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China eyes biogas as coal alternative in rural areas

It aims to produce 30bcm of biogas from agricultural waste and manure by 2030.

China eyes biogas as coal alternative in rural areas

It aims to produce 30bcm of biogas from agricultural waste and manure by 2030.

India added 8.26GW of solar in 2018

Solar accounted for over half of India’s capacity additions for the first time.

Philippine competition watchdog rules out threat of Aboitiz Power's AA Thermal acquisition

Aboitiz Power bought a 49% voting stake and 60% economic stake in Ayala Corporation’s thermal assets.

China's nuclear capacity could hit 55-56GW by 2020

The first pilot Hualong One reactor, designed on China’s own G-III technology, is likely to be put in service in 2020.

Japanese banks to raise $270m for overseas offshore wind fund

The fund will buy Sumitomo’s UK assets as seed assets.

Myanmar lures power project sponsors in global energy players amidst reforms

In 2018, the government has approved two projects in excess of 1,000MW.

$989.46m investment in Snowy Hydro's expansion gets go-ahead

The first output from the expansion could boost the firm's capacity by 50%.

Alinta Energy to build 214MW wind farm in West Australia

It is expected to spend $287.37m on the project.

SECI's 1,200MW wind project tender oversubscribed

Bids totaling 2,325MW were submitted by nine participants.

11 Japanese nuclear reactors to restart by 2028

The 796MW Onagawa 2 nuclear reactor aims to go online in October 2019.

Taipower inks deals for 900MW of offshore wind projects

The PPAs with Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners and China Steel Corp will last for 20 years.

India invests $1.6b in solar rooftop programme

It wants to hit 40GW of grid-connected rooftop solar by 2022.

Asian institutional investors eye renewables as shelter from market volatility

About 22% of investors are planning to increase their allocations to the sector by more than 20%.

KNOC and Equinor to develop commercial floating offshore wind in South Korea

South Korea’s proportion of renewable energy in power generation is set to increase to 20% by 2030.

11GW of solar power could be installed in New Zealand: Transpower

The country could have 16GW of distributed solar power by 2050 if panels were installed across its projected 2.4 million households.

Hedge fund challenges China Three Gorges' EDP takeover bid

It said CTG’s bid for the utility has stalled and has too many regulatory hurdles.