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India added 12GW of new power capacity in FY2018/2019
India added 12GW of new power capacity in FY2018/2019
New on-grid capacity additions in renewable energy stood at 8.6GW.
India's wind capacity to fall short of 60GW target by 2022
Land availability hurdles, grid access bottlenecks and concerns over the viability of low tender bids could hamper its ambitious target.
Ørsted eyes building two wind farms in Taiwan
It signed a power purchase agreement with Taipower for the 900MW wind farms.
Osaka Gas drops plans for coal power plant in Yamaguchi
It considers scaling down the project to a 600MW ultra supercritical coal plant.
India needs $37.26b to meet 234GW peak load by 2022: report
The private sector is expected to play a vital role as competitive bidding gains momentum.
Indonesia's largest combined-cycle gas turbine plant nabs $305m funding
The plant is expected to power 11 million Indonesian homes from 2021.
China installed 5.2GW of solar power capacity in Q1
Centralised solar accounted for 2.4GW of installations.
Asia's energy policies largely untouched by effects of electoral season: study
There is little scope for a new government to depart from policies in Thailand, Indonesia, India, and Australia.
South America's largest solar farm banks on Chinese funding
The Import-Export Bank of China financed 85% of the project’s nearly $400m price tag.
Tanjung Bin power plant unaffected by fire at conveyor belt: Malakoff
The incident is not expected to affect its operations as it is undergoing a scheduled outage from 30 March to 9 June 2019.
Tata Power to raise renewables' share in new capacity additions to 70%
13GW coal-fired power projects have been cancelled or shelved since 2010.
Six belt and road countries want renewables over coal: study
Citizens prefer solar and wind sources.
China's relaxed coal plant ban still won't spur construction flurry: report
Incentives to build more coal-fired power plants are almost non-existent.
Heatwave-hit Australia lost 1.6GW of thermal generation in January
The consequent load shedding impacted more than 200,000 Victorian consumers across two hours on 25 January.
South Korea to rev up renewables' share to 35% of energy mix
The country aims to slash reliance on coal and cut the lifespans of nuclear plants.
Philippines' Luzon grid on red alert after major quake
Some areas in Luzon may experience rotational power cuts following a reserve shortage.
New rules to erase deficit in China's subsidies for renewables operators
But wind and solar state-owned operators will take some hits.
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