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.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide a $231 million loan to build a 120 MW hydropower plant in Assam.
South Korea’s Energy Ministry has announced that the country will increase the capacity of LNG-based power plants from 41.3 GW in 2020 to 59.1 GW in 2034, a rise of 43 per cent.
Rosatom, Russia’s state-owned nuclear power company, has signed an agreement to construct a small modular nuclear reactor (SMR) in the Russian republic of Sakha.
Japan plans to install 30-45 GW of offshore wind power by 2040 as part of plans to achieve carbon neutrality by 2040.
China Energy Engineering Group (Energy China) has signed a framework agreement with Erdos city government in Inner Mongolia to set up and integrated energy base involving an investment of $3.63 billion.
Mitsubishi Power, a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), has won an order to upgrade the Makban Geothermal Power Plant in Laguna, Philippines.
Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction has announced that it has signed an agreement with Korea Western Power to participate in a hydropower plant construction project in Phou Ngoy, Laos.