Vincent Mariel Galang
Meralco secures Senate approval for franchise renewal
Meralco secures Senate approval for franchise renewal
The House will now consider the Senate's amendments to the bill.
India issues nearly 4.5 GW of RE tenders in January
Meanwhile, 4.4 GW of renewables were allocated to different developers.
AMPYR Australia takes over Shell’s 50% stake in Wellington battery project
It now fully owns the battery storage facility.
J-POWER and KDDI enter deal for onshore wind power
The agreement involves upgrading an existing wind facility and the building of a new one.
JERA’s profit falls nearly 55% in Q3 FY 2024
Blame it on reduced earnings from overseas power generation and renewables.
India’s total coal production up nearly 6% as of January 2025
During last month alone, production was up 4.38%.
Yuchi Wind Farm commences commercial operation
The project in Hokkaido has started generating power.
Shizen Energy secures $6.67m financing for 6.7 MW solar projects
This will be for solar plants in two prefectures.
Vietnamese section of Monsoon-Thanh My 500 kV transmission project energised
This will import electricity from a plant in Laos to Vietnam.
ACE names new executive director
Dato’ Ir. Ts. Razib Dawood was the CEO of Mayalsia’s Energy Commission.
Thailand leads low-carbon initiatives in Asia
Amongst its efforts is studying frameworks for nuclear energy development.
ACEN loans $510,200 to wind subsidiary
The short-term loan was executed on 30 January.
India injects INR 20,000 crore for Nuclear Energy Mission
At least five SMRs will be operationalised.
ARENA allocates $20.8m for Western Australia grid project
This will fund the development of a system that will operate Distributed Energy Resources.
Kyushu Electric’s net income down 41.8% in Q3 FY 2024
This was despite an increase in sales.
Indonesia leads race to build SMRs in Southeast Asia
The Philippines and Thailand are also pushing the tech but they haven’t made much progress.
Australia’s NEM hit records for demand and renewables output in Q4
Quarterly demand was up 2.4% year-on-year.
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