Singapore
Australia-Singapore Power Link secures government support
Australia-Singapore Power Link secures government support
The $19.16b project comprises a 10GW solar farm with a 20-30GWh storage facility near Tennant Creek.
Power developers race to the bottom as Asia phases out tariffs
New auction schemes are pushing companies to bid prices lower and take more risk in their project economics assumptions just to win contracts.
Cybersecurity risks heighten as Asia power plants digitise
Hacking and malevolent interference are key threats to look out for.
Sembcorp to install and operate solar farms atop six CapitaLand properties
It is expected to produce over 10,200MW-hours of power annually.
ING builds green loan structure for small renewable projects in Asia
It sealed its first green loan through Sunseap’s rooftop solar projects for over 20 C&I customers in Singapore.
Singapore's iSwitch forms partnership with ES Power
ES Power’s customers existing contracts worth $15m will be novated to iSwitch.
Singapore's PUB to deploy 50MWP floating solar PV system by 2021
The 50MWp Tengeh floating solar PV system is expected to offset 7% of PUB’s current energy needs.
Singapore turns on another large-scale solar roof installation
Over 7,000 PV panels will generate 3.5GW hours of energy enough to power 1,000 three bedroom flats for a year.
Asia Pacific's solar-plus-storage costs could fall 23% by 2023
Unsubsidised utility-scale solar-plus-storage could fall by as much as 39-121% in 2023.
Unlocking the potential of solar water solutions
The world has woken up to the vast potential of renewables with nations across the globe ramping up their efforts to switch to renewable fuel sources to reduce carbon emissions and combat climate change. In fact, two-thirds of the world’s new generation capacity in 2018 came from renewables, with solar energy continuing to be the fastest growing renewable.
Important subsidy paves way towards emission-free gas turbines
‘High Hydrogen Gas Turbine Retrofit to Eliminate Carbon Emissions’ Project receives subsidy from the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs.
Nuclear projects languish as government support wanes
Energy policy constraints prevent energy giants South Korea and Taiwan from reaching the 81% global average capacity factor for nuclear power plants.
Sunseap Group's 50MW solar rooftop portfolio in Singapore gets $50m boost
ING Bank is the sole arranger for the deal.
Droughts threaten Cambodia's hydropower generation
Short-term hydropower generation forecasts were lowered from 4.46TWh to 3.06TWh in 2019.
2018 spike in energy demand spells climate trouble: IEA
Coal consumption rose in China and five other Asian countries in line with the energy demand spike.
Sri Lanka cuts hydropower generation to 15% as drought slashes output
Ceylon Electricity Board cited the failure to build new power plants for power cuts.
Ansaldo Energia awarded a EUR25m contract for a AE94.2K Gas Turbine for syngas application in China
The AE94.2K Gas Turbine is specifically designed to burn low calorific value fuel.
Commentary
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