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India's energy majors bank a war windfall

India's three biggest energy groups have just reported bumper quarterly profits, but the fuel margins behind the largest slice of the windfall are already easing.

Vena Energy's Chiayi solar farm wins Taiwan award

Vena Energy's 70.2 MWp solar plant in Yizhu, Chiayi County, has won an operations and maintenance prize at Taiwan's first Outstanding Diversified Green Energy Awards.

South Korea launches emergency plan for Czech nuclear plant

South Korea will run an emergency management system to keep its Czech nuclear power plant project on schedule after talks on a construction contract collapsed.

LG CNS completes 30MW AI data centre Indonesia

South Korea's LG CNS has finished building a 30-megawatt hyperscale artificial intelligence data centre in Jakarta, with the full capacity already contracted to customers before construction ended.

Brookfield to expand renewable energy investments in Philippines

Canadian investment firm Brookfield Corp. (NYSE: BN) intends to put more money into renewable energy in the Philippines.

India's coal imports fall 5.83% as blending purchases slump

India's coal imports dropped 5.83% year-on-year to 104.57mn tonnes in August 2026, driven by a 35.23% fall in foreign coal bought for blending at domestic power stations.

Singapore's Tuas Power eyes 500-MW hydropower imports from Laos

Singapore power generator Tuas Power has joined Laotian conglomerate Phongsupthavy Group and state utility Electricite Du Laos to study importing up to 500MW of electricity from Laos, mostly from hydropower dams.

Vietnam sees wave of electrified car launches in October

Carmakers launched at least 16 new models in Vietnam in October, and most of them were electric or hybrid vehicles.

Vietnam cuts retail electricity price 2% after years of rises

Starting November 1, the average retail power price in Vietnam dropped by 2%, bringing it to VND2,160 ($0.08) per kWh before value-added tax.

Indonesia squeezes Singapore as gas nationalism crosses a new line

Indonesia has started using its gas as a political lever against Singapore, first cutting pipeline deliveries and then questioning what the city state does with Indonesian LNG.

Indonesia accuses Singapore of reselling LNG cargoes

Indonesia's top energy official has accused Singapore of selling part of the liquefied natural gas (LNG) it buys from Indonesia on to other countries.

CMA CGM launches Vietnam's first fully electric container barge

French container line CMA CGM has launched Vietnam's first fully electric barge with port operator Gemadept (GMD) and sportswear brand Nike (NKE).

Sri Lanka explores nuclear power for future energy needs

Sri Lanka is studying whether nuclear power could help meet its future electricity demand, with safety, security and international safeguards set as top priorities, Minister of Science and Technology Prof.

Sri Lanka adds 3.5-MW biomass plant in Anuradhapura

Prasakthi Energy has launched a 3.5-MW woody-biomass-fired power plant in Wilachchiya, Sri Lanka's Anuradhapura district.

World Bank flags risks to Pakistan's $727mn hydropower project

The World Bank has graded progress on Pakistan's $727mn Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Hydropower and Renewable Energy Development Project as moderately unsatisfactory.

Coal India Q2 profit forecast to jump 52%

Coal India (NSE: COALINDIA) is forecast to post a 52% year-on-year jump in consolidated net profit to INR66.39bn ($700mn) for the July to September quarter.

Japan's Chubu Electric takes $2.4bn hit over Hamaoka nuclear scandal

Chubu Electric Power (TYO: 9502) will take an extraordinary loss of about JPY380bn ($2.4bn) in the fiscal year ending in March 2027 because of a data scandal at its Hamaoka nuclear power station in Shizuoka Prefecture.

South Korea's battery makers show early signs of recovery

Electric vehicle projects that had been paused are now resuming, and that is beginning to lift South Korea's battery sector, said Korea Battery Industry Association chairman Eom Ki-cheon.

Jindal Stainless raises stake in India solar venture

Jindal Stainless (NSE: JSL) (BSE: 532508) has bought a further stake of roughly 7% in a special purpose vehicle building a 40 MW solar plant to supply its factories

Indonesia to lift EV local content rule to 60%

Philippines power outages trigger red alert in Visayas grid

Following a series of failures at power plants that pushed supply below projected demand, grid operator National Grid Corporation of the Philippines, or NGCP, raised red and yellow alerts on the Visayas grid.

South Korea's KHNP halts Czech nuclear plant talks

Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) has walked away from contract talks with a consortium of Daewoo Engineering & Construction (KRX: 047040) and Doosan Enerbility (KRX: 034020) over building the Dukovany nuclear power plant.

