The first phase of construction of the Kosy Bac Lieu wind farm has been started by Vietnam’s Kosy Urban Development and Renewable Energy Group, which has invested $345 million in the project.
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Marine Machinery & Equipment (MHI-MME) will deliver a turbine for use with the prototype of the Cryo-Powered Regas, an LNG cold energy use regasification system currently under development by Mitsui OSK Line (MOL) and Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME).
Several South Korean companies are getting involved in generating offshore wind power.
Korea National Oil Corporation (KNOC) has signed a cooperation agreement with Hyundai Heavy Industries to build a floating wind power plant at Donghae Gas Field 1 in the East Sea off South Korea.
GE has been selected as the successful bidder for the 6500 MW Hsinta and Taichung combined cycle power plants initiated by Taiwan Power Company (TPC).
In India, Hyderabad-based Greenko Energies will partner with state-run NTPC to develop ‘round-the-clock’ green power supply.
KEPCO and Manikaran Power have signed an MOU by which they will acquire and operate stressed power plants in India.
Siemens Energy and Beijing Green Hydrogen Technology Development, a subsidiary of China Power International Development (China Power) have signed an agreement on providing a hydrogen production system for a hydrogen fuelling system.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $73.39 million concessional loan and grant to the Government of Maldives to develop a waste treatment facility using waste-to-energy (WTE) technology and disposal infrastructure for the Greater Malé region and neighbouring outer islands.
BCPG, a renewable energy business arm of Bangchak Corporation, has announced a takeover deal for four solar power plants in Thailand with a total combined capacity of 20 MW.