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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.
CNNC finishes hot testing of Fuqing-5 nuclear reactor
It will be commissioned in 2020.
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.
Coal's share in China's power mix dropped below targets in 2019
Coal consumption dipped 1.5ppt to 57.7%.
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.