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$60b of coal assets could get stranded in Southeast Asia due to renewables
This puts the $120b total investment by Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam in coal at risk.
$60b of coal assets could get stranded in Southeast Asia due to renewables
This puts the $120b total investment by Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam in coal at risk.
China's nuclear power generation jumped 13.3% in 9M2018
It comprised 4.1% of the national total in just the three quarters.
Revival of 620MW nuclear power plant gets support from Philippine officials
A plant revival could help lower electricity costs in the country, officials said.
Australia's Pacific Hydro closes $81.5m financing for 100MW solar farm
The project is expected to be completed in mid-2019 and comprise 400,000 PV modules.
India could auction 18 coal blocks
It will open nine tenders to private companies.
Tohoku Electric to decommission Onagawa-1 nuclear reactor
Safety upgrades for the reactor were too expensive, it said.
Azure Power raised $400m since June 2018
It will fund the realisation of its 2GW solar pipeline.
Monks to sell electricity in western Japan
It will get electricity from traditional sources in its first year and then switch to renewables.
Malaysia kills 4 IPPs amidst tariff saving efforts
One of the IPPs is a 700MW gas power plant held by Malakoff and TNB.
ASEAN inks deal with IRENA for rapid renewable energy development
IRENA will support renewables projects with its project facilitation platforms.
Singapore to pilot deployment of energy storage systems
ESS can prevent intermittency of renewable power sources and enhance grid stability.
Sembcorp Marine seals two renewable energy contracts worth over $200m
It will engineer and construct projects for Denmark’s Ørsted Wind Power and Norway’s Norled AS.
SP Group rolls out world's first smart grid index
It has been validated by the Energy Research Institute of NTU.
SP Group unveils green energy trading marketplace
City Developments Limited and DBS were amongst the first of its renewable energy certificates (RECs) buyers.
Asia Pacific's offshore wind capacity could rise 20-fold to 43GW in 2027
Together with Korea and Japan, East Asia alone needs $37b of investment to meet ambitious energy goals.
Is the proposed Khurja coal power plant in India overpriced?
A “realistic” tariff for the plant is at 7.8 cents/kWh even if renewable tariffs are available at 4.1 cents/kWh.
Japanese-led consortium loans $1.31b to Indonesian gas-to-energy project
The project will yield a 1,760MW gas-fired plant and an LNG FSRU unit to fuel it.