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Philippine IPP Global Business Power eyes electrifying bigger islands
Power Utility
12 Apr 18
CEO Jaime T. Azurin targets going out of the Visayas region as its home base, and expanding to the Philippines’ bigger islands with the firm...
Southeast Asia's solar industry thrives amidst dimming market expectations
Power Utility
12 Apr 18
The solar boom may be fizzling out in some countries, but definitely not in Southeast Asia.
Does the feed-in tariff still fit for Asian solar PV?
Regulation
12 Apr 18
Tender and auction schemes may be winning.
Taiwan's nuke-free vow under fire as energy supply issues arise amidst massive blackout
Power Utility
6 Apr 18
Was Taiwan right in ditching nuclear?
Outdated regulations hamper Malaysia from making its nuclear ambition happen
Regulation
30 Mar 18
Current policies are behind the times and technology.
YTL Power International Berhad's Tan Sri Francis Yeoh is 2017's CEO of the Year
Power Utility
26 Jan 18
CEO Tan Sri Francis Yeoh reveals the company’s two big projects for the year worth US$5b.
These are the power utility trends to watch out for in 2018
Power Utility
20 Nov 17
Industry-disruptive technologies like solar storage, as well as electricity trading and 3D modeling, are transforming the value chains of power...
Meet the man behind Singapore's 800MW LNG plant
Power Utility
10 Nov 17
PacificLight’s CEO Yu Tat Ming shares how his company maintains and innovates Singapore’s first LNG-fired power plant.
Asia's push for nuclear energy use is getting slower and slower
Power Utility
6 Sep 17
Safety concerns still hold the public back in trusting nuclear power.
Malaysia needs to revamp existing nuclear legislation
Regulation
6 Sep 17
MNPC's Jamal Khaer Ibrahim reveals Malaysia's current regulatory infrastructure is not ready for nuclear power development.
Mytrah Energy eyes 1000MW additional capacity
IPP
6 Sep 17
Check out how CEO Vikram Kailas plans to make this happen.
China's newly commissioned coal-fired power plants dropped 25%
Project
6 Sep 17
Chinese players are hardest hit as coal’s glory days come to a close.
The ghosts of Bataan: Will Philippines see a new era of nuclear energy soon?
Regulation
15 Aug 17
Some experts think it may be high time to revist the Bataan NPP.
It's closing time: Japan's solar firms are quitting the industry
Power Utility
20 Jul 17
Firms throwing in the towel jumped by 20.4% from 2015.
Why Singapore's savvy approach to solar growth threatens grid stability
Power Utility
30 Jun 17
Solar systems have gone from hanging to floating to "urban".
How is Tokyo Electric Power Company one year after Japan's electric market liberalisation?
People, Power Utility
1 Jun 17
CEO Tomoaki Kobayakawa shares the company's plans moving forward.
Why is Malaysia taking too long in realising its nuclear dreams?
Power Utility, Regulation
1 Jun 17
Its "motivational wave" was once high in 1972.
Flurry of offshore wind energy projects sweep Asia off its feet as costs keep falling down
Power Utility
1 Jun 17
Can the increasing penetration of wind power be handled without threatening the stability of the power system?
Why is the Philippines ignoring renewables policy potholes?
Power Utility
26 May 17
Support has started on a policy level, but much of the groundwork remains undone.
Coal-focussed GBPC finally forays into renewables
IPP
4 May 17
Global Business Power Corporation's CEO Rolando Bacani fights to keep up with the Philippines' renewable race.
China is dead serious on its greener energy mix
Power Utility
20 Apr 17
It's taking a leap towards becoming the undisputed renewable powerhouse of a low carbon-consuming world.
Chart of the Week: Solar tenders, auctions have slowed in India for 1Q17
Project
5 Apr 17
Only 1.9GW of solar was tendered versus 3.4GW in 4Q16.
Renewable energy jumped to 16% of India's energy mix
Project
7 Mar 17
Solar sector is ballooning at a rapid pace.
Bankruptcies plague Japan's PV industry as solar goes bust
Power Utility
3 Mar 17
Businesses that have died surged 20.4% to 65 cases.
Japan is unlikely to achieve grid parity for wind power
Power Utility
3 Mar 17
Too pricey for an uncompetitive capacity.
3 challenges hampering Japan's wind energy growth
Power Utility
2 Mar 17
Connectivity is an issue despite the country being a leader in technology.
Japan is keeping itself busy by making virtual power plants
Power Utility
2 Mar 17
It's currently working on a demo project to be launched this year.
Tepco aggressively woos new customers post-market liberalisation
Power Utility
2 Mar 17
The utility hopes to win them with new service plans.
Japan eyes using more virtual power plants
Project
1 Mar 17
Fluctuations of renewable power are addressed better.
Should Japan rethink its approach on power system stabilisation?
Project
1 Mar 17
Supply-demand balance has been difficult to achieve.
Why Japan must start weaning itself off oil imports for energy
Regulation
1 Mar 17
With the nuclear industry in limbo, Japan has to make up its mind.
Asia flirts with floating solar and wind platforms
Project
16 Feb 17
Will these work out in the long run?
Why Asia's geothermal energy potential remains largely untapped
Power Utility
16 Feb 17
Resources are vast and policies have been strengthened, yet Asia is a laggard.
Why this is the era of Chinese EPCs in the power industry
Project
16 Feb 17
What should developers know?
Doubts are cast over Malaysia's ambitious renewables targets
IPP
16 Feb 17
Not everyone is convinced with the government’s target of 1,000MW renewable grid-connected capacity by 2020.
Will coal and gas burn bright or burn out?
IPP
16 Feb 17
Asia is hungry for energy, which coal and gas-fired generation seem ready to address, but their dominance over cleaner alternatives is becoming...
This chart shows why the best is yet to come for India's solar power sector
Power Utility
16 Jan 17
Total new capacity addition of 9GW is being expected come 2017.
Year in Review: Here are the Asian Power's most read news in 2016
Power Utility, Project, Regulation
27 Dec 16
We caught Vietnam's 180-degree turn from being a nuclear leader to a nuclear naysayer.
Why are power plants the new targets of cyber attacks?
People, Project
16 Dec 16
Hacking incidents rose from 1,179 to 7,391.
How will constantly dropping solar prices affect firms?
IPP
16 Dec 16
Solar Universe India's Shubhaang Gupta worries that panel manufacturers will have to resort to manufacturing panels against ready orders....

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