Power Utility

Renewable investments plummeted by 23% to $241.6b in 2016

This is despite a 9% jump in renewables capacity.

India inks deal with Atomstroyexport to build two nuke reactors

These will be units 5 and 6 of Kudankulam nuclear power plant.

AGL Energy gets development permit for 40MW wind farm

They are now allowed to build up to 115 turbines.

Power producer GBPC's arm gets Pöyry for engineering service tasks

The assignment is for the two units of 300MW coal-fired project in La Union, Philippines.

Australia's Queensland targets 50% of renewables target by 2030

An upcoming reverse auction for 400MW capacity has been announced as well.

Japan finally plugs in its fifth reactor

Takahama's Unit 3 is back in operation.

Flurry of offshore wind energy projects sweep Asia off its feet as costs keep falling down

Can the increasing penetration of wind power be handled without threatening the stability of the power system?

ADB lends Punjab National Bank $100m to finance large solar rooftop projects

The projects will be across industrial and commercial buildings in India.

EVN commissions 600 MW Thai Binh-1 coal-fired power plant

The two 300MW units will generate 3.3TWh/year.

India's solar power generation surged 81%

But it's still just 1.09% of overall power generation.

Russia's Rosatom inks cooperative deal with Philippines on atomic energy use

The deal includes "cooperation" in nuke plant construction and operation.