Because the available water behind the Koyana dam in the Satara district of western Maharashtra is at a low level, the fourth phase of the 1000 MW power generation facility has been shut down.
The Indian Government has announced through its updated National Electricity Plan that it will not consider coal-fired power plant proposals for the next five years in a bid to increase its renewable capacity.
Korea Western Power (KOWEPO) has successfully connected a domestically developed power generation gas turbine to the power grid, a first for South Korea.
The Japan Wind Power Association (JWPA) has set a goal for the country to increase capacity to 140 GW by 2050, from less than 5 GW now, to meet a third of the country’s electricity demand and help it achieve its 2050 carbon neutrality target.
A number of Japanese companies have invested ¥10 billion (around $72 million) in a British start-up developing floating offshore nuclear power plants.
Torrent Power Ltd has awarded a contract to Suzlon Energy to develop a 300 MW wind power project in Karnataka, India.
Pham Minh Chinh, Prime Minister of Vietnam, has approved a $134.7 billion power plan for this decade for new power plants and grid networks.
India plans to stop building new coal-fired power plants, apart from those already approved, by removing a clause from the final draft of its National Electricity Policy (NEP).
The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) announced that the Luzon power grid was placed on red alert on 8 May after five power plants declared forced outages.
Semirara Mining and Power Corporation (SMPC) is continuing to develop plans to further develop its 700 MW Calaca coal-fired power plant in Batangas province, Philippines.