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Consortium with Medco Group invests $384.10m in embattled Hyflux
18 Oct 18
The consortium will subscribe for 60% of issue share capital in Hyflux and extend a loan of S$130m.
Over 4 in 5 of Asean fossil fuel power plants clash with UN climate goals: report
18 Oct 18
Most of the plants don’t meet the emissions thresholds for keeping global temperatures within 1.5 degrees Celsius.
India's NTPC eyes bidding for 8-10GW of stressed private projects: report
18 Oct 18
It is waiting for projects to fall into the bankruptcy court.
Sembcorp fires up 225MW gas-fired plant in Myanmar
18 Oct 18
It is expected to generate 1,500GWh of power and support the power needs of 5.3 million people.
Regulator rejects PTT's $4b bid for Glow Energy over monopoly concerns
18 Oct 18
It would have been Thailand's largest investment deal in 2018.
1,157MWe Haiyan-2 nuclear unit gets linked to Chinese grid
18 Oct 18
It is expected to begin commercial operation in early 2019.
Kyushu Electric curbs solar power supplies for the first time
17 Oct 18
It is trying to maintain grid stability.
AC Energy and AMI Renewables to develop 80MW solar farm in Vietnam
17 Oct 18
The projects are expected to cost $83m.
NTPC takes 160MW of solar capacities in 500MW solar tender
17 Oct 18
It won 140MW capacity with a tariff of 4.3 cents/kWh.
Bangladesh's renewables generation breaches 5% after new solar plant
17 Oct 18
The 28MW solar plant in Cox's Bazar District is the country's largest yet.
Japanese consortium eyes plant that manages 500 batteries over the internet
17 Oct 18
This would allow power to be drawn from emergency batteries during a crisis.
Taiwan injects $87.32m in solar developers' merger
17 Oct 18
Government-owned agencies will take seats in the company’s board.
India to miss 175GW renewables target in 2022: report
17 Oct 18
However, hitting 76% amidst auction risks would still be a noteworthy achievement, an analyst said.
Hong Kong unveils guidelines for solar power installation
17 Oct 18
It aids in understanding related Feed-in Tariff application procedures.
Here's how a shift from feed-in tariffs to auctions could drag Japan's solar power sector
11 Oct 18
It will transition to auctions for procurement of bigger solar projects.
Australian wind-solar hybrid project amps up plans after Macquarie investment
10 Oct 18
Developers plan for over 7.5GW of wind turbines and over 3.5GW of solar PV arrays.
India's coal giants to develop 3GW of solar and 2GW of coal
10 Oct 18
Coal India and NLC India inked a memorandum of agreement to form a 50-50 joint venture company.
Germany's juwi enters Vietnam solar market
10 Oct 18
It signed contracts for 50MW and 30MW solar projects.
Gujarat tenders 700MW of solar projects
10 Oct 18
Bids can be submitted until 15 November.
Thailand's biogas and biomass industry grew 19.7% in 2012-2017
2 Oct 18
The northeastern part of the country significantly grew both biogas and biomass.
Equis Bioenergy to build 50MW Japanese biomass power plant in 2019
2 Oct 18
The plant will consume wood pellets supplied under a 20-year contract.
Independent entity takes over Philippine electricity spot market
2 Oct 18
The former operator was required to sell itself of this function in favour of an independent entity.
KOSPO co-funds $101m 51.75MW wind farm in Jordan
2 Oct 18
It inked a deal with the International Finance Corp.
Tianwan-4 nuclear reactor in China hits first criticality
2 Oct 18
It can enter commercial operation in March 2019 and have a total capacity of 990MW.
Indonesia raises coal target in 2018 by 4.5%
1 Oct 18
It issued additional quotas that will be split between 32 miners.
1,060 MW Tokai-2 nuclear reactor passes new standards
1 Oct 18
It is one of Japan's oldest nuclear reactors to have applied to restart.
India utilities hit by credit risks amidst renewables push: Moodys
28 Sep 18
State-owned distributors face weak off-taker credit quality and a young regulatory environment.
SPARX Group, Toyota to raise $264.58m for Japanese renewables fund
28 Sep 18
Car-maker Toyota will inject $88.18m into the fund.
AboitizPower buys stake in Ayala Corporation's thermal assets for $579.2m
28 Sep 18
This will raise its interest in the Mariveles Project and Dinginin Project.
SMC Global Power eyes 300MW coal plant in Visayas region
28 Sep 18
The energy department gave it a go-ahead for a grid impact study.
Here's why BlackRock Assets is investing in Taiwan's renewable space
26 Sep 18
It bought Taiwanese firm J&V Energy’s solar portfolio of 28 assets in August.
Here's why Indonesia's renewables scene slowed down in 2018
26 Sep 18
It missed chances for reforms, investment, and collaboration for business, said experts at Power-Gen Asia 2018.
China drafts law to boost nuclear firms' overseas expansion
26 Sep 18
The law targets reactor exports based on the CAP1400 and Hualong One reactors.
Japan to restart Ikata-3 reactor on 27 October
26 Sep 18
The Hiroshima High Court has reversed its previous decision on the unit.
Indonesia eyes higher power consumption rate
26 Sep 18
It aims to boost the electricity per capita consumption rate to 1,200 kWh in 2019.
Standard Chartered quits funding coal plants
26 Sep 18
It previously faced pressure for the potential funding of three Vietnam coal plants.
Nepal pulls China Gezhouba Group back for US$2.5b hydroelectric project
26 Sep 18
It reversed the termination of the contract which was caused by lapses in the award process.
Shenzhen Energy Group to fund and develop Papua New Guinea's largest power project
26 Sep 18
The 180MW Ramu 2 Hydropower Project is valued at $902.53m.
Hanhwa Energy and Korea Midland Power to build 150MW US solar plant
26 Sep 18
Construction is expected to start in 2019 and end by 2020.
India sets timetable for solar auctions
26 Sep 18
This follows pressure on the solar auction landscape, marked by tender cancellations and lowered tariffs.

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