In Focus
Australia’s non-hydropower generation to grow to 97.6TWh in 2031
Non-hydropower generation is expected to make up 34% of the country’s energy mix.
Australia’s non-hydropower generation to grow to 97.6TWh in 2031
Non-hydropower generation is expected to make up 34% of the country’s energy mix.
Low-carbon hydrogen to reach ‘formative year’ in MENA region
Markets in the GCC region are expected to leverage their expertise to produce blue hydrogen.
Which ASEAN countries are the most energy-intensive
Their energy intensity is higher than the world average, according to IEA.
Strong growth in natural gas generation seen in Asia
This will mostly be driven by Southeast Asian markets.
Reaching climate targets relies on swift reduction of global coal emissions: IEA
There are around 9,000 coal-fired power plants globally with a total capacity of 2,185MW.
Asia’s pumped hydropower capacity to overtake NAWE in 2023
Developments will mostly be located in Mainland China.
Renewables are now more cost-effective for Indonesians: report
Energy cost-saving is estimated to be worth US$400b-600b to 2050.
Storage crucial as China's wind, solar venture into grid parity
Energy storage is expected to exceed its 2025 capacity target of 30GW.
Renewable energy use may become mandatory for some Indian sectors
The bill will impose carbon trading and minimum consumption of non-fossil fuel sources.
Renewables key to resolving energy security, climate crises
Wind energy is one of the most competitive and mature technologies.
Asia’s gas demand to remain flat in 2022: report
The region is expected to post a modest recovery of 3% in 2023.
Indonesia’s geothermal energy to reach 8.1GW by 2035
It could still meet its 9.3GW target if it is successful in the WKP auctions, amongst others.
Nuclear power to reach 873GW(e) by 2050: IAEA
The current capacity is at 390 GW(e).
Asia’s offshore wind to reach over 100GW in 2031: report
This is up from only 27.3GW in end-2021.
China drives wind market to break turbine order record in Q2
A total of 35GW out of 43GW global orders were from China.
Rise of local power firms boost RE adoption in Vietnam: IEEFA
The feed-in-tariff policy in 2017 attracted local firms to enter power generation.
Southeast Asia faces uphill battle in CCUS deployment without carbon pricing
It is unlikely that the carbon price in the region could reach $40 per tonne of carbon dioxide.
Commentary
Offshore wind power needs Singapore’s expertise as Asia’s reliance on fossil fuels rises