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Global Infrastructure Partners buys Equis Energy for $5b in cash
The transaction will close in 1Q18.
Global Infrastructure Partners buys Equis Energy for $5b in cash
The transaction will close in 1Q18.
Taiwan mulls over banning fossil fuel use by 2050
Fossil fuel is around 45% of its energy mix.
Taiwan mulls over banning fossil fuel use by 2050
Fossil fuel is around 45% of its energy mix.
Philippine IPP AC Energy nears completion of 75MW wind farm in Indonesia
Its first project in Indonesia will be commercially ready in 1Q18.
Korea to resume construction of Shin Kori units 5, 6
Works will restart by end-November 2017.
India's utility scale solar capacity addition to slow down to 6GW
Power surplus will hurt its current peak of 8GW.
Why Thailand's power mix will not undergo big shift
It will still rely on gas for almost 70% of its genration by 2026.
Public support for nuke projects a slap to South Korean government
Nearly 60% of Koreans want to resume building two stalled reactors.
Thailand's power sector performance to lag peers
Power consumption will grow by a measly 3.2%.
Japan's Kepco mulls over closing two reactors at Ohi power plant
Extending the operating life of each reactor would be too expensive.
Australia eyes replacing clean energy target with National Energy Guarantee
Renewables will make up less than 40% of the power mix under the new policy.
Japan gives nod to Tepco, Chubu Electric merger
The consolidation of their thermal businesses will account for half of Japan's fossil-fuel capacity.
Malaysia's $8.5b Manjung 5 coal-fired plant starts operations
It was fired up three days ahead of its target date.
China urges utilities to ink supply deals with coal firms asap
Coal power plants must secure enough supplies for winter.
India's first utility scale storage project takes off
Coal mining firm NLC India won the auction with $46m bid.
Indonesia will not approve new coal power plants in Java
This is part of its ambitious drive to push renewables to 23% by 2025.
Taiwan to shut down 600MW coal-fired power plant
It's been unoperational for five days now due to pipe rupture.