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Philippine regulators tested by woes over State Grid Corp's stake in grid utility

The grid utility rejected inspections since 2017 even as operations are to be controlled by the Philippine government.

China's CEEC to invest $500m in Ugandan solar plant

The project could raise the installed capacity in Uganda by 50%.

India's coal power generation fell to decade-low in 2019

Economic slowdown slashed electricity demand.

China urgently needs to retire 112GW of coal fleet: report

This will help achieve a 2°C coal power phaseout by 2050-2055 with little economic impact.

No custom duty for India's solar equipment imports

The Budget previously proposed a 20% duty on solar equipment.

Solar and biowaste to drive Thailand's renewables sector

Its share of non-hydro renewables could grow to 22% in 2029 from 12.6% in 2019.

World's largest renewable-plus-storage project takes off in India

The tariffs for these projects are lower than most thermal projects awarded.

India slows down in hitting 175GW renewables target

Less than 2GW of wind power was added annually in the last two years.

Auctions to lure $20b green deals in the Philippines

The government was urged to utilize auctions to reach 2030 targets.

Japan utilities' deregulation puts heat on earnings

Ten of the largest utilities have lost 11% of their market share since full deregulation in 2016.

COVID-19-led delays loom for solar panel deliveries

Developers waiting for their modules from China in March and April could get hit by the delays.

Australia's power prices fell 19% in Q4 2019

It got a boost from increased supply from wind and solar farms and gas power.

Japan sets solar FiTs for 2020-2021

The rates for systems below 10kW is set to 19 cents/kWh.

Cambodia greenlights two coal projects with 965MW capacity

A 700MW plant will be developed by China's Sinosteel and local company Royal Group.

Indonesia eyes revamping FiTs to promote renewables

The measures would apply to new hydro, solar, and wind power projects.

Indonesia to displace fossil fuels with renewables to meet targets

46 gas-fired power plants with 5.9GW capacity could be replaced.