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India's electricity generation slipped 1.5% to 100.4 billion units in January
India's electricity generation slipped 1.5% to 100.4 billion units in January
The decline was attributed to a 1% YoY decline in thermal generation.
Winds of change: Vietnam pushes for more developments amidst growing energy demand
From a new FiT policy to a different market mechanism, the country is finally opening up.
Indonesia's new RUPTL fails to address last year's loopholes: analysts
Mega coal projects such as the Java-3 and PLTU Java-9 have resurfaced despite previous plans to ditch them.
China accounted for 78% the world's new pumped storage hydropower installations
PSH development is being driven by China’s growing need for energy system flexibility.
Philippine utilities boost gas and renewables' share in energy mix
But regulatory risks and implementation pose a threat to investment potential spurred by population and economic growth.
China's market-trade share in power generation could hit 50% in 2019
Major IPPs are developing integrated energy business and expanding to downstream retail.
Renewables growth to slow down to over 20% in South and Southeast Asia: report
Indian and Indonesian utilities will likely lead revenue growth amidst their attempt meet electrification goals.
Chinese coal IPPs' margins to stabilise amidst falling prices
Price discounts in electricity trade may rise to 50% of generation of many IPPs.
China's total energy consumption rose 3.3% in 2018
Coal's share in the primary energy consumption declined to 59%.
India added 8.26GW of solar in 2018
Solar accounted for over half of India’s capacity additions for the first time.
China's nuclear capacity could hit 55-56GW by 2020
The first pilot Hualong One reactor, designed on China’s own G-III technology, is likely to be put in service in 2020.
Annual wind installations in Asia could hit 5GW a year
But countries need to continue to commit to goals and lure projects and investments.
11 Japanese nuclear reactors to restart by 2028
The 796MW Onagawa 2 nuclear reactor aims to go online in October 2019.
India invests $1.6b in solar rooftop programme
It wants to hit 40GW of grid-connected rooftop solar by 2022.
11GW of solar power could be installed in New Zealand: Transpower
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
It said CTG’s bid for the utility has stalled and has too many regulatory hurdles.
Laos eyes being a transmission hub by 2025
It wants to modernise its power sector and boost export capacity to 14,800MW.
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