In Focus

The installations of solar PV in Thailand jumped from 32MW in 2007 to 2,697MW in 2017.

It has injected a total of $175m into AC Energy and B.Grimm Power to fund plant developments.

From a new FiT policy to a different market mechanism, the country is finally opening up.

But regulatory risks and implementation pose a threat to investment potential spurred by population and economic growth.

But countries need to continue to commit to goals and lure projects and investments.

With a newly opened retail market, the country might be halfway in its energy transition, but issues on its overseas investments in coal are potential hurdles.

CEO Paddy Padmanathan discusses ties with Silk Road Fund to create the world’s largest single-site CSP and expansion into the Indonesian market.

Solar and wind still struggle to be cost-competitive against coal.

About 58 greenfield coal-fired power plants are due to come online by 2027, blurring the outlook for renewables development in the country.

Falling wind power costs and government support could help, analysts say.

Demand is set to drop by 18% whilst installations are set to plummet by as much as 30%.

Asia Pacific countries have a raging appetite for wind power, but high costs and unattractive feed-in-tariffs mean that not all governments will be able to deliver.

The culprit? Recent auction cancellations and higher solar prices.

Queensland, Victoria, and New South Wales took the lead in investment and capacity additions.

President director Mohammad Effendi shares how the company has linked with Japan and Korea to give 2.26GW of power to remote areas.

A third of commissioned renewables have yet to receive their subsidy payment.