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South Korea's thermal coal imports to sink 19.2% to decade-low
South Korea's thermal coal imports to sink 19.2% to decade-low
The country imposed tougher restrictions on coal power from December 2019 to March.
SECI and NTPC to build two 5GW renewable parks in India
These will be the first phases of the 25GW Ultra Mega RE Park project.
Uttar Pradesh discoms feel the pinch amidst cash crunch
The lockdown will keep consumers from paying electricity bills on time.
Chinese aluminum producer sells 1.32GW coal power assets for $422m
It joined other smelters in setting its eyes on hydropower.
Coal investments could relax in China amidst economic downturn
The planned coal power assets are tipped to face stranded-asset risk.
India tipped to fall short of 60GW wind capacity target
Recent allocation rounds have been undersubscribed.
Triconti grabs contract for offshore wind in the Philippines
The Aparri Bay and Guimaras Strait projects could produce over 1.2GW.
Gujarat issues tender for 700MW of projects in Dholera Solar Park
Bidders can tender in multiples of 50MW.
Cambodia ditches plans for Mekong hydropower plants
The two announced projects at Sambor and Stung Treng have been frozen.
Indonesia mulls retirement of ageing plants in favour of renewables
The country has 2,256 ageing diesel plants with a total capacity of 1,778MW.
China leads global offshore wind installations in 2019
The country added more than 2.3GW in 2019.
India removes tariff caps on solar and wind tenders
This could hike tariffs for wind auctions.
Beijing Jingneng injects $3.3b into 5GW renewable project: report
It is expected to begin operations in 2021.
SECI issues tender for 5GW green energy bundled with thermal
The developer will supply at least 51% of energy from renewable sources.
South Korea's power consumption to slow due to pandemic
This may cause the country’s coal generation to decline.
Australian state to push 17.7 GW green energy into grid
The renewable energy zones in three regions aim to drive $14.11b of investments.
Strained discoms, weak competition drag India's power sector
Discoms are curtailing power received from energy generators.