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Australia does not expect natural gas shortfall to occur before 2030
22 Jun 18
The shortage risks are now over thanks to the Australian Domestic Gas Security Mechanism.
Thailand's PTT to acquire majority stake in Glow Energy for $3.05b
20 Jun 18
The deal is set to be done through PTT’s unit, GPSC.
POSCO Energy turns to floating PV projects
20 Jun 18
President & CEO Park Ki-Hong reveals the utility’s realigned focus on developing regional floating and utility-scale photovoltaic...
Chasing renewable project incentives: How are they working their charm in Asia?
20 Jun 18
Countries with a combination of incentives have experienced the greatest growth in renewable power.
Taiwanese coal power plant's AI pivot may yield $1m in annual savings
13 Jun 18
Using AI during combustion tuning can significantly boost efficiency.
Average bid of US$3.7c/kWh in India's latest 2 GW wind power tender
13 Jun 18
Six manufacturing companies won a total of 1,435 MW at a winning price of INR2.51/kWh.
Why Southeast Asia's slow solar regulatory reform is frustrating
1 Jun 18
Improvement can be "painstakingly slow"--how should countries improve?
CGN plugs in Yangjiang-5 reactor to Chinese grid
1 Jun 18
It is the first Chinese unit that features domestically-developed control system.
Philippine IPP Global Business Power eyes electrifying bigger islands
31 May 18
CEO Jaime T. Azurin targets going out of the Visayas region as its home base, and expanding to the Philippines’ bigger islands with the firm...
Southeast Asia's solar industry thrives amidst dimming market expectations
31 May 18
The solar boom may be fizzling out in some countries, but definitely not in Southeast Asia.
AGL Energy slams $250m offer by Alinta Energy for Liddell power station
30 May 18
The offer "significantly undervalues" future cash flows, according to AGL.
Chugoku Electric seeks go signal for Shimane-3 nuclear reactor
30 May 18
It is now nearing completion.
Japan's Mitsui hints on curbing loans for coal-fired power projects
25 May 18
It mulls over tightening its financing policy.
These are India's brightest solar industry players in 2017
23 May 18
Adani was the largest project developer in total cumulative installations.
Kansai Electric's Ohi-4 nuclear reactor resumes power generation
17 May 18
It will be commercially operational by June 2018.
Winning bids drop to US$4c/kWh at Maharashtra, India's 1GW solar auction
17 May 18
Bids reached 1.45GW for a total available capacity of 1GW.
Pertamina and PLN tussle to reach PPA for Lumut Balai plant
16 May 18
It will be commercially operational by the end of this year and so far, no agreement has been reached.
ReNew Power targets buying 5 renewable power companies
16 May 18
The companies have a combined capacity of around 680MW.
Tata Power eyes $5b investment in renewables
16 May 18
It targets to boosts its renewables capacity four-fold to 12GW by 2028.
Thailand's BCPG eyes US$300m expansion
16 May 18
It's looking to invest in Australia, South Korea, and Japan.
Why PLN is likely to raise electricity tariffs as costs escalate
15 May 18
It plans to bring over $1b debt offering to the international bond market.
Falling costs push solar's lead in India's electricity transition
14 May 18
It installed 10GW in 2017-2018.
Australia's power capacity predicted to hit 88.5GW by 2027
14 May 18
Coal's share in the capacity mix will erode to under 55%.
330MW Sarulla geothermal plant completes third unit
9 May 18
It is the world's largest single-contract geothermal plant.
AGL Energy gets conditional $250m offer from Alinta Energy for Liddell plant
4 May 18
The firm is currently assessing the proposal.
Equis Energy changes name to Vena Energy
4 May 18
This is after its acquisition by Global Infrastructure Partners.
India eyes splitting state-held gas utility GAIL by March 2019
4 May 18
One firm will focus on marketing whilst the other one will zero in on pipelines.
AGL Energy slams reports of an offer from Alinta Energy
4 May 18
The Aussie firm says it has not received any offers to acquire Liddell Power Station.
Taiwan finally unveils offshore wind allocations
2 May 18
Some developers were granted less capacity than they applied for.
PetroVietnam gets approval for two gas-fired power plants
30 Apr 18
The project will cost around $1.46b.
China National Nuclear Corporation starts loading fuel at Sanmen-1 nuclear reactor
27 Apr 18
It will be commissioned later this year.
Chinese PV capacity additions ballooned 22% in 1Q18
26 Apr 18
9.6GW of solar was installed.
Hong Kong launches renewables and energy efficiency plan
26 Apr 18
It will be rolled out on October 2018.
Hong Kong to incentivise renewable energy initiatives for power companies
25 Apr 18
Renewable energy certificates will be sold to corporations and the public.
China's National Energy Administration to launch first spot electricity trading market
25 Apr 18
It will be launched in eight regions.
Solar policy, programs, and progress in Southeast Asia: Current status and future outlook
24 Apr 18
Widely known to have vast solar potential, Southeast Asian countries have used a variety of methods to drive solar deployment in the last several...
Taiwan's renewables generation dipped 2.16%
24 Apr 18
This is despite PV and wind power hiking almost 50% and 17.16% respectively.
Taiwan defends Taipower's controversial Shenao coal-fired power plant
24 Apr 18
Ministry of Economic Affairs says the current supply imbalance needs to be addressed urgently with the new plant's help.
HSBC to stop financing new coal-fired projects
24 Apr 18
It will stop investing in nuclear projects in conflict with international standards.
KEPCO's big boss eyes boosting exports of Korean nuclear reactors
23 Apr 18
The firm was recently chosen as preferred bidder for Toshiba's NuGen unit.

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WORLD NUCLEAR EXHIBITION 2018
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