By Kartikeya Singh — India’s state power ministers convened in Delhi recently for an unusual group meeting. The event had a dual purpose: partly to celebrate how far India has come in rebuilding its power sector, and partly to lay…
India, the world’s second most populous country, has a challenging energy agenda. It faces a growing oil and gas import bill, has an ambitious 2022 renewable energy target, and is undergoing major power distribution and coal reform to meet electricity…
By Gregory Ross & Jane Nakano — Facts On February 20, Singapore released its 2017 budget, which included a proposed carbon tax to begin in 2019. The budget awaits approval from Singapore’s parliament and final assent from the president. The…
By Sharmila Bellur — Coal India Limited (CIL), the single largest coal producer in the world, is one of India’s coveted state-owned companies. Fittingly it is called a Maharatna (meaning most precious jewel), a title conferred by the Indian government…
By Lance Jackson — It has been a tumultuous first few weeks for Indonesia’s newly appointed Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Ignasius Jonan. Jonan did not even get a week to settle into his post before the government announced…
By Conor Cronin — Rodrigo Duterte, the newly minted president of the Philippines, was quick out of the gates after taking office in late June. In an executive order on July 24, Duterte established new freedom of information regulations for…
By Nicole White & Grace Hearty — If China’s Five-Year Plans (5YP) act as “large blinking neon arrows” pointing out the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) top priorities, then China appears to be more serious than in the past about moving…
In this episode, we explore how to build an artificial island. Dr. John McManus of the University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School gives a step by step guide to construction and describes the techniques the People’s Republic of China has used…
Andhra expands its solar energy projects, Railway Ministry to form joint venture with Maharashtra to manage projects worth $3.4 billion, Gujarat exempts small salt producers from paying industrial value-added tax (VAT), Haryana introduces scheme for acquisition of specialized technology, center…
By Huong Le Thu — China is giving Vietnam another reason to be anxious about water security. While in recent months Hanoi concentrated on a transition of its political elites, in southern Vietnam the Mekong delta has struggled with a…
