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SECI's 1,200MW wind project tender oversubscribed

Bids totaling 2,325MW were submitted by nine participants.

11 Japanese nuclear reactors to restart by 2028

The 796MW Onagawa 2 nuclear reactor aims to go online in October 2019.

Taipower inks deals for 900MW of offshore wind projects

The PPAs with Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners and China Steel Corp will last for 20 years.

India invests $1.6b in solar rooftop programme

It wants to hit 40GW of grid-connected rooftop solar by 2022.

Asian institutional investors eye renewables as shelter from market volatility

About 22% of investors are planning to increase their allocations to the sector by more than 20%.

KNOC and Equinor to develop commercial floating offshore wind in South Korea

South Korea’s proportion of renewable energy in power generation is set to increase to 20% by 2030.

11GW of solar power could be installed in New Zealand: Transpower

The country could have 16GW of distributed solar power by 2050 if panels were installed across its projected 2.4 million households.

Hedge fund challenges China Three Gorges' EDP takeover bid

It said CTG’s bid for the utility has stalled and has too many regulatory hurdles.

China mulls to build first solar power station in space

An experimental space power plant is on the works in Chongqing.

Malaysia tenders 500MW of grid-connected solar projects

 Foreign bidders involved in a consortium will be allowed to take up to 49% in the projects.

JERA and TEPCO Power Grid invest $32.68m in UK-based battery storage firm

The investment will allow JERA to study batteries and TEPCO PG to expand to the UK.

India's Andhra Pradesh unveils 600MW solar-wind hybrid tender

The minimum bid capacity has been set at 200 MW with individual project capacities of 50 MW minimum.

Laos eyes being a transmission hub by 2025

It wants to modernise its power sector and boost export capacity to 14,800MW.

Saudi Arabian investment fund to raise stake in ACWA Power

It is banking on ACWA Power's diversification into solar power and electric vehicles.

India and Southeast Asia are the largest markets for utility-scale solar auctions: study

Corporate PPAs and rooftop portfolios could also be sizeable segments.