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China's Shenhua, CGN may build a $204b power utility giant: Bloomberg
China's Shenhua, CGN may build a $204b power utility giant: Bloomberg
A tie-up is still hazy, but sources say both parties are mulling over it.
China's installed solar PV capacity predicted to almost quadruple by 2025
It will jump from 60.5GW in 2016 to 236.7GW in 2025.
China predicted to exceed wind targets by 2030
Installed capacity could hit a whopping 495GW.
China blows hard to amp up wind capacity
Is China finally getting affected by environmental pressure?
How hard will China have to work on earning "neighbours' trust" for Asia's Super Grid?
Take away China from the equation, and the massive plans for interconnecting Asia’s power sector could be shaky.
China reveals new quota of 1,800-2,000 minimum utilisation hours for wind power
Minimum quota for solar power on the other hand is at 1,300-1,500 hours.
China's total renewables investment surged 17% to US$102.9b
It's a a whopping 36% of global total.
China's installed wind power capacity will more than triple to almost over 495GW
It's projected to grow 9% yearly within 15 years.
China boosts new wind power capacity in 2015 to 30.8 GW
The highest annual number ever for a nation.
Nuclear plants for South China Sea not a distant possibility
Maritime nuke power platforms could be a reality soon.
China's renewable and cleantech industry can herald new wave of capital investment
The government has implemented several effective measures.
ABB inks $300m deal to boost China's power grid
Orders for transmission links with 10,000MW transport capacity set a new record.
Whitest of white elephants: USD1 trillion could be unnecessarily splurged on new coal-fired plants
Investments are pouring in for 1500 plants, but these are likely to be wasted.
Shanghai Electric's profits inched up by 4.2% to RM16.7b
Thanks to robust contributions from new energy equipment arm.
China eyes halting construction on coal-fired power plants in 15 regions
This is in an effort to curb its capacity glut.
Analysts brace themselves for a likely conflict to spark from Mekong River's hydro potential
More aggressive protests against building more dams are being feared.
CHART OF THE WEEK: These are the nuclear power plants plotted across Asia
China is on track in being the number 1.
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