Kazakhstan has voted in a referendum on 6 October on whether to build its first nuclear power plant as the country seeks to phase out coal-fired plants.
According to the Independent Power Producers Association of Nepal (IPPAN), landslides and floods induced by incessant rains have caused damage to powerhouses, transmission lines, and other structures, affecting 16 hydropower plants in Nepal. Details are still being gathered, and the extent of the damage could prove to be greater.
Gnel Sanosyan, Armenia’s Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure, has announced plans to construct a new nuclear power plant in the country with a capacity of 400-600 MW.
JSW Energy’s subsidiary JSW Renew Energy Two has commissioned the 300 MW wind power project at Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu, India, for Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI).
Vietnam is considering resuming plans to develop nuclear power, according to a government report reviewed by Reuters.
Japan’s JERA has announced that it plans to invest in a natural gas-fired power plant in Vietnam, believing that there will be a shift from coal to gas in Asia.
A report from the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA), based in Helsinki, Finland, and the US-based Global Energy Monitor, states that there has been a sharp drop in new coal plant permits in China.
India and Sri Lanka have formalised an agreement to improve energy cooperation between the two countries.
A severe landslide in the Indian state of Sikkim has destroyed the 510 MW Teesta V hydropower station owned by NHPC.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $21 million grant as additional financing to expand the supply of renewable energy in Tajikistan by modernising the Golovnaya hydropower plant.