Power Utility

Kansai Electric sends shut-down plans for Ohi-1 and Ohi-2 reactors

Both are nearing the end of standard operating life span.

Kansai Electric sends shut-down plans for Ohi-1 and Ohi-2 reactors

Both are nearing the end of standard operating life span.

Taipower gets go ahead from Atomic Energy Council to restart Kuosheng 2

The last step it needs now is approval from the Legistalive Yuan.

Senoko Energy unveils retail arm for Singaporean households and SMEs

The launch comes prior to Singapore's full retail electricity market liberalisation.

AGL to shell out $200m to upgrade coal-fired Bayswater Power Station

The facility will have an additional 100MW capacity after the update.

Japan's billowing wind power industry grapples with grid constraints

Its current grid capacity cannot handle the surge of wind energy.

Here's what pushed Japan to explore virtual power plants

It is being pressured to accelerate the use of VPPs as renewables rise.

Japan's energy efficiency momentum starts plateauing

The country is eyeing 30% efficiency by 2030 but the road to its target is a bit rocky at the moment.

Can energy storage gain steam in the Philippine renewables?

The right commercial and regulatory mechanisms must be implemented to boost its adoption.

India's solar installations soared 123% to 9.6GW

About 90% of the solar projects were large-scale.

Taiwan to hike feed-in tariff rates by 9.09% in 1H2018

This will be for rooftop solar installations up to 20kW.

Philippines further delays sale of 650MW Malaya thermal plant

The energy department requires probe in running Malaya as a "must-run unit".