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Singapore to pilot deployment of energy storage systems
Singapore to pilot deployment of energy storage systems
ESS can prevent intermittency of renewable power sources and enhance grid stability.
Sembcorp Marine seals two renewable energy contracts worth over $200m
It will engineer and construct projects for Denmark’s Ørsted Wind Power and Norway’s Norled AS.
SP Group rolls out world's first smart grid index
It has been validated by the Energy Research Institute of NTU.
SP Group unveils green energy trading marketplace
City Developments Limited and DBS were amongst the first of its renewable energy certificates (RECs) buyers.
Asia Pacific's offshore wind capacity could rise 20-fold to 43GW in 2027
Together with Korea and Japan, East Asia alone needs $37b of investment to meet ambitious energy goals.
Is the proposed Khurja coal power plant in India overpriced?
A “realistic” tariff for the plant is at 7.8 cents/kWh even if renewable tariffs are available at 4.1 cents/kWh.
Japanese-led consortium loans $1.31b to Indonesian gas-to-energy project
The project will yield a 1,760MW gas-fired plant and an LNG FSRU unit to fuel it.
Shikoku Electric Power eyes 40-year decommissioning for Ikata-2 nuclear reactor
Restarting was considered uneconomical due to the scale and costs of required changes.
Green Climate Fund's $1b investment in renewables includes projects in India and Indonesia
About $100m will go to an Indonesian geothermal project with World Bank.
Use of biomass for plants of India's NTPC a ‘bold' move
It follows regulators’ advisory for utilities to enforce a 5-10% biomass blend in their power plants.
Newly floated Australian coal firm's price fell 8.5% on debut
Fund managers shunned the offer over the timing of the decision to float the company.
11 Chinese firms owned 63% of wind capacity additions in 2017
China’s grip on the market was strengthened by the CHN Energy merger.
10,500MW of Indian power plants close down over ‘coal shortage' woes
About 22 stations were running at critical stock as of 22 September.
Consortium with Medco Group invests $384.10m in embattled Hyflux
The consortium will subscribe for 60% of issue share capital in Hyflux and extend a loan of S$130m.
Over 4 in 5 of Asean fossil fuel power plants clash with UN climate goals: report
Most of the plants don’t meet the emissions thresholds for keeping global temperatures within 1.5 degrees Celsius.
India's NTPC eyes bidding for 8-10GW of stressed private projects: report
It is waiting for projects to fall into the bankruptcy court.
Sembcorp fires up 225MW gas-fired plant in Myanmar
It is expected to generate 1,500GWh of power and support the power needs of 5.3 million people.
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