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India crowned as top emerging market for clean energy
India crowned as top emerging market for clean energy
It now has the largest auctions for clean energy power-delivery contracts.
China mulls withdrawal of subsidies for CSP and offshore wind in 2021
It already set aside $217m to fund new solar power projects in 2020.
China's electricity consumption grew 4.5% in 2019
The residential and services sectors contributed to over half of the consumption rise.
62% of Japanese firms call on government to ditch coal plans
But a third said cutting off coal power would harm their businesses.
Taiwan greenlights tests for 2 gas-fired units in Taichung power plant
But the local government has lodged a protest in opposition.
86GW of renewables installed in India in 2019
Wind comprised 44% of the total renewables mix.
B.Grimm Power consortium to build hydro-floating solar project in Thailand
It will build a 45MW solar plant in a hydropower plant at Sirindhorn Dam.
Small-scale solar installations in Australia doubled to 2.13GW in 2019
High electricity prices and low solar equipment costs drove capacity growth.
Indonesia eyes pilot for carbon trading in 2020
Power generation would be included in the scheme.
1.2GW wind tender in India flops as bids run dry
This is the fourth time in a row that SECI failed to get enough offers for the tender process.
India's electricity consumption growth hits 6-year low in 2019
The figure declined for five months straight due to a slowdown in industrial consumption.
India take up nearly 60% of Asia Pacific's power tenders in Q4
The number of tenders in the region hit 1,838 in the quarter.
Qatar's Nebras Power buys 49% stake in Australian wind farm
The wind farm will have 149 wind turbines with a combined capacity of 527MW.
India urged to heighten renewables investment amidst improving reliability
Intermittency is being addressed by battery storage.
ACWA Power eyes $10b investment in projects across 10 countries
Cambodia has been named as one of the target countries for investments.
India mulls allowing foreign investments in nuclear power
The country has already allowed foreign technologies and developers to be integrated into projects.
Tariff policy and renewables trading to boost India's renewable PPA market
Cross-subsidy charges on private renewable energy procurement may be slashed.