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Rapid renewables growth could push Japan to surpass government targets

The government’s 22-24% renewables penetration target by 2030 falls short of the grid’s actual potential of at least 40%.

Rapid renewables growth could push Japan to surpass government targets

The government’s 22-24% renewables penetration target by 2030 falls short of the grid’s actual potential of at least 40%.

India mulls new solar tender to bolster investor interest

The move is part of India’s goal to achieve 100GW in solar capacity by 2022.

Shanxi province defies Beijing coke rules

The region has fallen behind the campaign to switch rural households from coal to gas for heating.

India's solar capacity hit 30GW in Q1

Solar accounted for 38% of the 80GW renewable installed capacity in Q1.

India's power losses up 62% to $3.4b as costs skyrocket

Average coal prices during the period grew 11.6%.

China added 4.78GW of wind energy in Q1

Qinghai province saw 680MW installed during the quarter.

METI's Surya Darma seeks to accelerate renewable energy in Indonesia

He will shed light on METI’s target and plans for the energy sector.

Thailand's largest wind farm enters commercial operations

The 260MW Hanuman Wind Farm is composed of five sub-projects.

Thailand set to add 56GW of power capacity by 2037

This will bring its total capacity to 77GW.

India added 12GW of new power capacity in FY2018/2019

New on-grid capacity additions in renewable energy stood at 8.6GW.

India's wind capacity to fall short of 60GW target by 2022

Land availability hurdles, grid access bottlenecks and concerns over the viability of low tender bids could hamper its ambitious target.

Ørsted eyes building two wind farms in Taiwan

It signed a power purchase agreement with Taipower for the 900MW wind farms.

Osaka Gas drops plans for coal power plant in Yamaguchi

It considers scaling down the project to a 600MW ultra supercritical coal plant.

India needs $37.26b to meet 234GW peak load by 2022: report

The private sector is expected to play a vital role as competitive bidding gains momentum.

Indonesia's largest combined-cycle gas turbine plant nabs $305m funding

The plant is expected to power 11 million Indonesian homes from 2021.

China installed 5.2GW of solar power capacity in Q1

Centralised solar accounted for 2.4GW of installations.

Asia's energy policies largely untouched by effects of electoral season: study

There is little scope for a new government to depart from policies in Thailand, Indonesia, India, and Australia.