In Focus

Singapore's 5G and government support boost renewable use for data centres

Data centre firms have tempered expectations for green energy sources, but opportunities still await.

Asia to nearly double global offshore wind share by 2030

China’s dominance in the market might weaken as more countries ramp up capacity.

How India's commercial and industrial sector can drive rooftop solar adoption

Subsidies have allowed residential users to dominate rooftop solar installations.

Asia lags in energy transition policy response: report

Governments have been prioritising immediate needs such as wage subsidies.

Fossil fuel lock-in worsens electricity prices for Southeast Asia

Power sector planners assumed that locking in coal would lead to a least-cost system.

Australia's thermal capacity to contract 2.9GW in 10 years

Its biggest coal-fired plant saw cuts in daytime output by more than 70%.

Three reasons why India's renewables market is thriving

It ranked as the top emerging market for clean energy investment.

China's power demand to remain flat in 2020

Power consumption fell 6.5% in Q1, but growth has recovered recently.

Will India's renewables vision support the grid?

India currently relies on about $250b of fossil fuel imports annually.

India's solar installations crashed 43% to 1.08GW in Q1

Supply disruptions caused by shutdown in China contributed to the decline.

Residential use drives Asia Pacific's power demand

Bill shock could occur in countries with rising block tariffs.

India's solar expansion unfazed by low tariffs

The sector enjoys higher interest rates in India compared to other leading renewable countries.

Weak export growth drags China's power demand

Demand growth is more uncertain than during the SARS outbreak.

Uncertainties loom over Southeast Asia's thermal coal sector

The region could follow after the global deflation in renewable tariffs.

Droughts and regulatory mayhem taint hydropower development on Mekong waters

Projects still get greenlighted as Mekong River nations struggle to meet climbing power demand, but concerns on their environmental, social, and economic effects are also mounting.

Tech deployment delays put heat on Asia's nuclear momentum

China seeks to raise total nuclear capacity to 58GW by 2020, but whether this target will be hit or not relies on the pace of equipment upgrades and capacity oversupply.