Hong Kong shares rise on bargain buys, China Coal
Hong Kong shares climbed early Wednesday as heavyweights HSBC Holdings PLC and Chinese lenders advanced despite weak overseas cues on more bargain-buying and as China Coal Energy Co. jumped after better-than-expected results.
China aims to double solar power capacity this year
World’s eighth largest solar power consumer, China said it will double its solar capacity and is likely to reach 2 gigawatts by the end of the year.
Can little old Washington influence the price of coal to China?
I wrote an article in which I suggested that "[b]locking construction of a port at Cherry Point, or Longview, or any place else in the Pacific Northwest won't reduce by even one lump the amount of coal burned in Chinese or Indian power plants. There's plenty of coal in the world. It can reach Asian power plants in many ways."
China investing in South Korean power grid
LS Group, South Korea's third largest conglomerate, will benefit from Chinese investment in the nation's power infrastructure.
Korea signs pact to give nuclear help to India
Korea and India have signed a nuclear cooperation pact, a milestone for Seoul’s efforts to export its nuclear power stations to the fast-growing, energy-hungry economy.
Japan To Suspend Nuclear Cooperation Talks With India
The Japanese government has decided to suspend negotiations with India and four other countries on civil nuclear cooperation following Prime Minister Naoto Kan’s call for Japan’s eventual exit from atomic power, according to a media report.
Hitachi set to win nuclear plant contract in Lithuania
An alliance of Hitachi Ltd. and General Electric Co. is expected to win a nuclear power plant contract in Lithuania, outbidding Westinghouse Co., a unit of Toshiba Corp.
China Assisting Pakistan in Upgrading Power Infrastructure
Chinese fiscal assistance is allowing Pakistan to begin rebuilding its energy infrastructure in its portion of the contested Himalayan state, which it labels “Azad Kashmir,” heavily damaged during last year’s flooding.
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