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It's taking a leap towards becoming the undisputed renewable powerhouse of a low carbon-consuming world.

Only 1.9GW of solar was tendered versus 3.4GW in 4Q16.

Solar sector is ballooning at a rapid pace.

Businesses that have died surged 20.4% to 65 cases.

Too pricey for an uncompetitive capacity.

Connectivity is an issue despite the country being a leader in technology.

It's currently working on a demo project to be launched this year.

The utility hopes to win them with new service plans.

Supply-demand balance has been difficult to achieve.

Building a new energy system will be difficult as it needs US$158tr investment.

With the nuclear industry in limbo, Japan has to make up its mind.

Resources are vast and policies have been strengthened, yet Asia is a laggard.

Not everyone is convinced with the government’s target of 1,000MW renewable grid-connected capacity by 2020.

Asia is hungry for energy, which coal and gas-fired generation seem ready to address, but their dominance over cleaner alternatives is becoming less certain.

Total new capacity addition of 9GW is being expected come 2017.

We caught Vietnam's 180-degree turn from being a nuclear leader to a nuclear naysayer.