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Billionaire Sanjeev Gupta to build 280MW solar farm in Australia
15 Aug 18
It is part of his project to build one of Australia’s largest solar farms.
Daewoo discovers gas in Bay of Bengal
15 Aug 18
It has an exploration contract with the government until 2022.
Indonesia's Central Java targets 21% renewable demand by 2025
15 Aug 18
Four renewable energy projects are expected to be finished by end-2018.
China Southern Power Grid buys 25.48% stake in European utility
15 Aug 18
The transaction is worth €400m, reports said.
Apple eyes US$300m Chinese clean energy fund
14 Aug 18
It wants to invest in renewable energy projects for over 1 million homes.
Philippines withdraws Euro-IV Standard
14 Aug 18
It wants to reduce the effect of international oil price hikes.
ISRO's solar tech buy to cut costs for India's space programme
14 Aug 18
This reduces the need to buy solar cells from private US firms.
BlackRock buys J&V Energy's solar assets
14 Aug 18
This marks the investment firm's entry into renewables in Taiwan.
India could tender 25GW of solar capacity
13 Aug 18
The capacity has a storage component in Ladakh.
India to auction 60 oil and gas fields
13 Aug 18
The fields have a total of 195 Mtoe of oil and gas resources.
Indonesia plans B20 Biodiesel blend
13 Aug 18
This followed plans to make biodiesel use mandatory.
Andhra Pradesh dedicates 150 acres of land for energy storage
13 Aug 18
Solar and wind will be prioritised.
China to open oil and gas infrastructure to private firms
8 Aug 18
It granted operators’ requests as it reforms the sector.
Kepco dropped as preferred bidder for UK nuclear project acquisition
8 Aug 18
But it will let Kepco revise its model and then compete with others.
Nissan Motor sells battery unit to Chinese renewables firm Envision Group
8 Aug 18
It said it wants to focus on developing electrical vehicles.
Petronas delivers LNG cargo to Hokkaido Electric
8 Aug 18
It is part of a 10-year agreement to supply the power utility.
Exploration of unconventional hydrocarbons gets go-ahead in India
3 Aug 18
A 10% profit petroleum payment for discoveries will be levied.
Rio Tinto sold coal mines in Australia for US$2.91b
3 Aug 18
It sold its interest in the Hail Creek and Kestrel coal mines.
HK Electric to invest US$3.39b in transition from coal to gas
3 Aug 18
It will invest in power generation, transmission, and customer services.
China's wind capacity could reach 400GW after 2027: report
3 Aug 18
Offshore wind markets are expected to rise rapidly, a report said.
China coal prices retreat amidst peak season
3 Aug 18
Coal is threatened by heavy rainfall and competing hydropower supply.
India puts 25% safeguard duty on solar cell imports from China and Malaysia
1 Aug 18
The 25% rate will be applied in the first year and then get phased down.
Alinta Energy eyes 1,000 MW of renewable projects
1 Aug 18
It seeks projects with sizes over 50 MW.
Indonesia imposes mandatory biodiesel use
1 Aug 18
It wants to boost its foreign exchange earnings.
China added over 7.5GW of wind in H1
1 Aug 18
Northeast China, Inner Mongolia, and Northwest China comprise 35% of wind power capacity.
India's thermal coal imports jumped 8% in 2017-2018
1 Aug 18
It’s the first time in three years that imports rose.
India's Karnataka installed 12.3 GW of renewable capacity as at March
1 Aug 18
It beat Tamil Nadu as the leader in India’s renewable energy generation, a report said.
Inpex starts gas production in US$34b Ichthys LNG project
1 Aug 18
The gas output will be shipped to a 8.9Mt/year plant in Darwin.
TEPCO targets 7 GW of renewable energy capacity in Japan and overseas
31 Jul 18
It is seeking partners and expects to build its first wind park in Japan.
South Korea aims at increasing tax on thermal coal
31 Jul 18
The share of coal is expected to decrease to 36% by 2030.
Collapsed hydroelectric dam in Laos leaves several dead and hundreds missing
25 Jul 18
Massive floods hit the South Korean-constructed dam that is still in progress.
KEPCO eyes share of India's renewable energy pie
24 Jul 18
It will focus on energy storage devices and smart grids.
China's Silk Road Fund snaps up 24% stake in 700MW Dubai solar plant
24 Jul 18
It is part of the world’s largest solar power project.
Here's why hyper-competitive auctions may harm Asia's wind power market
24 Jul 18
Government support may dwindle, a report warns.
Investment risks rise as feed-in tariffs vanish
24 Jul 18
Will Asia’s renewables boom continue?
TEPCO pivots to overseas renewables as nuclear outlook dims
24 Jul 18
It plans to produce up to 7GW of renewable power.
Indonesia's ambitious 35GW renewables plan derailed by funding woes
24 Jul 18
Less than 4% of planned capacity has come online.
India levies 25% import tariff on Chinese, Malaysian solar panels
18 Jul 18
Domestic players are disadvantaged, trade ministry says.
Australia's CEFC bankrolls 112MW Tasmanian wind farm project
18 Jul 18
Wind capacity will increase by a third.
Gujarat scraps 500MW wind auction as bidders balk at project terms
18 Jul 18
Contract provisions will be revised.

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