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Tokuyama will make further inroads into the lucrative solar industry by more than tripling polysilicon production from its Malaysian and Japanese facilities.

A consortium of Mitsui and Daewoo E&C will construct a 700MW coal-fired power plant in Morocco.

TEPCO will restart operations at two of its thermal power plants in Japan to remedy shortages during the peak season.

TEPCO requested the Japanese Federal Government for financial aid in compensating the victims affected by the  Fukushima nuclear inciedent.

Chubu Electric Power Co held an inconclusive board meeting Saturday over whether to suspend the Hamaoka nuclear power plant in Shizuoka Prefecture.

Workers entered one of the damaged reactor buildings at Japan’s stricken nuclear power plant.

The partnership will be banking on NEC's intelligent systems solutions.

Yingli Green Energy has signed an exclusive module distribution agreement with YHS.

TEPCO unveiled plans to stabilise the quake-hit Fukushima Daiichi plant in Japan, within six months.

Japanese firm Kashima Kyodo Electric Power plans to restart the 350MW No. 1 unit by end of April.

The nuclear power plant utilisation rate in Japan fell to 58.3% in March from 66% last year.

Both Germany and Italy are swiftly reacting to the Fukushima nuclear crisis, according to Henning Wicht, senior director and principal analyst for photovoltaic systems market research firm IHS iSuppli.

M. Setek is looking to bring its 7,000 tonne polysilicon per year production facility back online in June. Located in Soma Fukushima, the solar silicon wafer plant was shut down after the March 11 earthquake. Company sources confirmed that the plant did sustain some damage and will be undergoing repairs, according to ICIS.com..

There was a water leak out of spent fules at Onagawa nuclear plant after a second earthquake hit the north-east of Japan.

Tepco resumed operations of its earthquake-affected 600MWFashima oil-fired power plant.

Tepco will withdraw its plan to build two more reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.