The Azerbaijan Ministry of Energy has signed several contracts with Chinese companies for the development of renewable energy and battery energy storage projects totalling 2.4 GW capacity.
The Philippines Department of Energy (DOE) has said that it is optimistic the country will hit its target to increase to 50 per cent the share of renewable energy in power generation by 2040.
Coal India and Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) have entered into a €1.65 billion agreement to build an ultra-supercritical coal-fired power plant in Jharkhand.
The Vietnam government has announced its intention to increase installed capacity, which stood at 80 GW in 2023, to between 183 GW and 236 GW by 2030. It will focus on developing renewable energy and re-introduce nuclear power under the country’s amended national power plan, which outlines an investment of $136.3 billion.
Indian state-run Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) has received a Letter of Intent (LOI) from Chhattisgarh State Power Generation Company (CSPGCL) for the EPC contract of the 2x660 MW Korba West Supercritical Thermal Power Plant.
Uzbekistan plans to build waste-to-energy (WTE) plants across several regions in the country. Presidential decrees have approved investment projects in Tashkent and the regions of Andijan, Namangan, Ferghana, Tashkent, Kashkadarya, and Samarkand.
Japan’s JERA has announced it will shut down some coal-fired power plants in the spring and autumn when demand is low, rethinking the role of coal as a baseload power source.
The Indonesian Ministry of Public Works has announced that it will develop two floating solar power plants at dammed reservoirs, due to be operational in 2027.
China’s National Bureau of Statistics said that the country’s thermal (mostly coal-fired) power generation fell 5.8 per cent in January and February compared to the equivalent period in 2024 to 1020 TWh.
Power Grid Bangladesh has said that commercial power from the Rooppur nuclear power plant has been delayed to 2026.