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India's rooftop solar to grow to 15-16 GW in 2020

India's rooftop solar to grow to 15-16 GW in 2020

The government will introduce new programmes to incentivise usage of rooftop solar.

Australia's electricity prices to hold firm amidst oil price crash

Domestic gas prices are high enough that LNG firms are eyeing to import gas.

India allots $55m for municipal solid-waste based projects

The guidelines were revised to promote biomass gasifiers.

India's thermal coal imports rose by 13% in 2019

Indonesia accounted for 60% of India's coal supply from April to December 2019.

Project rush boosts VPower Group's capacity by 70%

It secured utility-like projects in Myanmar and Sri Lanka over a few months.

Sri Lanka tenders 150MW of solar capacity

The Ceylon Electricity Board eyes building 20 solar power projects under a build-own-operate model.

China's wind power curtailment dipped to record-low in 2019

The rate for 2019 dropped to 4% from 7% in 2018.

Investors greenlight 140MW offshore wind farm in Japan

The $930m project is the country's first large-scale offshore wind complex.

China's power deal activity surged 109.1% in Q4 2019

46 deals were announced during the quarter.

Japan's coal consumption to decline even with lacking climate action

The existing coal fleet will reach their end-of-life by 2030s.

Philippines mulls adding nuclear energy to power mix

It previously inked a deal with Russia’s Rosatom for a pre-feasibility study.

India inaugurates 11 renewable energy management centres

The facilities have AI-based RE forecasting and scheduling tools.

South Korea to close 28 coal-fired plants in March

It is still working to curb air pollution.

South Korea urged to quit coal by 2029 to hit Paris targets

If plant retirement continues at the current pace, carbon emissions could still rise by 247% over the sector budget.