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Asian Power Awards 2019 now open for nominations
Asian Power Awards 2019 now open for nominations
The deadline for nominations is on 5 July 2019.
Droughts threaten Cambodia's hydropower generation
Short-term hydropower generation forecasts were lowered from 4.46TWh to 3.06TWh in 2019.
Policy gaps plague lower Mekong amidst hydropower backlash
Countries along the famous river basin need to strengthen legislation and consider non-hydro alternatives amidst climate change threats, experts say.
Singapore electricity tariff to fall 4.7% in Q2
This is due to the lower cost of natural gas for electricity generation compared to the previous quarter.
Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam accounted for the largest wind power capacity in ASEAN
Their cumulative capacities were 427MW, 648MW, and 197MW, respectively as at end-2017.
ASEAN's hydropower capacity surged 135.2% to 46GW in 2006-2017
The installed capacities in Malaysia and Vietnam rose to approximately 6GW and 17GW, respectively.
8.9GW of India's proposed pumped hydro projects challenged by policy slump
But things are looking up thanks to new supply incentives and storage policies.
ASEAN solar capacity grew to 4.21GW in 2007-2017
The installations of solar PV in Thailand jumped from 32MW in 2007 to 2,697MW in 2017.
Sri Lanka cuts hydropower generation to 15% as drought slashes output
Ceylon Electricity Board cited the failure to build new power plants for power cuts.
India's wind sector slows down no thanks to falling tariffs
Tariffs have fallen to at least 3.5 cents per unit, which are insufficient for capital costs.
Disposal of coal assets bites CR Power's 2018 profits
Its profits were down 14.6% to $503.26m in 2018.
India's renewables push to boost Asia's wind capacity by 12.2%
But its target compliance is likely to bifurcate the next decade’s outlook due to 2020 target challenges.
China's State Development & Investment Corporation quits coal
Coal investments have been one of its largest profit contributors for a decade.
Expansion of Snowy 2.0 to push hydropower capacity to 11.8GW by 2028
The project has already signed construction contracts and began exploratory works.
China eyes mechanism for distributing profit from hydroelectric dams
It will share the benefits of dam development to migrants, locations, and enterprises, it said.
South Korea greenlights biofuel oil for power generation
The government is pushing for the use of cleaner energy sources.
Solar to contribute the most to India's capacity expansion in 2020: analysts
But concerns around land and transmission connectivity could disappoint expectations.
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