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Japan business group urges government to extend nuclear plant lifespans

It proposed that maintenance periods should not be included in the plants' operational terms.

India's Avaada Energy bags $143.8m for 5GW of renewables projects

It has set a target to develop the projects over the next two years.

ENGIE and Tokyo Gas to invest in Mexico renewables developer

The developer will operate six projects with 898.7MW capacity.

India's solar tender activity up by 2.3GW in March

The approaching general elections could have stirred tender activity.

Asian Power Awards 2019 now open for nominations

The deadline for nominations is on 5 July 2019.

China expected to fall short of 2020 nuclear capacity target

No new approvals have been granted for the past three years, amidst spiraling costs and delays for key projects.

Bengal could have South Asia's largest floating solar power plant: report

The plant could have a capacity of 500MW and a total investment of $365.11m.

Japan's nuclear industry seeks to plug labour gap

The Fukushima disaster and delays in power plant operations have killed students’ interest.

Japan's LNG buyer JERA becomes major electricity generator

It has assumed control of its two shareholders’ fossil fuel power stations, boosting its domestic capacity by 68GW.

Droughts threaten Cambodia's hydropower generation

Short-term hydropower generation forecasts were lowered from 4.46TWh to 3.06TWh in 2019.

EVN hit by Vietnam's delayed power tariff hike

Vietnam increased the average electricity tariff 8.36% to $0.08/kWh.

India sets generic tariffs for renewables

It will apply to small hydro projects, biomass with Rankine cycle projects, non-fossil fuel-based co-generation projects, biomass gasifiers, and biogas-based projects.

Singapore electricity tariff to fall 4.7% in Q2

This is due to the lower cost of natural gas for electricity generation compared to the previous quarter.

750MW of India solar PV projects to be tendered by SECI

The grid-connected projects will be located in Rajasthan, India.

Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam accounted for the largest wind power capacity in ASEAN

Their cumulative capacities were 427MW, 648MW, and 197MW, respectively as at end-2017.

ASEAN's hydropower capacity surged 135.2% to 46GW in 2006-2017

The installed capacities in Malaysia and Vietnam rose to approximately 6GW and 17GW, respectively.