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Thailand to sell hydropower to Malaysia, Cambodia
Thailand to sell hydropower to Malaysia, Cambodia
It is aiming to become the electricity hub in the ASEAN region.
South Korea looks to shut down 20 coal-fired plants
Its aims to import more gas-fired power from Indonesia, Australia, and Russia.
South Korea mulls renewable energy investments in Vietnam
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
Its clean power consumption reached 78% in 2018.
China's coal consumption surged by 100 million tonnes in H1 2018
Terminated hydropower generation projects and a natural gas shortage fuelled demand.
Singapore's iSwitch forms partnership with ES Power
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
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
Its domestic supply is running low as its power projects run behind schedule.
Japan fires up first large-scale geothermal power station after 23 years
The Wasabizawa Geothermal Power Plant has a total power generation capacity of 46MW.
Philippines' non-hydro renewable power capacity to grow 11.2% by 2030
Its non-hydro renewable power capacity accounted for 16.9% of its total energy mix, led by geothermal.
China retains crown as most attractive renewable energy market
It accounted for 35% of global solar capacity with 172GW in 2018.
India could fall short of 227GW renewables target by 2022
Developers are struggling with cost increases, import tariffs and grid-connection issues.
China's energy storage market to exceed $6b by 2024
A growing ancillary service industry and smart-grid infrastructure investments will drive demand.
Singapore turns on another large-scale solar roof installation
Over 7,000 PV panels will generate 3.5GW hours of energy enough to power 1,000 three bedroom flats for a year.
Japan's solar capacity to boom amidst FiT scheme phase-out
Installation may become more attractive at the residential and commercial level as consumers look to cut their electricity bills.
Thermal coal prices to dip to $85 per tonne as demand dwindles
South Korea’s government is raising taxes on thermal coal by 27% in 2019.
Gulf Energy declares coal doomed as banks pull out financing
It is aiming to triple its installed capacity to about 6.7GW by 2024.