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.
The China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC), which runs an experimental nuclear fusion power plant, has said that it plans to start commercial operation of its first power generation project about five years after a demonstration phase starting around 2045.
Kazakhstan has selected a site for the construction of the country’s first nuclear reactor. The government is now considering who will build it.
NTPC has signed MOUs with the Indian state government of Madhya Pradesh to invest $23 billion in renewable energy projects in the state.
Vietnam Electricity (EVN) held a groundbreaking ceremony on 22 Feb for Phase 2 of the Bac Ai pumped storage hydropower plant in Ninh Thuan province.
The Vedanta Group is seeking bids from firms to build 5 GW of nuclear power capacity in India to meet the energy needs of its facilities. Initial bids are to be submitted by March 22.
The Jammu and Kashmir region administered by India has seen its hydropower generation fall by over 80 per cent, from a nominal installed capacity of 3500 MW to just 606 MW.
Pham Minh Chinh, Prime Minister of Vietnam, and approved a comprehensive implementation plan for the Global Coal-to-Clean-Energy Transition Statement, reaffirming Vietnam’s commitment to low-carbon development and achieving net zero emissions by 2050.