Power Utility
AGL's 2GW Liddell plant will not be extended beyond 2022
AGL's 2GW Liddell plant will not be extended beyond 2022
The coal-fired plant's scheduled shut down in 2022 will push through.
Indonesia to become world's largest geothermal power producer in 2021
It will soon be beating the Philipipnes as the world's second largest.
Equis Energy bags deal to develop 70.2MW solar project in Taiwan
It is slated to be Taiwan's largest solar power project.
Australia eyes creating its biggest virtual power plant
Energy Queensland and GreenSync will work on the project.
Asia's push for nuclear energy use is getting slower and slower
Safety concerns still hold the public back in trusting nuclear power.
TEPCO, JXTG to build a 1.3GW gas-fired plant in Japan
The US$1.08b project will be commissioned in 2024.
Sembcorp buys IDFC's stake in Sembcorp Green Infra for $301m
It now wholly and solely owns SGI.
Japan approves Kepco's plans for 3 reactors
Ohi- 3 and 4 will be strengthened.
Cheaper solar pushes Thailand to rejig energy plan
Traditional power projects failed to meet deadlines.
Ibaraki governor to reject restart of 1.1GW Tokai-2
Japan Atomic Power Co applied for an extension in May 2017.
Indian solar developers are caught in the doldrums
No thanks to higher costs and tighter competition with Chinese firms.
China Guodian, Shenhua Group merger gets approved
The combined utility's total capacity will hit 225GW.
Rosatom begins fuel loading at Tianwan-3 nuclear power plant
It plans connecting to the grid by end-2017.
Taiwan shuns possibility of a fourth nuclear power plant
This is despite current power shortage.
Singapore's GIC eyes buying 31.7% stake in Philippines geothermal power producer
The deal could be worth up to $1.3b.
Chinese coal-fired plants' utilisation hours to drop to 4,000 hours in 2017
This is despite a slight recover in 1H17.
It's closing time: Japan's solar firms are quitting the industry
Firms throwing in the towel jumped by 20.4% from 2015.
Commentary
Supply chain efficiency, skilled manpower are key for India’s renewable energy
Entering the age of electricity in Asia