China has started construction of the Tibet section of an ultra-high-voltage (UHV) power transmission line that will transmit clean energy from Tibet to the southern coastal province of Guangdong.
Taihan Cable & Solution has announced that it has won a project to supply EHV submarine cables for a solar power generation project in Sinan County, Jeollanam-do, South Korea.
Japan is planning to build what could become the world’s largest floating offshore wind farm, a 1 GW project off the Izu Islands to power the island chain and Tokyo, to be operational by 2035.
The first Hualong One nuclear power unit in south China’s Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay area officially entered commercial operation on 20 April.
India’s power grid struggled on 18 April as peak electricity demand hit a record for April of 239 GW, driven by high heat and consequent high cooling demand. This demand was higher than last April’s peak, indicating a hard summer ahead.
Japan’s Ministry of the Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) has announced that projects to develop next-generation geothermal power technology will receive a total of €650 million in subsidies by fiscal 2030.
A boiler explosion at the 1200 MW coal-fired power plant in Chhattisgarh, India operated by Vedanta has resulted in 19 fatalities and multiple injuries.
Amogy, a supplier of ammonia-to-power solutions, and GS Engineering & Construction (GS E&C) from South Korea have signed a joint venture agreement to develop carbon-free electricity generation systems using ammonia.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide technical and financial support for increased development of solar power and battery energy storage systems (BESS) in Pakistan.
Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs has instructed Taipower to restart two coal-fired units at Mailiao Power Plant in Yunlin County in May, because of concerns over LNG supply disruptions resulting from the war in Iran.