Power Utility

SECI issues tender for 5GW green energy bundled with thermal

The developer will supply at least 51% of energy from renewable sources.

COVID-19 outbreak to hit Asia's power consumption growth

Markets heavily reliant on manufacturing and construction will likely be worst-hit.

South Korea's power consumption to slow due to pandemic

This may cause the country’s coal generation to decline.

Strained discoms, weak competition drag India's power sector

Discoms are curtailing power received from energy generators.

India's rooftop solar to grow to 15-16 GW in 2020

The government will introduce new programmes to incentivise usage of rooftop solar.

India allots $55m for municipal solid-waste based projects

The guidelines were revised to promote biomass gasifiers.

India's thermal coal imports rose by 13% in 2019

Indonesia accounted for 60% of India's coal supply from April to December 2019.

Project rush boosts VPower Group's capacity by 70%

It secured utility-like projects in Myanmar and Sri Lanka over a few months.

China's wind power curtailment dipped to record-low in 2019

The rate for 2019 dropped to 4% from 7% in 2018.

Data monitoring practices key to emerging Taiwanese offshore opportunities

As industry focus shifts to guaranteeing Taiwan’s renewable energy targets, vessel operators must adopt advanced vessel monitoring practices to secure...

China's power deal activity surged 109.1% in Q4 2019

46 deals were announced during the quarter.

Japan's coal consumption to decline even with lacking climate action

The existing coal fleet will reach their end-of-life by 2030s.

India inaugurates 11 renewable energy management centres

The facilities have AI-based RE forecasting and scheduling tools.

Asia outpaces Europe in wind development for the first time

Asia received $10b of investments whilst Europe got $5.6b.