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Shift to feed-in tariffs hits Chinese solar manufacturing hard
19 Jun 18
New installations are expected to be limited to 30GW in 2018.
TEPCO may decommission the Fukushima Daini nuclear units
19 Jun 18
The facility includes four nuclear reactors, with a combined capacity of 4,268 MW.
Vietnam greenlights nearly 80 MW of wind and solar projects
19 Jun 18
The country aims to generate above 7% of its electricity needs via renewables in 2020.
Half of ASEAN will go nuclear by 2035
13 Jun 18
Nuclear energy operations may reach up to a capacity of 2,000 to 5,000 MW by 2040.
Taiwanese coal power plant's AI pivot may yield $1m in annual savings
13 Jun 18
Using AI during combustion tuning can significantly boost efficiency.
Average bid of US$3.7c/kWh in India's latest 2 GW wind power tender
13 Jun 18
Six manufacturing companies won a total of 1,435 MW at a winning price of INR2.51/kWh.
Macquarie eyes 1 GW floating offshore wind project in South Korea
13 Jun 18
The development supports South Korea’s bid for Asia’s offshore wind market.
China's NDRC cuts solar subsidies to avoid industry overheating
6 Jun 18
The new on-grid power tariffs will range between US$7.8-11c/kWh starting 1 June 2018.
WPD's 640 MW Yunlin offshore wind project moves forward
4 Jun 18
The project will be contracted for a 20-year period.
South Korea will introduce limits on coal-fired power plants operations
4 Jun 18
Plants will have to cut CO2 emissions by 40% by 2022 and 58% by 2030.
CGN plugs in Yangjiang-5 reactor to Chinese grid
1 Jun 18
It is the first Chinese unit that features domestically-developed control system.
India approves a new 2.5 GW solar-wind hybrid auction
31 May 18
Selected projects will be under build-own-operate basis.
Japan's giant trading houses lured by untapped offshore wind potential
30 May 18
Mitsui for instance bought 20% stake in a 300MW offshore project.
AGL Energy slams $250m offer by Alinta Energy for Liddell power station
30 May 18
The offer "significantly undervalues" future cash flows, according to AGL.
Korea unveils new incentives to buoy offshore wind park projects
30 May 18
The incentive rates will be adjusted according to their impact on the country's target.
Vietnam revamps national solar power development plan
30 May 18
It will be finalised by July 15.
Chugoku Electric seeks go signal for Shimane-3 nuclear reactor
30 May 18
It is now nearing completion.
Japan's Mitsui hints on curbing loans for coal-fired power projects
25 May 18
It mulls over tightening its financing policy.
Japan predicts nuclear to eat up 20% of its power supply by 2030
25 May 18
Renewables will grab around 22-24%.
Kansai Electric's Ohi-4 nuclear reactor resumes power generation
17 May 18
It will be commercially operational by June 2018.
Winning bids drop to US$4c/kWh at Maharashtra, India's 1GW solar auction
17 May 18
Bids reached 1.45GW for a total available capacity of 1GW.
India unveils wind-solar hybrid policy
16 May 18
The policy took almost 2 years before it got finalised.
ReNew Power targets buying 5 renewable power companies
16 May 18
The companies have a combined capacity of around 680MW.
Tata Power eyes $5b investment in renewables
16 May 18
It targets to boosts its renewables capacity four-fold to 12GW by 2028.
Thailand's BCPG eyes US$300m expansion
16 May 18
It's looking to invest in Australia, South Korea, and Japan.
Why PLN is likely to raise electricity tariffs as costs escalate
15 May 18
It plans to bring over $1b debt offering to the international bond market.
Falling costs push solar's lead in India's electricity transition
14 May 18
It installed 10GW in 2017-2018.
Australia's power capacity predicted to hit 88.5GW by 2027
14 May 18
Coal's share in the capacity mix will erode to under 55%.
330MW Sarulla geothermal plant completes third unit
9 May 18
It is the world's largest single-contract geothermal plant.
Sembcorp inks deal to develop 750MW gas-fired power project in Vietnam
8 May 18
The deal covers land allocation for the project.
AGL Energy gets conditional $250m offer from Alinta Energy for Liddell plant
4 May 18
The firm is currently assessing the proposal.
Equis Energy changes name to Vena Energy
4 May 18
This is after its acquisition by Global Infrastructure Partners.
India eyes splitting state-held gas utility GAIL by March 2019
4 May 18
One firm will focus on marketing whilst the other one will zero in on pipelines.
AGL Energy slams reports of an offer from Alinta Energy
4 May 18
The Aussie firm says it has not received any offers to acquire Liddell Power Station.
2018 Asian Power Utility Forum closes with over 50 attendees in Kuala Lumpur leg
3 May 18
Key executives from Malaysia's big utilities flocked to the event.
China grants priority access to new grid capacity to renewable energy firms
30 Apr 18
This is in line with its goal to ease burden on these firms.
NTPC tenders 2GW of wind and solar power capacity in India
30 Apr 18
Firms will be allowed to bid for projects ranging from 50MW to 500MW.
PetroVietnam gets approval for two gas-fired power plants
30 Apr 18
The project will cost around $1.46b.
China National Nuclear Corporation starts loading fuel at Sanmen-1 nuclear reactor
27 Apr 18
It will be commissioned later this year.
AGL Energy to build 252MW gas-fried power station in NSW
27 Apr 18
The project would cost around $400m.

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