Power Utility

Sri Lanka cuts hydropower generation to 15% as drought slashes output

Ceylon Electricity Board cited the failure to build new power plants for power cuts.

Sri Lanka cuts hydropower generation to 15% as drought slashes output

Ceylon Electricity Board cited the failure to build new power plants for power cuts.

India's wind sector slows down no thanks to falling tariffs

Tariffs have fallen to at least 3.5 cents per unit, which are insufficient for capital costs.

Disposal of coal assets bites CR Power's 2018 profits

Its profits were down 14.6% to $503.26m in 2018.

India's renewables push to boost Asia's wind capacity by 12.2%

But its target compliance is likely to bifurcate the next decade’s outlook due to 2020 target challenges.

China's State Development & Investment Corporation quits coal

Coal investments have been one of its largest profit contributors for a decade.

Expansion of Snowy 2.0 to push hydropower capacity to 11.8GW by 2028

The project has already signed construction contracts and began exploratory works.

China eyes mechanism for distributing profit from hydroelectric dams

It will share the benefits of dam development to migrants, locations, and enterprises, it said.

South Korea greenlights biofuel oil for power generation

The government is pushing for the use of cleaner energy sources.

Solar to contribute the most to India's capacity expansion in 2020: analysts

But concerns around land and transmission connectivity could disappoint expectations.

India's electricity generation slipped 1.5% to 100.4 billion units in January

The decline was attributed to a 1% YoY decline in thermal generation.

Winds of change: Vietnam pushes for more developments amidst growing energy demand

From a new FiT policy to a different market mechanism, the country is finally opening up.

Indonesia's new RUPTL fails to address last year's loopholes: analysts

Mega coal projects such as the Java-3 and PLTU Java-9 have resurfaced despite previous plans to ditch them.

China accounted for 78% the world's new pumped storage hydropower installations

PSH development is being driven by China’s growing need for energy system flexibility.

Philippine utilities boost gas and renewables' share in energy mix

But regulatory risks and implementation pose a threat to investment potential spurred by population and economic growth.

China's market-trade share in power generation could hit 50% in 2019

Major IPPs are developing integrated energy business and expanding to downstream retail.

Renewables growth to slow down to over 20% in South and Southeast Asia: report

Indian and Indonesian utilities will likely lead revenue growth amidst their attempt meet electrification goals.

Chinese coal IPPs' margins to stabilise amidst falling prices

Price discounts in electricity trade may rise to 50% of generation of many IPPs.