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Star Energy completes $580m green bond offering
20 Apr 18
This offer is to fund its acquisition of two of Chevron's geothermal assets.
Kyushu Electric loads fuel at Genkai-4 nuclear reactor
20 Apr 18
Loading will commence by end-April.
Indonesia's PLN seeks partners for geothermal project development
19 Apr 18
It's looking for firms to co-work on plants above 5MW.
China Huadian eyes closing down 14 coal-fueled plants
19 Apr 18
Overall power generation of the facilities is around 1.86 TWh annually.
Thai energy firms are on an expansion spree across Southeast Asia
18 Apr 18
Thanks to increased government support on energy policies.
China's solar PV installations to drop by 10GW in 2018
18 Apr 18
But it will still grab almost half of the global demand this year.
Thailand eyes more coal use to generate power
18 Apr 18
Coal's share in energy mix a little below 20%.
KEPCO's big boss eyes boosting exports of Korean nuclear reactors
17 Apr 18
The firm was recently chosen as preferred bidder for Toshiba's NuGen unit.
Why you should not miss the 2018 Asian Power Utility Forum in Kuala Lumpur
17 Apr 18
The event will be held on April 24 at the Shangri-La.
India opens call for bids in first offshore wind auction
16 Apr 18
It aims to hit 5GW of wind capacity by 2022.
Taiwan stresses it's in no rush to reactivate Kuosheng nuclear reactor 2
16 Apr 18
This was after it automatically shut down on late March.
Malakoff bags 29MW Kota Tinggi solar power project
13 Apr 18
This is the firm's first entry into the O&M of renewable energy assets.
Kansai Electric's Ohi-3 reactor finally resumes commercial operations
13 Apr 18
This is the sixth unit to be restarted since the Fukushima disaster.
This Indian solar-hungry state crossed the 5GW cumulative capacity mark
13 Apr 18
It installed over 2GW of solar projects in the first three months of 2018 alone.
CGN kicks off construction of first solar plant in Malaysia
11 Apr 18
The 50MW project will be in operation by March 2019.
Wind tariffs slightly edge up to US$3.9c/kWh in India's reverse auction
10 Apr 18
Eight companies got through the selection process.
Korea's gas demand predicted to grow 8% over 14 years
9 Apr 18
Demand will peak as 4GW of coal and 5GW of nuclear will be retired.
CTG to build 1GW offshore wind park in Tianjin for $2.9b
9 Apr 18
The first phase is estimated to cost $825m.
EnergyAustralia buys 950MW of gas-fired facilities for $157m
9 Apr 18
These plants contribute around 9% of Victoria's generation capacity.
Kyushu Electric Power restarted its 1180MWe Genkai 3 reactor
6 Apr 18
Commercial operation is slated this month.
Equis Energy commissions 135MWp solar project in India
6 Apr 18
Annual generation output is pegged at 224,000 MWh/year.
Azure Power seals 200MW solar project in Gujarat
6 Apr 18
It will ink a 25-year PPA at a tariff of US$ 0.05 per kWh.
India's wind industry predicted to billow beyond 60GW
3 Apr 18
It will be crossing the mark ahead of its 2022 target.
ADB shells out $175.3m to support 90MW Rantau Dedap project
30 Mar 18
The loan will be for the development of the project's second phase.
Nuclear generation in Asia ballooned by 35% over the last five years
30 Mar 18
40 of 56 reactors under construction globally are in the region.
TEPCO and Chubu Electric merge thermal assets into joint venture
30 Mar 18
Integration of domestic thermal power and gas distribution businesses will be completed by April 2019.
India predicted to hit 10GW solar capacity addition target
30 Mar 18
This is almost twice the increase in 2016-2017.
Pattern Energy completes first project in Japan
27 Mar 18
The 33MW Ohorayama wind project will sell power to Shikoku Electric Power Company.
Australia's New South Wales targets 77,000MW of wind and solar projects
27 Mar 18
This is in preparation for its shift away from coal.
Asian Power Utility Forum 2018 heats up in Jakarta with more than 40 delegates
23 Mar 18
The forum focused on Indonesia's demand dilemma and the trends in the country's energy sector.
Japan gives green light to offshore wind plan draft
19 Mar 18
Developers may be allowed to apply for 30-year leases.
PLN halts 22GW of power projects in Indonesia over sluggish demand
16 Mar 18
6.6GW of these are renewable projects.
China's power generation jumped 11% in January to February
15 Mar 18
Thermal power jumped 9.8%.
Korea's coal plant shutdowns may back fire in the short term
15 Mar 18
Its fuel oil imports have been surging to keep powering the country.
NTPC commissions third 800MW coal-fired unit at Kudgi
14 Mar 18
The producer's installed capacity is now at 52GW.
Sembcorp Industries eyes a clean energy acquisition
13 Mar 18
It wants to achieve double-digit ROE in five years and renewables business growth amongst others.
India on track to hit 20GW of solar capacity by late March 2018
12 Mar 18
It only needs 420MW more to achieve this.
China eyes firing up 5 new nuclear reactors this year
12 Mar 18
It forecasts a 6GWe boost in nuclear installed capacity.
Kansai Electric sends shut-down plans for Ohi-1 and Ohi-2 reactors
9 Mar 18
Both are nearing the end of standard operating life span.
Indonesia's fuel prices and power tariffs likely to remain stable for 2 years
8 Mar 18
Subsidies, on the other hand, will be hiked.

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