Power Utility

Japan's Kepco mulls over closing two reactors at Ohi power plant

Extending the operating life of each reactor would be too expensive.

Taiwan to shut down 600MW coal-fired power plant

It's been unoperational for five days now due to pipe rupture.

China Power buys 3.9GW of renewable energy assets from SPIC

The $750m deal is part of the company's plan to phase out coal.

Wind joins pricing race with India's solar industry

Tariffs have dropped to a new low of US¢4/kWh.

China eyes boosting geothermal energy use

Annual utilisation will be hiked to 70 million tonnes of coal equvalent.

China's coal-fired power generation predicted to keep declining by 2040

Coal-fired power generation in China is predicted to remain flat until 2040. According to EIA's International Energy Outlook 2017, other energy...

Southeast Asia to spend $500b on power projects in the next five years

Over 32,700 active projects will be scheduled for construction start-up.

India pushes through with first large commercial hybrid wind-solar project

28.8MW solar facility will be connected to a 50MW wind farm.

Japan court holds TEPCO liable over Fukushima disaster

TEPCO must pay US$3.3m in compensation to evacuees.

ADB to provide US$1b loan for Indonesia's power upgrade projects

US$600m will be for development in the eastern part.

Southeast Asia is not hitting its full solar potential

If you thought it was maximising solar capacities, you are wrong.