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UK-based Enterprize Energy eyes 3,400MW offshore wind park in Vietnam
12 Dec 18
The project will require a total investment of $12b.
Pertamina reaches financial close for $1.8b gas-fired power station
12 Dec 18
Construction will start in the third week of December.
India's full electrification target shrinks by 10 million homes
12 Dec 18
The government is chasing the full electrification deadline on 31 December.
Vietnam Electricity to speed up projects in 2019 amidst rising demand
12 Dec 18
It wants to accelerate the construction of transformer stations and start operations of a line in South Saigon.
ADB invests $155m in B.Grimm Power's maiden green bonds
12 Dec 18
It will finance 16 solar plants, with nine operational and seven under construction.
Northeast Asia cross-border power grid could cost $6.2b: KEPCO
12 Dec 18
KEPCO aims to link China, Russia, and Japan to cut domestic electricity costs and sell residual power.
KEPCO's acquisition of 38% stake in Solar Philippines firm gets approved
12 Dec 18
This will mark Kepco Philippines's first entry into the country's renewables sector.
China General Nuclear installs reactor pressure vessel at Hongyanhe-6 project
10 Dec 18
The reactor is currently under construction in China's Liaoning province.
India's Maharashtra launches tender for 1GW of solar PV tech projects
10 Dec 18
It aims to meet its Renewable Purchase Obligation.
India's first solar-wind hybrid tender undersubscribed by 150MW
10 Dec 18
It ended with the lowest tariff of 3.79 cents per kWh.
Karnataka floats tender for 50MW Pavagada Solar Park plant
7 Dec 18
The engineering, procurement, and construction contract will last 10 years.
Higher electricity bills loom over five Indian states
7 Dec 18
Gujarat is allowing Adani, Tata, and Essar to pass higher costs of coal to consumers.
Indonesia Power awards three-year contract for renewables project studies
7 Dec 18
It signed a framework agreement with Pöyry.
800MW Clarke Creek wind project gets go-ahead from Australia
6 Dec 18
The $1.1b project would include 195 turbines.
ChinaCoal to inject supply into seven Chinese utilities for five years
6 Dec 18
Base price starts at $77/t and will be adjusted monthly from 2019 to 2021.
India eyes 23GW of solar projects in mountainous Ladakh region
5 Dec 18
A contract to set up and implement the projects will be awarded to a single developer.
World Bank to invest $200b in ‘climate action' over five years
5 Dec 18
The investment will support infrastructure for 36GW of renewables.
South Korean financiers urged to drop investment in Indonesian coal plants
5 Dec 18
Three financiers agreed to fund two 1,000MW coal plants for $1.67b.
Vietnam could raise electricity prices in 2019
5 Dec 18
Officials cited factors such as lower supply for hydropower plants and gas fields.
China to push more wind and solar power into the grid by 2020
5 Dec 18
Curtailment rates for wind power should be cut from 12% this year to 10% in 2019.
Nuclear reactor in New Taipei's Wanli District expected to restart soon
3 Dec 18
It was taken down in October after inspectors found leaks on the ceiling.
Germany to loan Cambodia $33.95m for rural grid upgrade
3 Dec 18
But the signing date is not yet set as the duration and interest will have yet to be negotiated.
Offshore wind developers reject Taiwan's planned feed-in tariff cut
3 Dec 18
It proposed to cut the rate by 12.71% for 2019.
Indonesia unveils net metering scheme for PV installations
3 Dec 18
The policy is expected to boost the installation of 1GW of PV systems.
Renewables issuers to expand access to bond market: Fitch Ratings
3 Dec 18
They are backed by longer operating histories, larger scale, and improved credit profiles.
Japan to launch offshore wind tenders for five zones in early 2019
3 Dec 18
Its two houses approved a bill that will enable territorial waters for offshore wind generation facilities.
Clenergy signs PPA with Snowy Hydro for 143.5MW solar farm
28 Nov 18
The farm is expected to have a generation capacity of 115MWAC and power 40,000 homes.
Japan's proposed solar subsidy cuts anger investors
28 Nov 18
Under the proposal, subsidy guarantees for developers could fall to $0.18 per kWh.
Indonesia eyes looser foreign investment caps for geothermal energy
28 Nov 18
FDI is now expected to reach up to 100% in 54 sectors.
Three Japanese companies eye investments in Sarawak
28 Nov 18
They expressed interest in digital data, biomass and hydrogen-related industries.
Taipower picks government policy over referendum results
27 Nov 18
It may not be able to postpone the phase-out of the No.1, No.2, and No.3 nuclear plants.
Taiwan eyes imposing fees on solar installations
27 Nov 18
This is amidst concerns of developers dumping waste panels in the country.
India gives foreign solar cell makers another shot
27 Nov 18
It released a call for expressions interest by foreign solar manufacturers that want to build production lines in India.
Experts clash over Australian opposition's proposal for 50% renewables and new policies
27 Nov 18
The opposition pledged $7b of clean energy funding and 45% of carbon emission cuts as well.
SECI's 1.2GW tender for hybrid wind and solar undersubscribed by 150MW
27 Nov 18
Even the bids of Adani and Softbank were not enough to hit the required capacity.
Philippines biogas facility to produce 50,000MWh energy from fruit waste
27 Nov 18
Metro Pacific Investments inked a deal with Dole Philippines for the $19.05m project.
Kansai Electric to decommission two Ohi reactors
26 Nov 18
Overhaul works would be too expensive at $7.3b.
ADB to invest $200m in Afghanistan's electrification projects
26 Nov 18
The investment aims to raise domestic generation fro 20% to 67% by 2030.
UN-backed Green Climate Fund pledges in 2014 have yet to reach Philippines
26 Nov 18
The country is eligible to tap into $10.3b of pledged financing.
KEPCO to be challenged by tighter nuclear regulation
21 Nov 18
Nuclear reactors’ utilisation rates could hit 80-85% in 2019-2020, lower than levels in 2014-2015.

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