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China's solar giants forced to cut prices as virus curbs demand
China's solar giants forced to cut prices as virus curbs demand
Costs for components like wafers and cells have fallen by 20% since 2020 started.
Myanmar floats 1GW solar tender
The government will award 20-year PPAs to select IPPs.
Gas-fired power on the rise in Myanmar
Two gas power projects are tipped to come online in 2020.
Bangladesh's 300MW oil-fired plant bags $199.75m in loans
It’s the first IPP in Bangladesh financed by international commercial financiers.
Two-thirds of Asian firms feel government pressure to go green
A third are looking to invest in offshore wind.
Uncertainties loom over Southeast Asia's thermal coal sector
The region could follow after the global deflation in renewable tariffs.
Coal exit plans on the rise in Asia
Lenders could follow after Mizuho’s move to shun financing of coal-fired power.
150 GW of renewables in Asia Pacific at risk if recession stretches
A loss of 380 TWh in power demand is expected this year.
Singapore's Sembcorp rolls out renewable energy certificate platform
It aims to woo companies into purchasing volumes of RECs to offset their carbon footprint.
European IPP Amarenco sets up APAC HQ in Singapore
It is starting with the acquisition of a 50MW portfolio in Thailand.
South Korea's thermal coal imports to sink 19.2% to decade-low
The country imposed tougher restrictions on coal power from December 2019 to March.
Shareholder Value and NOCs in a Transforming Oil and Gas Landscape
Despite positive steps towards more efficient practice, total shareholder return (TSR) in oil and gas has consistently underperformed that of other industries over the last five years according to analysis undertaken by Boston Consulting Group (BCG).
Cambodia ditches plans for Mekong hydropower plants
The two announced projects at Sambor and Stung Treng have been frozen.
India removes tariff caps on solar and wind tenders
This could hike tariffs for wind auctions.
Australian state to push 17.7 GW green energy into grid
The renewable energy zones in three regions aim to drive $14.11b of investments.
India allots $55m for municipal solid-waste based projects
The guidelines were revised to promote biomass gasifiers.
India's thermal coal imports rose by 13% in 2019
Indonesia accounted for 60% of India's coal supply from April to December 2019.
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