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Vietnam set to build four gas-fired plants

The plants will have a total capacity of about 6,000MW and house LNG import facilities.

Vietnam set to build four gas-fired plants

The plants will have a total capacity of about 6,000MW and house LNG import facilities.

EDF Renewables buys majority stake in rooftop solar portfolio in China

The 17 rooftop solar farms are covered by PPAs to multinationals.

Malaysia eyes launching energy transition roadmap by end-2019

The roadmap could promote peer-to-peer energy trading.

Referendum proposals for New Taipei power plant restart pass initial screening

The project was shelved in 2015 amidst public concern over nuclear safety.

India inks deal with US to build six nuclear power plants

It wants to push its nuclear capacity to 21GW by 2030.

Bangladesh's Summit inks 22-year PPA for 583MW gas plant

The plant is expected to be operational by 2022 and supply electricity to 700,000 homes.

Geothermal plant 'triggered earthquake' in South Korea

The city of Pohang was rattled by a 5.4-magnitude earthquake in November 2017.

India's renewables push to boost Asia's wind capacity by 12.2%

But its target compliance is likely to bifurcate the next decade’s outlook due to 2020 target challenges.

China's State Development & Investment Corporation quits coal

Coal investments have been one of its largest profit contributors for a decade.

PTT power arm buys 69.11% of ENGIE's Glow Energy for $2.94b

Authorities approved the sale after Glow sold one of its power plants.

2GW of solar PV projects to be tendered under Phase II of India's CPSU programme

Minimum project capacity is 10 MW whilst maximum capacity is 2,000 MW.

Bidder group with Chubu Electric wins 30km UK offshore transmission link

The 660MW transmission link will connect with the Walney Extension offshore wind farm.

China and Russia ink deals to build reactors for Tianwan and Xudabao nuclear plants

Russian state nuclear corporation firm Rosatom will construct four VVER-1200 units for the two Chinese plants.

Expansion of Snowy 2.0 to push hydropower capacity to 11.8GW by 2028

The project has already signed construction contracts and began exploratory works.

Taiwan inks offshore wind deal with the UK

The UK eyes export growth of offshore wind products to Taiwan.

Restarting Taiwan's No.4 nuclear power project could cost up to $2.26b

Construction of its two reactors began in 1999 but was suspended in 2014 and 2015.

Proposed Shikoku Electric nuclear reactor shutdown rejected by court

The 890MW reactor is the company’s sole reactor in operation.