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India invests $1.6b in solar rooftop programme
22 Feb 19
It wants to hit 40GW of grid-connected rooftop solar by 2022.
ENGIE launches venture capital arm in Singapore
22 Feb 19
Over 80 startups have signed up to its programme aimed at accelerating renewable energy deployment in the Asia Pacific.
11GW of solar power could be installed in New Zealand: Transpower
20 Feb 19
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
20 Feb 19
It said CTG’s bid for the utility has stalled and has too many regulatory hurdles.
Laos eyes being a transmission hub by 2025
20 Feb 19
It wants to modernise its power sector and boost export capacity to 14,800MW.
India and Southeast Asia are the largest markets for utility-scale solar auctions: study
19 Feb 19
Corporate PPAs and rooftop portfolios could also be sizeable segments.
American firm sees $50b opportunity in India's energy storage
15 Feb 19
AES sees battery storage systems could replace diesel-fueled power plants.
2 in 5 institutional investors eye Japan's renewables market
13 Feb 19
Japan could get a chunk of the $210b of future global investments over the next five years.
ACWA Power builds world's largest concentrated solar project
13 Feb 19
CEO Paddy Padmanathan discusses ties with Silk Road Fund to create the world’s largest single-site CSP and expansion into the Indonesian...
Japan's JERA mulls IPO
7 Feb 19
Its parents, TEPCO and Chubu Electric, are expected to merge their businesses into JERA by April.
Saudi Arabia launches tenders for 1.5GW of solar projects
31 Jan 19
The deadline for expressions of interest is on mid-February 2019.
Changes in Thai energy mix to slow gas demand
30 Jan 19
Gas demand growth could hit 1-2% in the next 10 years, compared to 5-6% over 2010-2014.
Asia Pacific breaks record with 2GW of PPAs in 2018
30 Jan 19
India and Australia led the region region, with 1.3GW and 0.7GW of PPAs.
China's renewables capacity grew 12% to 728GW in 2018
29 Jan 19
Wind and solar took up 20GW and 44GW of the total new capacity, respectively.
Japan's Hitachi quits wind turbine production
28 Jan 19
It blamed a small domestic market and strong competition overseas.
Record-breaking heatwaves break Australia's power grid
28 Jan 19
Cuts of 200MW have been ordered, sending 60,000 customers in Victoria to darkness.
70,000 Australian homes to install energy storage by 2019: report
28 Jan 19
Government subsidies, loans, and demand response schemes are helping spur growth.
Can wind projects push more Chinese regions to grid parity?
23 Jan 19
Falling wind power costs and government support could help, analysts say.
China's renewables leadership challenged by $36b investment in overseas coal projects: report
23 Jan 19
Over a quarter of coal plants being developed outside the country are supported by Chinese banks and firms.
Three Singapore firms to invest $100m in Southeast Asian renewables projects
22 Jan 19
Projects in the Philippines, Indonesia, and Myanmar are already in the pipeline for financing.
Could grid and regulatory constraints curb Australia's renewables boom?
21 Jan 19
Developers eye the country’s falling costs and demand for contracts.
Trade dispute with US could slash China's power demand by 32TWh
21 Jan 19
But impact could be limited as this is only 0.5% of total demand.
China's solar policy shifts pulled down global renewables investment down by 8%
18 Jan 19
Solar PV industry curbs dragged capital costs, and consequently, the total investment poured into the sector.
Chinese PV firm Panda Green warns of $29.59m loss in 2018
17 Jan 19
Its non-cash gains on bargain purchases of assets plummeted.
Asia's demand for solar power to sink as key markets shed subsidies and embrace auctions
16 Jan 19
Demand is set to drop by 18% whilst installations are set to plummet by as much as 30%.
Taiwan's solar installation firms halt projects over subsidy cuts
15 Jan 19
As much as 4,000 workers were forced to take unpaid leaves due to halted projects.
Chubu Electric received 1.05GW of power from utilities amidst demand spike
11 Jan 19
It tried to meet rising demand caused by cold weather and insufficient solar output.
Default looms over Chinese solar farm operators amidst cash flow pains
10 Jan 19
Analysts fear more could follow the footsteps of Singyes Solar, which defaulted in October 2018.
Philippines' AC Energy buys 51.48% stake in PHINMA Energy for $65.44m
10 Jan 19
The two started a partnership for a 244MW coal power plant in 2011.
Andhra Pradesh targets 5GW of solar capacity additions
9 Jan 19
It will also develop 4GW of solar parks to encourage project development.
Asia's wind power revolution: Boom or bust?
9 Jan 19
Asia Pacific countries have a raging appetite for wind power, but high costs and unattractive feed-in-tariffs mean that not all governments will...
Chinese wind turbine manufacturers are poised to overtake their European counterparts
9 Jan 19
For several years now, European OEMs Vestas and Siemens Gamesa have firmly held the top two positions in lists of the leading global turbine...
India launches 7.5GW solar tender in Jammu and Kashmir states
7 Jan 19
Selected bidders will get a 35-year PPA and will need to start operations by 2023.
It's the most wonderful time of the year!
21 Dec 18
We’re taking the time off.
India extends timeline for tenders of 18 coal blocks
21 Dec 18
The submission date for technical bids has been transferred from 19 December to 2 January.
China's power generation climbed 6.9% from January to November
19 Dec 18
The growth of coal-fired generation outpaced hydropower and solar due to unfavourable weather.
Vietnam coal firms ink deal to power EVN's power projects
19 Dec 18
EVN is trying to address a possible coal supply shortage in 2019.
Australia's Clean Energy Finance Group invests $71.82m in renewables fund
19 Dec 18
The fund focuses on large-scale wind and solar as well as energy-from-waste and battery storage.
India eyes 5,000 biogas plants by 2023
19 Dec 18
It aims to raise the share of gas in the energy mix to 15%.
Renewables issuers to expand access to bond market: Fitch Ratings
3 Dec 18
They are backed by longer operating histories, larger scale, and improved credit profiles.

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