Singapore
Construction of Southeast Asia's coal plants stalls in H1
Construction of Southeast Asia's coal plants stalls in H1
Only 1,500MW entered construction in H1 2019, following 2,744MW in 2018.
Offshore wind to pick up speed in Asia's emerging markets
Its governments will no longer need to subsidise the industry.
ACWA Power inks deal for 3,600MW of gas-based plants in Bangladesh
It will also build a regasification terminal worth $500m.
Singapore's solar capacity to double over the next decade
The city’s solar-friendly policies and high irradiance could boost capacity to 319MW in 2028.
WEnergy Global develops microgrids in Southeast Asia's rural communities
Microgrids could serve 100 million people in the region who still have no electricity.
AC Energy, UPC to jointly develop 1GW of renewable capacity
The joint venture will first target India, South Korea and Taiwan.
Sembcorp and EMA award university grant to develop Singapore's first virtual power plant
It will act as a single utility-scale power station.
Sunseap to install 170,000 rooftop solar panels in Singapore
It will be placed in more than 1,200 HDB blocks and 49 government sites.
Singapore electricity tariffs to fall 3.3% in October-December
Lower cost of natural gas caused the tariffs to fall.
Asia-Pacific led hydropower tender activity in April-June 2019
The region took up 60.2% of the global market of tenders for the time period.
Myanmar power sector needs $21.2b of investments
The country is still aiming to surpass its current electrification rate of 40%.
Electricité du Cambodge inks first cross-border deals with Lao IPPs
The two projects will start supplying power in 2024 over a 30-year period.
Ansaldo Energia selected by UAE independent power producer for full-scope combined cycle power plant service agreement
The deal will last for 10 years.
APAC annual wind turbine installations to reach 33.14 GW by 2023
The region is projected to have an aggregate capacity of 312.39GW by 2019-2023.
Asia-Pacific gained highest number of electricity procurement contracts in July
17 contracts made up 37% of the global market share.
Bangladesh to buy 718MW of electricity from India's Reliance Power
Reliance is building a plant in Narayanganj.
T&D tenders in Asia Pacific up 16% in July
There were 229 project implementation tenders in the month.
Commentary
India’s energy crossroads: Why the power sector must focus on infrastructure modernisation and system resilience
Exploring clean, renewable energy sources to meet Southeast Asia’s energy demands