Power Utility

China's total energy consumption rose 3.3% in 2018

Coal's share in the primary energy consumption declined to 59%.

China's total energy consumption rose 3.3% in 2018

Coal's share in the primary energy consumption declined to 59%.

India added 8.26GW of solar in 2018

Solar accounted for over half of India’s capacity additions for the first time.

China's nuclear capacity could hit 55-56GW by 2020

The first pilot Hualong One reactor, designed on China’s own G-III technology, is likely to be put in service in 2020.

Annual wind installations in Asia could hit 5GW a year

But countries need to continue to commit to goals and lure projects and investments.

11 Japanese nuclear reactors to restart by 2028

The 796MW Onagawa 2 nuclear reactor aims to go online in October 2019.

India invests $1.6b in solar rooftop programme

It wants to hit 40GW of grid-connected rooftop solar by 2022.

11GW of solar power could be installed in New Zealand: Transpower

The country could have 16GW of distributed solar power by 2050 if panels were installed across its projected 2.4 million households.

Hedge fund challenges China Three Gorges' EDP takeover bid

It said CTG’s bid for the utility has stalled and has too many regulatory hurdles.

Laos eyes being a transmission hub by 2025

It wants to modernise its power sector and boost export capacity to 14,800MW.

India and Southeast Asia are the largest markets for utility-scale solar auctions: study

Corporate PPAs and rooftop portfolios could also be sizeable segments.

American firm sees $50b opportunity in India's energy storage

AES sees battery storage systems could replace diesel-fueled power plants.

2 in 5 institutional investors eye Japan's renewables market

Japan could get a chunk of the $210b of future global investments over the next five years.

ACWA Power builds world's largest concentrated solar project

CEO Paddy Padmanathan discusses ties with Silk Road Fund to create the world’s largest single-site CSP and expansion into the Indonesian market.

Japan's JERA mulls IPO

Its parents, TEPCO and Chubu Electric, are expected to merge their businesses into JERA by April.

Saudi Arabia launches tenders for 1.5GW of solar projects

The deadline for expressions of interest is on mid-February 2019.

Changes in Thai energy mix to slow gas demand

Gas demand growth could hit 1-2% in the next 10 years, compared to 5-6% over 2010-2014.

Asia Pacific breaks record with 2GW of PPAs in 2018

India and Australia led the region region, with 1.3GW and 0.7GW of PPAs.