Industries

Philippines Energy Plan focuses on energy efficiency and conservation that aims to achieve energy self sufficiency of 60 percent by 2014. The government has taken a proactive stance to promote renewable energy through the introduction of various reforms and policies. Use of bio diesel in the transportation sector has been encouraged in line with th...

The South Korean Government plans to develop its next-generation energy capacity in order to reduce external dependency and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The South Korean Government issued long-term power development plan (LPDP), to provide structure and directions for meeting the growing power demand during forecast period. This includes dep...

South Korea is focusing on diversifying the energy supply options to reduce its dependence oil imports. The country is gearing-up to expand clean energy production as part of its efforts to increase energy production. The government focus on development of technologies to enhance alternative energy sources would provide opportunities for the privat...

The South Korean Government had substantially increased its budget spending on the energy sector to achieve energy security in the country. It is also working toward creating competitive market conditions in the energy industry. The privatization and deregulation process in the energy industry is rapidly moving forward creating business opportuniti...

India has been more successful at promoting energy security-oriented reforms. Despite the growth witnessed in capacity additions, energy shortages continue to be a challenge for India. Energy infrastructure developments is expected to reduce high transmission and distribution losses. Unbundling of utilities, privatization and liberalization has bee...

Indonesia has huge potential for development of energy resources like coal, geothermal, and gas. The various reforms and policies implemented in energy sectors have accelerated the generation and distribution of energy. Huge investments are required to strengthen and upgrade the distribution network across the country. Indonesia's focus towards nuc...

Economic reforms and the increasing investments have contributed to the growth of the Indonesian economy. The expansion in the transport and industrial sectors have stepped up the energy consumption. The investments in the energy sector is likely to increase as the government is focussing on the development of alternate fuels, renewable energy and ...

Energy efficiency, energy conservation, energy diversification and strengthening the energy infrastructure are some of the goals of Indonesia's energy policy. Indonesia, as a member of the ASEAN, is trying to boost energy efficiency and also increase the share of renewable energy in the total energy mix to 10.0 percent by 2020. In order to reduce i...

China's energy profile is dominated by coal resulting in environmental concerns. The Chinese Government has focused on a number of areas which are targeted towards diversifying its energy supply. The government encourages the development of renewable energy sources and hydropower. Nuclear power is expected be one of the major energy source as the s...