According to a report by Wood Mackenzie, China’s coal-fired power generation fell by 1.9 per cent in 2025, as the rapid expansion of non-fossil power generation outpaced electricity demand growth for the first time in a decade.
Japan has restarted a nuclear reactor at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant, the world’s largest nuclear power plant by capacity, after a 15-year outage following the 2011 Fukushima disaster.
China connected 9 new concentrating solar power (CSP) plants in 2025. These plants had a total installed capacity of 900 MW, bringing the total of CSP capacity in China to 1738.2 MW.
Kim Sung-whan, South Korea’s Climate Minister, said that the country will construct two new nuclear reactors by 2038 at the latest.
Power generation at the Barapukuria coal-fired power plant in Dinajpur, Bangladesh has come to a complete halt after a crack was detected in the boiler. The shutdown has resulted in the suspension of all electricity transmission from the plant.
Vietnam Electricity (EVN) has secured domestic financing for the Quang Trach II LNG-fired power plant.
Kazakhstan has announced it plans to cover its domestic electricity demand by early 2027 and move towards a stable power surplus by 2029. The government said it will accelerate €25 billion of energy projects.
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).