A report by Carbon Brief indicates that coal-fired power generation fell in both China and India in 2025, the first year that this has happened since 1973.
GE Vernova has announced that PetroVietnam Power Corporation’s (PV Power) 1.6 GW Nhon Trach 3&4 Power Plant in Ong Keo Industrial Park, about 70 km southeast of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, has started commercial operation.
Malaysia boosted natural gas-fired power generation and sharply reduced use of coal-fired generation in December 2025, according to data from Malaysia’s Grid System Operator (GSO).
Japan has announced it will invest $1.34 billion to encourage companies to use clean electricity, supporting industry and regions that switch to zero carbon power.
China has commissioned the world’s largest open-sea offshore solar power plant, a 1 GW installation off the coast of Dongying in Shandong province.
The first generating unit of the Tiantai Pumped Storage Power Station in Zhejiang province in east China has been connected to the grid and put into operation.
Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) has announced it will reactivate Unit 6 of the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in Niigata Prefecture, Japan in January 2026.
Coal India Limited (CIL) has invited domestic bids for the development of a 20 MW grid-connected floating solar power plant to be set up at Chilwa Taal in Uttar Pradesh, India. This forms part of CIL’s efforts to diversify its energy portfolio beyond coal-based power generation.
China’s statistics bureau has announced that the country will see its power generation from fossil fuel power generation plants fall this year. It said that the data showed a 4.2 per cent year-on-year fall in November.
Manila Electric Co (Meralco) has announced the launch of a Competitive Selection Process (CSP) for 200 MW of baseload renewable energy capacity.