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Billionaire to back $14b Australian power project to supply Singapore

The solar power farm could export 3GW of power via subsea cable.

Billionaire to back $14b Australian power project to supply Singapore

The solar power farm could export 3GW of power via subsea cable.

Asia-Pacific led hydropower tender activity in April-June 2019

The region took up 60.2% of the global market of tenders for the time period.

Myanmar power sector needs $21.2b of investments

The country is still aiming to surpass its current electrification rate of 40%.

Electricité du Cambodge inks first cross-border deals with Lao IPPs

The two projects will start supplying power in 2024 over a 30-year period.

China wind power generation up 13.7% in August

Cumulative wind power utilisation hours climbed to 1,259 hours in August.

NTPC eyes building 5GW mega solar park

The project could cost as much as $3.48b.

$5b of Japanese megabank loans flow into Asian coal projects: report

Majority of the loans are financing coal projects in India, Indonesia and Vietnam.

Taiwan's solar generation hits all-time high of 2GW in September

Record-high temperatures boosted solar PV generation.

Japan kick-starts electricity futures trading

But it got off to a quiet start with low trading volume as crude oil prices shot upwards.

NTPC cuts back on coal imports by 90%

It aims to follow the target for zero thermal coal imports.

Indonesia's utility-scale solar projects to take off

Competitive solar production costs will drive installations in the country, according to Roland Berger.

Second phase of Formosa offshore wind farm powers on

It will be fully operational before the end of November.

APAC annual wind turbine installations to reach 33.14 GW by 2023

The region is projected to have an aggregate capacity of 312.39GW by 2019-2023.

Kyushu Electric Power to decommission Genkai-2 Nuclear Power Plant

The company also seeks to revise the decommissioning plan for Genkai-1.

India's stressed power assets hit $26b as debt-ridden plants struggle to pay debt

Thermal power plant developers grappled with utilisation rates under 60% for two years.