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Laos to generate 15,000 mln kWh in 2015

The Lao government aims to generate 15,000 million kWh of electricity in 2015 in a bid to reduce dependence on imports, official Lao news agency KPL reported on Tuesday.

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Solar energy conversions soar with New Zealand power prices

​Rising electricity prices are powering a move to solar energy in New Zealand, according to a study out Wednesday.

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Syrians suffer severe scarcity in basic needs

It has never occurred to the 61- year-old Nadim that one day he would be busy checking his water tank atop his four-storey building every couple of hours to see the water level rather than spending his retirement times vacationing as he always dreamed.

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China, ASEAN spark up energy cooperation

China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are looking forward to more cooperation on energy matters with a new preferential policy now making its effect felt.

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Australia's electricity sector aging: report

The electricity sector in Australia is aging, inefficient and unprepared, which may lead to significant economic and environmental risks, according a report released on Tuesday by Climate Council, a non-profit climate policy advocating organization.

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Australia conditionally allows investment application of China's State Grid

Australian Treasurer Joe Hockey announced on Friday that the Australian government has conditionally approved a foreign investment application from the State Grid Corporation of China to acquire 19.9 percent of SP AusNet and 60 percent of SPI (Australia) Assets Pty Limited and SPI (Australia) Trust (trading as Jemena).

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Major electricity blackout blankets Damascus

A key gas line that feeds electricity stations south of Syria's capital Damascus was hit Wednesday evening, resulting in a major electricity blackout that engulfed Damascus as well as other provinces.

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Multi-national companies to build coal-fired power plant in Myanmar

A multi-national joint venture involving those from Myanmar, India and Singapore will build a 500-megawatt coal-fired power plant in Kyauktan, Myanmar's Yangon region, official media reported Wednesday.

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Chinese hydro dam begins operation in Cambodia

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Saturday inaugurated a hydroelectric plant with a capacity of 18 megawatts here, saying that the plant would help reduce power shortage and reliance on diesel-fueled electricity.