Japan

Republic of Kazakhstan interested in renewable energy technologies.

The Japanese government will give guarantees for projects that generate shale gas and other lower-cost energy supplies.

January consumption is second largest on record.

Japan may soon lower electricity prices and giving users a choice of provider.

Alstom will supply 10 of its wind turbines for the wind farm at Kawazu.

Upgrade triggered by plan to triple wind power capacity.

It’s their first tariff increase in 33 years.

Power plant will be Saudi Arabia’s first with supercritical pressure steam turbines.

Deal will be Japan’s first overseas project since the Fukushima nuclear disaster.

TEPCO bidding plan for coal-fired thermal plants should be put on hold.

Deal seen as a prelude to purchase of shale gas by Japan for its power plants.

The target is 7.5 million kilowatts by 2023.

Many power generation facilities have been constructed or are under development in Asia. Thus, many plant personnel will encounter issues related to water/steam chemistry.

Generous feed-in tariff entices Gunze Ltd to venture into solar.

A government report says it rests on an active earthquake fault line.

Only a few existing power plants expected to meet the safety rules.