Japan lends Cambodia $200mn to secure energy supply

Cambodia and Japan put their signatures to the Exchange of Notes, clearing the way for a $200mn Japanese loan meant to shore up Cambodia's economy and guarantee its energy supplies

India's Marine Electricals wins power distribution orders

Indian electrical equipment maker Marine Electricals (India) Limited (NSE: MARINE) (BSE: 535119) has secured two orders worth about INR3.62bn ($38.03mn)

India's Waaree Renewable wins solar deal

Waaree Renewable Technologies (BSE: 534618) (NSE: WAAREERTL) has won a contract to build a 450 MWp solar power project for an unnamed domestic independent power producer

Singapore raises solar power target to 4 GW by 2035

The higher target lands while the country is still short of its earlier milestone, with 2.3 GW installed as of October.

South Korea approves restart of ageing Kori 3, 4 reactors

South Korea's nuclear regulator has cleared units 3 and 4 at the Kori nuclear power plant to keep operating for about a decade beyond their original 40-year design lives.

Philippine energy regulator to deploy AI for outage monitoring

The Philippines' Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) is developing artificial intelligence tools to monitor utility compliance, analyse power outages and answer public queries.

HD Construction Equipment opens engine plant in South Korea

South Korea's HD Construction Equipment has started operations at a KRW116.8bn ($87.5mn) engine factory in Gunsan, North Jeolla Province, to meet rising orders for large generator engines used at AI data centres.

Vingroup unit seeks approval for Vietnam floating solar projects

Vietnamese media reported on October 27 that VinEnergo, which handles renewable energy for Vietnamese conglomerate Vingroup (VIC), wants environmental clearance for a pair of floating solar plants in Lai Chau province,...

SandStone speeds up inspection data at Thailand EV plant

Data management software provider SandStone said its inspection data system has cut data retrieval times from hours to seconds at a major automotive parts factory in Thailand

Bangladesh advances 15 solar PPP projects for investors

Plans are under way at Invest Bangladesh for 15 solar power projects on an industrial scale, to be delivered as public-private partnerships (PPPs) that would put unused state-owned land to work, attracting private money.

Japan's JERA signs India green ammonia deal for shipping

Japanese power producer JERA will buy roughly 70,000 tonnes of green ammonia a year from India's AM Green for five years, with most of the fuel going to ammonia-powered car carriers, the two companies announced on October 27.

Sunsure to supply India's Evonith Steel with solar power

Indian renewable energy developer Sunsure Energy will provide 30 MWp of solar power to Evonith Steel's integrated plant in Wardha, Maharashtra, under a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA).

Coal India's first-half capex rises 27%, beats target

State-run Coal India (NSE: COALINDIA) raised its capital expenditure by 27% year-on-year to INR79.66bn ($905mn) in the April to September period.

India's wind turbine makers target growth through trade deals

India's wind equipment manufacturers could win a bigger share of overseas markets as the country signs more free-trade agreements and governments worldwide push to cut emissions.

India's power utilities poised for stronger quarterly earnings

India's power companies are likely to post better results for the July to September 2026 quarter on rising electricity demand.

Singapore, Malaysia renew pact, clear 1.3GW power imports

Singapore and Malaysia renewed their bilateral energy partnership, and Singapore cleared a plan to import 1.3 gigawatts (GW) of electricity from Malaysia.

Indonesia weighs nuclear plant sites from Batam to Halmahera

Indonesia is studying sites for nuclear power plants in Batam and Halmahera, with Russia lined up as a possible partner for the Halmahera project.

India sees $220bn clean energy investment window before 2030

India expects about $220bn in clean energy investment opportunities between FY2027 and FY2030 as it works towards 500 GW of non-fossil fuel power capacity, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) said.

India's Tamil Nadu approves 600-MW solar-storage power deal

According to a Saur Energy report on October 26, Tamil Nadu's state distribution utility has received the electricity regulator's go-ahead to purchase 600 MW of storage-linked solar power priced at INR3.12 ($0.035) per kWh.

Jakson Solar to invest $525mn in India plants

Indian manufacturer Jakson Solar will spend as much as INR50bn ($525.2mn) on new factories producing 3 GW each of solar cells and ingot-wafers.

Pakistan seeks US investment in refineries, LNG supply

Pakistan has invited US financial institutions to invest in its refinery upgrade programme, while signalling interest in expanding cooperation on liquefied natural gas (LNG) supplies.