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Grid bottlenecks threaten Southeast Asia's energy transition, report says
Grid bottlenecks threaten Southeast Asia's energy transition, report says
Transmission storage and cross border links must keep pace with rising electricity demand.
1 day ago
New Zealand opens waters to offshore renewable energy
Electricity generation reached a record 96.4% in the last three months of 2025.
2 days ago
J‑POWER turbine upgrade lifts Nanairo hydro to 85,800kW
Output rose by 3,800 kW at the 61-year-old facility without increasing water intake.
3 days ago
MEL switches on 3.4-MW Pungga hydropower plant in Indonesia
This marks its first commercial operation since J-POWER took 27.23% stake in 2024.
3 days ago
India's fossil fuel consumption flatlines as renewables surge
Solar capacity rose 40% year on year to 43.6 gigawatts.
3 days ago
Philippines' AboitizPower breaks ground on 60-MW Cebu BESS project
The facility will provide reserve services when operations start in 2027.
6 days ago
APAC leads electrification as renewables top global energy growth
Electricity demand rose 3% in 2025 with low-carbon sources meeting all demand growth.
Vena Energy secures $961.54m green financing for RE projects in Australia
The deal also supports nearly 1.8 GWh of battery storage projects.
Forced outages and coal reliance expose Philippine grid to price spikes
Coal at 60% and gas at 15% leave Philippine electricity prices exposed to global fuel swings during summer demand peaks.
China hydropower surge lifts East APAC capacity past 590GW in 2025
Beijing drives 300GW pipeline as regional buildout hits 40% of global total.
Governance gaps could stall ASEAN power integration, Ember says
ASEAN identified 18 interconnectors needed by 2040.
India loses 2.1TWh of renewables as coal hits flexibility limit
This is equivalent to about INR629 crore of foregone electricity.
Pakistan’s LNG supply hit as Middle East conflict halts Qatar cargoes
Qatar cuts shipments as a 28,000-MW summer demand gap emerges.
Türkiye energy import bill to rise $14b on Gulf conflict
Import dependence locked the economy into multi-billion external energy shocks.
Australia’s business rooftops miss solar potential amidst regulatory barriers
Its grid and tariff systems constrain enterprise solar deployment.
MidEast war recasts hydrogen as energy security hedge
The market’s growth will likely depend on government support.
Cambodia beats long-term solar goals with 1.5 GW installed
It surpassed its tagets nearly a decade early.
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