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Investors greenlight 140MW offshore wind farm in Japan

The $930m project is the country's first large-scale offshore wind complex.

Investors greenlight 140MW offshore wind farm in Japan

The $930m project is the country's first large-scale offshore wind complex.

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.

Philippines mulls adding nuclear energy to power mix

It previously inked a deal with Russia’s Rosatom for a pre-feasibility study.

India inaugurates 11 renewable energy management centres

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

South Korea to close 28 coal-fired plants in March

It is still working to curb air pollution.

South Korea urged to quit coal by 2029 to hit Paris targets

If plant retirement continues at the current pace, carbon emissions could still rise by 247% over the sector budget.

Vietnam keeps grip on coal

17GW of coal-powered plants are already under construction.

COVID-19 to weigh on Vietnam's power consumption in 2020

Gas-fired generation will take a hit amidst depletion of domestic reserves.

Risks heighten for Malaysia's new coal and gas plants

The government will discontinue the existing PPA framework for future plant-ups.

India issued 2.68GW of renewable tenders in February

1.89GW of these are for utility-scale solar power.

Tariff reform puts heat on China's biomass-powered plants

Subsidies will be difficult to come by due to shortfalls in the government’s renewables fund.

Australia's solar and wind capacity additions hit 6.3GW in 2019

This includes 3.9GW of utility-scale wind and solar power.

India's EESL to develop 1.5GW of solar-powered plants by 2021

The pipeline will comprise small-scale projects between 0.5MW-10MW.

India's SECI awards 1.2GW of solar projects

The tenders for the projects had a ceiling tariff of 3.38 cents per kWh.