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JERA buys 22% stake in Bangladesh's Summit Power for $330m

JERA will get its hands on 1,941MW of Summit’s assets.

Japan risks $71b of stranded power assets over coal push

The country still has 11GW of under-construction coal capacity.

Taiwan's non-hydro renewables capacity could hit 21.3GW by 2028

Renewables are expected to take up 26% of the energy mix by 2030.

Vietnam's DHD bags $37m loan to install 47.5MW solar plant

It will be installed on DHD’s existing 175MW Da Mi hydropower plant.

Active fault lines may hinder opening of Taiwan's No. 4 nuclear power plant

The power plant has been stalled since 2014 due to public opposition.

German investors look to boost Taiwan's offshore wind market

Local FiT rates were reduced to $0.18 (NT$5.516) per kWh for 2019.

Vietnam's proposed new FiT rate to boost solar energy investment

Rates for floating solar power and ground-mounted projects will be reduced to $0.769 and $0.709, respectively.

Renewables may cut Philippines' electricity rates 30%

Electricity bills in the country are amongst the highest in SEA at $0.20 per kWh.

Singapore electricity tariffs to fall 3.3% in October-December

Lower cost of natural gas caused the tariffs to fall.

Coal to dominate India's power mix over next decade

The value of coal projects stood about five times more than that of hydropower projects.

Will floating solar projects take off in India?

About 5.3GW of projects are under the pipeline.

India struggles with tepid response to wind-solar hybrid model

Of the 1.6GW allotted capacity from tenders, 35% is undersubscribed.

Billionaire to back $14b Australian power project to supply Singapore

The solar power farm could export 3GW of power via subsea cable.

Asia-Pacific led hydropower tender activity in April-June 2019

The region took up 60.2% of the global market of tenders for the time period.

Myanmar power sector needs $21.2b of investments

The country is still aiming to surpass its current electrification rate of 40%.