbin and Jiangsu, tons of content on fuel cell development, as well as contributions from Trina Solar, KEPCO, ITRON, PUB, ...