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Nearly 250GW of renewables could go online in Asia by 2030

Asia’s strong project pipeline could get a boost from RE certificates.

ADB’s coal retirement plan may get caught in Southeast Asia’s coal lock-in

Some 45GW of additional coal in the next decade could pose risks to ADB’s 15-year plan.

Keppel Corp-led consortium buys 51% stake in Cleantech Solar

This leaves Shell the remaining 49% of the equity interest in Cleantech.

Why should India be aggressive in privatising discoms?

Most public discoms are on the verge of bankruptcy because of high AT&C losses aggravated by political populism, Barnik Maitra claims.

China is global biomass ‘outperformer’: Fitch Solutions

It is adding more than 14.5GW between 2021 and 2030.

Nuclear power “essential” in hitting Paris Agreement target: IEA

Every 1,000MW of nuclear energy could reduce carbon emissions by 3.1 million CO2-equivalent tonnes per year. 

5GW of Australia’s coal capacity will close sooner than expected

This will bring down Australia’s coal capacity to 14GW by 2030, the IEEFA reported.

Wind power finds niche in Asian markets, Fitch reports 

India and Vietnam are projected to increase their wind capacity to 43GW and 13GW, respectively, by 2030. 

China tops world’s solar market: report

The market has some 437GW of additional solar capacity between end-2020 and 2030.

Thailand, Singapore lead in energy transition readiness in SEA: PwC

These countries ensure 100% energy accessibility and have over 40% reserve margins.

Rapid pipeline expansion of offshore wind seen in Asia: Fitch

China alone is projected to add 332GW of wind capacity in the next decade.

Solar power to push Malaysia’s renewables growth

The LSS3 and LSS4 programmes have expected capacities of 490MW by end-2023.

Keeping the Quezon Power on as supply deal extension sits in limbo

The power generator’s power purchase agreement is due to lapse in May 2025.

Here’s why Vietnam is an investment hotspot in wind power

It is seen to bring over 400% capacity growth in wind power in the next decade.

India 'outperforms' other wind power markets: Fitch

India is expected to double its wind capacity between 2021 and 2030.

Scaling up India’s storage capacity will be slow: IEEFA

India will need 27GW of grid-scale battery, the Central Electric Authority said.