Japan is set to receive another bout of cold weather from the Arctic in the next few days, which is likely to test the country’s already stressed electricity grid.
Chung Yeon-in, President of Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction, has announced that the company will invest 100 billion won ($90 million) in wind power projects by 2030.
Wärtsilä and Huaneng Jiangsu, a subsidiary of the China Huaneng Group, have entered into a strategic cooperation framework to work on renewable energy development in Jiangsu.
China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) has announced that Unit 5 of the Fuqing nuclear power plant in China’s Fujian province entered commercial operation of January 30, following a demonstration run of 168 hours.
TCL Public Co of Thailand has signed a PPA with Electric Power Generation Enterprise (EPGE), a state-owned enterprise under the Myanmar Ministry of Electricity and Energy (MOEE), for an LNG-to-power project in the Yangon region of Myanmar.
The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) plans to start operating a 45 MW floating solar farm in Ubon Ratchathani in June this year.
Vietnam plans to reduce its renewable energy output by 1.3 TWh in 2021, with transmission capacity unable to handle the supply.
India’s Department of Atomic Energy has announced that unit 3 of Kakrapar Nuclear Power Plant (KAPP) has been synchronised with the grid.
A major technical fault in Pakistan’s power system caused a massive power outage throughout the country on 9 January.
China has launched its long-awaited national carbon emissions trading scheme. Under the scheme, China’s power operators will have to buy emissions permits if their coal plant exceeds carbon intensity benchmarks.