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Coal-dependent ASEAN told to scale up RE generation
Coal-dependent ASEAN told to scale up RE generation
A regional power grid could help governments in their renewable energy transition.
Safety concerns cloud Hong Kong’s ‘green’ transport ambitions
Hydrogen fuel is volatile, highly flammable and expensive, an energy expert says.
Indonesia to add 90 MW geothermal capacity
Three power plants in West and East Java and North Sumatra will start operating this year.
MGen’s $4b Terra Solar plant to aid Philippine RE transition
It will deliver power to 2.4 million houses and cut emissions by 3.6 million tonnes yearly.
Carbon market for Asia-Pacific region pushed
Coal would likely remain a major power source amidst rising demand, OPIS says.
Mitsubishi Power fuels Thailand’s energy shift with completion of 5.3-GW gas-fired plant
All units were delivered on time.
Vietnam’s weak grid a barrier to direct power purchase policy
Its poor energy infrastructure impedes the integration of new capacity from RE projects.
Closure of ASEAN’s newer coal plants by 2040 doable
Adding new coal plants and retrofitting existing ones are a larger risk to the transition.
Avaada to boost RE load to meet demand from India’s data centres
The company eyes 30 gigawatts of renewable energy capacity by 2030.
Asia-Pacific may miss RE targets
Countries must attract investments to advance their clean energy goals.
Malaysia told to integrate grids to quicken solar growth
Limiting solar penetration to the grid at 24% of peak demand could impede its expansion.
Indonesia must overcome regulatory barriers to build RE appeal
It needs $285b to boost its clean energy capacity and hit climate targets by 2030.
ACEN sets eyes on quadrupling renewables for cleaner energy by 2030
It is also seeing growth opportunities in other sectors such as energy storage.
Is India deploying enough RE to meet its 2031-2032 power demand?
The country needs at least 35GW to reach its 500-GW target in six years.
How the Philippines plans to achieve 100% electrification by 2028
More than 2 million households still live without electricity.
China’s solar dominance shines bright in energy development
Beijing is projected to exceed its target of 200GW additional solar and wind capacity this year.
Bold action required to fully tap Japan’s RE growth potential
RE100 urges Japan to increase its green energy capacity to 363GW by 2035.