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Voluntary carbon markets: here to stay?

Voluntary carbon markets: here to stay?

How can the world accelerate down a net zero pathway when some emissions can’t be abated by current technology? For some companies in hard-to-abate...

Thailand could brace potential gas supply shortage from Myanmar

The country is expected to rely on Laos for electricity supply.

IAEA to review treated water at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi plant

The IAEA review mission will visit Japan from 14-18 February.

REGULATION WATCH: New customs duty on solar equipment threatens India’s RE goals 

The government will be introducing a 25% rate on solar cells and 40% on solar modules in April.

India gives lift to solar PV manufacturers with $2.6b additional funding

Under the PLI scheme, India sought to promote and push the domestic PV module manufacturing.

APAC to add almost 330 GW renewables capacity until 2026

India would account for almost 40% of the capacity expansion.

China to lead countries that dominate renewables expansion

It is projected to contribute nearly 45% by 2026, the IEA reported.

South Korea’s renewable electricity output rises 30% YoY in 2021

The increase was led by solar and biomass, according to IEA.

AC Energy buys 49% stake of Super Energy Corp.’s Vietnam arm

This is seen to expand the company’s international portfolio to over 1,900MW.

Direct PPAs should be scaled up: Asia Clean Energy Partners

But doing so poses financial risks to the operator due to the longevity of contracts.

Philippine electricity demand growth hinges on vaccine drive: report

It is expected to show an annual growth of 5-6% until 2024.

Japan’s electricity demand to dip less than 1% annually to 2024

This is due to the strong energy conservation activities in the country.

Coal, Renewables to dominate Vietnam’s electricity mix by 2024

Coal and renewable energy will account for 43% and 42% of its electricity mix, respectively. 

Coal-fired generation share in Australia’s electricity to fall to 47% in 2024: IEA

This is due to capacity retirements and increase in renewables.

Electricity demand grows 3.8% in Southeast Asia last year after 2020 decline: IEA

This was met by renewables as well as coal, and gas generation.