Power Utility

Coal to dominate India's power mix over next decade

The value of coal projects stood about five times more than that of hydropower projects.

Will floating solar projects take off in India?

About 5.3GW of projects are under the pipeline.

India struggles with tepid response to wind-solar hybrid model

Of the 1.6GW allotted capacity from tenders, 35% is undersubscribed.

China wind power generation up 13.7% in August

Cumulative wind power utilisation hours climbed to 1,259 hours in August.

Taiwan's solar generation hits all-time high of 2GW in September

Record-high temperatures boosted solar PV generation.

Japan kick-starts electricity futures trading

But it got off to a quiet start with low trading volume as crude oil prices shot upwards.

Malaysia's renewables capacity to grow by 1GW over reform rollout

A renewable energy certificate market is one of the initiatives to be launched end-2019.

NTPC cuts back on coal imports by 90%

It aims to follow the target for zero thermal coal imports.

Indonesia's utility-scale solar projects to take off

Competitive solar production costs will drive installations in the country, according to Roland Berger.

Capital crunch haunts South Asia's power developers

Opening up regional markets could make it easier for developers to access funds, says Summit Power International’s CEO.

APAC annual wind turbine installations to reach 33.14 GW by 2023

The region is projected to have an aggregate capacity of 312.39GW by 2019-2023.

Kyushu Electric Power to decommission Genkai-2 Nuclear Power Plant

The company also seeks to revise the decommissioning plan for Genkai-1.

India's stressed power assets hit $26b as debt-ridden plants struggle to pay debt

Thermal power plant developers grappled with utilisation rates under 60% for two years.

TEPCO struggles to revive electricity after typhoon

Two people had died because of the lack of power.

TEPCO to decommission Kashiwazaki-Kariwa reactor

It presented a basic approach related to decommissioning Units 1-5.