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Indonesia eyes looser foreign investment caps for geothermal energy
Indonesia eyes looser foreign investment caps for geothermal energy
FDI is now expected to reach up to 100% in 54 sectors.
Three Japanese companies eye investments in Sarawak
They expressed interest in digital data, biomass and hydrogen-related industries.
Taipower picks government policy over referendum results
It may not be able to postpone the phase-out of the No.1, No.2, and No.3 nuclear plants.
Taiwan eyes imposing fees on solar installations
This is amidst concerns of developers dumping waste panels in the country.
India gives foreign solar cell makers another shot
It released a call for expressions interest by foreign solar manufacturers that want to build production lines in India.
Experts clash over Australian opposition's proposal for 50% renewables and new policies
The opposition pledged $7b of clean energy funding and 45% of carbon emission cuts as well.
SECI's 1.2GW tender for hybrid wind and solar undersubscribed by 150MW
Even the bids of Adani and Softbank were not enough to hit the required capacity.
Philippines biogas facility to produce 50,000MWh energy from fruit waste
Metro Pacific Investments inked a deal with Dole Philippines for the $19.05m project.
Kansai Electric to decommission two Ohi reactors
Overhaul works would be too expensive at $7.3b.
ADB to invest $200m in Afghanistan's electrification projects
The investment aims to raise domestic generation fro 20% to 67% by 2030.
UN-backed Green Climate Fund pledges in 2014 have yet to reach Philippines
The country is eligible to tap into $10.3b of pledged financing.
KEPCO to be challenged by tighter nuclear regulation
Nuclear reactors’ utilisation rates could hit 80-85% in 2019-2020, lower than levels in 2014-2015.
SK E&S sells 49% stake in Seoul natural gas plant to Thailand's EGCO for $779.1m
It will fund new natural gas power plants in South Korea.
Senoko Energy hits over 1,000 signups in first phase launch of open electricity market
They are offering two fixed price plans for 24 and 12 months.
Vietnam's Ninh Thuan to hasten development of 748MW wind projects
Licences have been given to 12 of 16 planned wind power projects.
Malaysia to tender 500MW of solar projects in January 2019
The projects, worth $477m, are an addition to the projects that will produce 958MW by 2020.
Tata Power buys 75.01% of embattled 1,980MW Bara power plant
It won its bidding fight against JSW Energy.