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Australia may stop building coal-fired power plants
Building wind power farms is now 14 percent cheaper than a coal-fired power station.
Australia may stop building coal-fired power plants
Building wind power farms is now 14 percent cheaper than a coal-fired power station.
Indian firms push for renewable energy investments
Government incentives have persuaded several Indian groups are all making a concerted push into renewables.
US approves Chinese takeover of Nexen
Approval by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States cements the deal.
Australian firm finances Indonesian power project with sukuk
Islamic bonds will finance a 250 MW Indonesian project.
Vietnam gets French loan to upgrade for power grid
Vietnam will get a 75 million Euro credit from France to upgarde its power transmission network.
Tohoku Electric to hike power rates by 11%
It’s their first tariff increase in 33 years.
Mitsubishi to supply turbines for Hyundai power project
Power plant will be Saudi Arabia’s first with supercritical pressure steam turbines.
New Zealand's first tidal power station gets approved
New Zealand's first tide-driven power station to be set up at Kaipara Harbour has been approved.
Vietnam achieves 96% electrification with renewables
Vietnam's move to turn away from coal towards renewable energy resulted in 96 percent electricification.
Coal stocks up in China
Large drop in electricity consumption leads to large coal inventories.
Bangladesh to fund 5 power projects with hard $1.5-B loan
The Bangladesh government will utilize US$1.5 billion export credit agency loans to fund five power projects.
China comes to rescue of the UK’s nuclear program
State-owned China Guangdong Nuclear Power Group could build four nuclear plants.
Philippine JV to add 100MW of clean energy to grid
Deal will build the Philippines’ largest biomass power plant.
Mytrah eyes to become India's largest wind power producer
Mytrah Energy will install a additional wind capacity of 310 MW as it gears to be the largest wind based IPP.
Alstom to build 850MW gas-fired power plant in Thailand
Alstom will build and supply equipment to a 850MW gas-fired combined-cycle power plant in Thailand.
Thailand's Bang Bo gas-fired power plant to get upgrade
Bang Bo power plant's GT26 gas turbine will be upgraded to MXL2 turbine blade and components.
Taiwan girds for higher electricity prices
Rate increases to be scheduled every year instead of every three months.