India’s peak power demand hit a record high of 270.73 GW on 21 May, resulting from a searing heat wave which boosted demand for cooling.
South Korea’s Ministry of Climate, Energy, and Environment has announced plans to build 10 gigawatt-scale solar power complexes in and near the greater Seoul area as part of a push to expand renewable energy capacity and lower electricity generation costs.
Erex of Japan and Vinacomin Power Holdings of Vietnam have signed an MOU to study the possibility of cofiring biomass at two of Vinacomin’s coal-fired power plants.
JA Solar has announced that it is delivering 1 GW of DeepBlue 4.0 elevated solar panels for the 2 GW Suji Sandland solar project in Inner Mongolia in northern China.
The Philippines Department of Energy (DOE) has said that Hydrogène de France (HDF) Energy Philippines will build commercial-scale hydrogen-integrated power plants in the country to provide stable renewable energy.
According to a Citi Research report, India’s power sector is reaching the situation where its biggest challenge is no longer electricity shortages, but ensuring reliable supply during non-solar hours as renewable capacity rises rapidly.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed a $116 million financing package with Acwa to develop a 300 MW wind power plant in Uzbekistan’s Bukhara region.
GE Vernova has announced that it has won an order from Megha Engineering & Infrastructures Ltd (MEIL) for nine 150 MW pumped storage units for the 1.35 GW Upper Sileru hydropower plant, located in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has announced up to $50 billion for new energy initiatives by 2035 across Asia, aiming to connect power grids and expand cross-border electricity trade.
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.