Following the announcement that China's two largest train manufacturers will merge, the government is now considering another combination of industrial giants, this time in the nuclear power sector.

The second unit of the Fuqing nuclear power plant in East China's Fujian province, is expected to start operation and be connected to the power grid in August next year, local authorities said.

Tibet's largest hydropower station became partly operational on Sunday, harnessing the rich water resources of the Yarlung Zangbo River to develop the electricity-strapped region.

Chile plans to raise its renewable energy use from 6 percent now to 20 percent of total energy use by 2025, which will mean investment opportunities for Chinese

The Three Gorges Power Plant, the world's largest hydropower project, generated over 800 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) of electricity since its first turbine generator was put into operation in 2003.

SunEdison Inc, a leading United States-based solar developer, has signed its second joint-venture project in China, which one leading analyst expects to mark a significant expansion by the company into the world's largest downstream solar market.

China's installed wind power capacity will reach 100 million kilowatts by the end of 2014, a year ahead of the scheduled targets for the year outlined in the

China's electricity consumption, an important indicator of economic activity, remained lukewarm in September in another sign of subdued strength in the world's second-largest economy.