AsiaElec - Asia Power

7 January 2021

2021 set to be a poor year for coal in Asia

6 January 2021

Bangladesh, the Philippines, Vietnam and Indonesia have slashed their coal project pipelines by 62 GW as investors back out and coal proves a risky proposition

CGN begins construction of Hualong One reactor at San'ao NPP

5 January 2021

China General Nuclear (CGN) has begun to pour concrete at the nuclear island of the Hualong One-design Unit 1 at the San'ao nuclear power plant in Zhejiang Province.

Green hydrogen has potential to compete with fossil fuels by 2030

17 December 2020

Hydrogen produced with renewable electricity, known as green hydrogen, could compete on costs with fossil fuel alternatives by 2030, the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has claimed in a new report.

Green investment forecast to return to pre-COVID levels in 2021

17 December 2020

Global capex spending on ren–ewables is poised to bounce back in 2021, rising 8.5% to $255bn – in line with 2019 levels, IHS Markit Energy Advisory Service said this week.

Pakistan to abandon new coal projects

17 December 2020

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that his country will no longer approve new coal-fired power generation projects as part of a number of efforts by his government to combat climate change.

Nippon Steel sets 2050 carbon neutral target

17 December 2020

Japanese steelmaker Nippon Steel has set a net-zero emissions target for 2050.