APAC

Solar power to get 'lion’s share' of funding in next 5 years

Over 58% agreed the sector will attract the bulk of investments in Asia.

Solar power to get 'lion’s share' of funding in next 5 years

Over 58% agreed the sector will attract the bulk of investments in Asia.

Fewer are concerned over investment uncertainty in Asia's electric industry

24.6% cited it as the most challenging issue in the electric industry, a drop from 37.1% in 2020.

Renewable integration cited as most challenging issue in Asia’s electric industry

Around 35% said renewable integration is the top challenge for the industry. 

7 in 10 leaders see hydrogen generation helpful in Asia's clean energy transition

Meanwhile, 51.4% believe that the answer is in retiring fossil-fuel generation. 

Policies, underinvestment lead the biggest threats to Asia’s grid reliability

43.9% agree that policy debates serve as a hurdle in grid operations.

Renewable power gains ground in APAC despite cost inflation in 2021

The average cost of producing solar and onshore wind rose by 9% and 2%, respectively.

Happy holidays, one and all!

Asian Power will be back on 3 January 2022. 

Nearly 250GW of renewables could go online in Asia by 2030

Asia’s strong project pipeline could get a boost from RE certificates.

Asian Power announces the winners of the first-ever Asian Oil & Gas Awards 2021

Asian Power is proud to declare the winners of the inaugural Asian Oil & Gas Awards. The awards programme recognises the most outstanding and exceptional initiatives in the oil and gas industry in Asia.

How viable are the proposed LNG projects in emerging Asian countries?

A total of 62% of the proposed LNG terminal capacity and 66% of gas-fired power may not be built.

ADB’s coal retirement plan may get caught in Southeast Asia’s coal lock-in

Some 45GW of additional coal in the next decade could pose risks to ADB’s 15-year plan.

Facing The New Era of Power Management

As the winner of the Silver award for Geothermal Power Project of the Year, Information Technology Project of the Year in Indonesia and Power Plant Upgrade of the Year in Indonesia in the Asian Power Awards 2021, PT Indonesia Power is confident in facing the new era of power management.

Keppel Corp-led consortium buys 51% stake in Cleantech Solar

This leaves Shell the remaining 49% of the equity interest in Cleantech.

IRT’s Peter Wijaya reveals how its eco-friendly technology can make it a role model

Its USC technology applied in Jawa 9 and 10 steam power plants has gained national and regional appreciation.   President Director of PT Indo Raya Tenaga (IRT) Peter Wijaya shares what the company is expecting from the implementation of emission-reduction technology following its achievement in the Asian Power Awards 2021.   Recently, PT Indo Raya Tenaga has won two prestigious prizes; Coal Power Project (Silver) and Environmental Upgrade of The Year in Asian Power Awards 2021. The award is not the first as the company previously won the Indonesia Green Award (IGA) 2021 for pioneering eco-friendly coal-steamed power plants by implementing advanced eco-friendly technology.

Nuclear power “essential” in hitting Paris Agreement target: IEA

Every 1,000MW of nuclear energy could reduce carbon emissions by 3.1 million CO2-equivalent tonnes per year.