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Indonesia's utility-scale solar projects to take off
14 Aug 19
Competitive solar production costs will drive installations in the country, according to Roland Berger.
Experts urge private investment in Vietnam's power grid
14 Aug 19
Ninh Thuan and Binh Thuan provinces are increasingly burdened by overloaded transmission lines and substations.
Vietnam to consider US coal for firing up power plants
14 Aug 19
Vinacomin met up with coal producers to discuss the possibilties of shipping the resource.
TEPCO to form new entity for renewables business
14 Aug 19
It will develop projects of 6 to 7 million kW within and outside Japan.
Indonesia needs $15b to meet 7.2GW geothermal targets: report
14 Aug 19
The country looks to raise geothermal power capacity from the current level of 2GW.
Are Asia's geothermal power targets too low?
7 Aug 19
Despite efforts to ease policies, geothermal leader Indonesia only uses up 2GW of its 29GW potential capacity.
Australian regulator sues four wind farm operators over 2016 blackout
7 Aug 19
On 28 September, two tornadoes damaged facilities that triggered protection features at nine wind farms and caused blackouts.
Tohoku Electric Power seeks to decommission Onagawa-1
7 Aug 19
Dismantling waste is expected to cost $380m.
Japan selects 11 offshore wind areas for development
7 Aug 19
Four will immediately be prepared for wind and geological surveys.
Malaysia's Tenaga Nasional Berhad to restructure amidst market liberalisation
7 Aug 19
Restructuring is expected to be completed by the third quarter of 2020.
Can renewables and gas support a coal-free Hong Kong?
31 Jul 19
CLP Power Hong Kong and HK Electric are building an offshore LNG terminal and have introduced feed-in tariff schemes that are gaining interest....
South Korea's nuclear phaseout plans to face headwinds
31 Jul 19
Public opinion is shifting in favour of nuclear after a heatwave has affected power supply and demand.
Renewables in India are cheapest in Asia Pacific: report
31 Jul 19
The levelised cost of electricity using solar power is now 14% cheaper than coal-fired power.
TEPCO to scrap second nuclear plant: report
31 Jul 19
It will take 40 years to decommission all of the plant’s four reactors.
China's solar production up in H1 as exports climb
31 Jul 19
Total export earnings from the solar sector rose by a third to $10.6b.
India expects renewables to rise six-fold in next decade
24 Jul 19
The share of coal in the energy mix is expected to dip from 46% to 32%.
Here's why Japan could lose its top LNG importer status to China
24 Jul 19
Low LNG demand is triggered by competition from coal, nuclear and renewables and Japan’s slow macroeconomic growth.
India's state electricity distribution firms shelled out higher tariffs since Q4 2018
17 Jul 19
States have bought power at an average rate of $0.087 per unit.
Taipower losses extend to $955m in H1
17 Jul 19
Rising fuel prices and anti-pollution initiatives have driven up energy production costs.
Taiwan's UREC to slash workforce by up to 20% by end-2019
17 Jul 19
Its continued losses from its solar cell operations has forced the firm to streamline its operations.
Renewables strain could shatter Taiwan's coal and nuclear dependency dreams
17 Jul 19
Offshore wind projects are especially threatened by supply issues and uncertain commercial operation dates.
China's renewables investment slumped 39% to $28.8b in H1
12 Jul 19
This was driven by the country’s shift to auctions from government-based tariffs.
20GW of India's private coal projects on hold
12 Jul 19
Coal stress threatens to drive down India’s capacity additions in 2020-2021.
Power developers race to the bottom as Asia phases out tariffs
12 Jul 19
New auction schemes are pushing companies to bid prices lower and take more risk in their project economics assumptions just to win contracts....
Philippines teams up with Japan to provide electricity for Mindoro households
10 Jul 19
The parties aim to provide a small-scale power system to provide stable power supply to off-grid areas.
India needs additional $250b investments to sustain renewables growth
10 Jul 19
It is ranked fourth and fifth, globally, in installed capacities for wind and solar power, respectively.
China's thermal coal demand to slip as it completes 3,324km transmission line
10 Jul 19
About 66 billion kWh of electricity a year will be transmitted from Xinjiang to east China.
Sembcorp to install and operate solar farms atop six CapitaLand properties
10 Jul 19
It is expected to produce over 10,200MW-hours of power annually.
China and India to lead biomass growth by 2028
3 Jul 19
They are expected to add more than 12.8GW and 6.1GW, respectively.
China to install 230.5GW of wind power by 2028
3 Jul 19
It is expected to account for over 75% of the Asia’s wind installations.
Hong Kong seeks to import LNG to cut coal reliance
2 Jul 19
A floating regasification vessel with 8.3bcm capacity in the works.
After Fukushima: TEPCO shells out $6.33b to make nuclear safer
26 Jun 19
It now looks to clear the Fukushima Daiichi’s reactors of fuel debris after the 2011 accident.
Thailand to sell hydropower to Malaysia, Cambodia
26 Jun 19
It is aiming to become the electricity hub in the ASEAN region.
South Korea looks to shut down 20 coal-fired plants
26 Jun 19
Its aims to import more gas-fired power from Indonesia, Australia, and Russia.
South Korea mulls renewable energy investments in Vietnam
19 Jun 19
The government’s tax relief for renewable projects and national power development plan are making it a hot investment destination.
Qinghai province attempts to use only renewable power over 15-day period
19 Jun 19
Its clean power consumption reached 78% in 2018.
China's coal consumption surged by 100 million tonnes in H1 2018
11 Jun 19
Terminated hydropower generation projects and a natural gas shortage fuelled demand.
Singapore's iSwitch forms partnership with ES Power
10 Jun 19
ES Power’s customers existing contracts worth $15m will be novated to iSwitch.
China's hits roadblock in ambitions to cut coal reliance by 2020
31 May 19
Solid demand from its mills are expected to stoke coal consumption to about 4.49 billion tonnes.
Vietnam to ramp up electricity imports from China and Laos
31 May 19
Its domestic supply is running low as its power projects run behind schedule.

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