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  • MOR gears up to help ease power shortage

    2011-06-04 16:22

    The Ministry of Railways (MOR) said on Saturday that it was ready to help ease the possible electricity power crunch in the country through deploying more resources to transport thermal coal to coal-fired power plants.

  • China will expand solar power

    2011-06-03 15:55

    China will issue a five-year proposal to guide the country's renewable energy development, in which the goal for installed generating capacity of photovoltaic (PV) power is set at 10 gigawatts, China Securities Journal reported on Friday.

  • Harbin Electric to buy 4 gas turbines from GE

    2011-06-03 12:18

    Harbin Electric Co Ltd will buy four gas turbines from General Electric, including two that incorporate new efficient technology, for use in providing heat to northern China, the two companies said on Friday.

  • Chill wind blowing for turbine industry

    2011-06-03 09:32

    Wind turbine manufacturers are feeling the industry performance pinch for the first time after five years of good times in China, the world's fastest-growing wind power market, said industry experts.

  • China launches coal contingency reserve plan

    2011-06-02 17:30

    China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) released new guidelines for the nation’s coal contingency reserves on Wednesday, China Securities Journal reported.

  • China creates market for Russia energy exports

    2011-06-02 14:14

    China's rapid economic growth creates a huge market for Russia's energy exports, said Chinese Vice-Premier Wang Qishan on Wednesday.

  • Energy imports to increase

    2011-06-02 09:29

    China will tackle an impending power shortfall by increasing energy imports, said the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), the top economic planner, on Wednesday.

  • Oil refiners looking to Shell to help reduce sulfur content

    2011-06-01 10:16

    Shell Global Solutions International BV (SGSI), a division of the energy giant Royal Dutch Shell PLC, said an increasing number of Chinese oil refineries are looking to use its platform to lower the sulfur content in low-grade oil and achieve quicker returns.

  • CNPC awarded 2m barrels of oil

    2011-05-31 15:02

    China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC) has received its first cargo of crude oil, as payment for helping to develop Iraq's Rumaila oilfield, the company said on Monday.

  • CNOOC offloads Qatari license stake

    2011-05-31 11:15

    CNOOC Ltd, China's biggest offshore oil producer, sold a 25 percent stake in a license to explore for hydrocarbons in Qatar to Total SA of France as the Chinese company seeks to reduce risk.

  • Industry faces rising power cost

    2011-05-31 09:14

    Electricity prices for industrial use will be raised on Wednesday in 15 regions to combat power shortages, amid concerns over increasing manufacturing costs and a slowdown in production.

  • China raises commercial power prices

    2011-05-30 17:14

    China has raised prices of electricity for industrial use in some regions by around 20 yuan ($3.08) per 1,000 kilowatt-hour, said the country's top economic planner on Monday.

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