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3 March 2021

Singapore’s B&S Power to join 200-MW solar project in Nigeria

25 February 2021

Nigeria’s Sunnyfred Global has signed an agreement with the Singaporean company B&S Power Holding to finance and build a 200-MW solar PV plant in Ashama, Delta State, in what would be the largest solar power plant in West Africa.

APA to convert gas pipeline to 100% hydrogen

25 February 2021

Australian energy infrastructure operator APA Group has unveiled plans to convert a 43-km section of a natural gas pipeline in Western Australia into the country’s first fully hydrogen-ready transmission pipeline.

Floating offshore set to be the next game-changer in Asia

24 February 2021

Floating offshore could be the next frontier in wind power development in Asia-Pacific, said Wood Mackenzie, with capex costs set to fall by 40% to average $3mn per MW by 2025-2030.

GE Renewable Energy to build wind farm in Lâm Đồng Province in Vietnam

24 February 2021

GE Renewable Energy is to install 15 units of its 4MW-137 wind turbines to the Cau Dat wind farm in Vietnam’s Lâm Đồng Province.

India’s green growth is not enough

24 February 2021

India’s solar and wind growth is not fast enough to meet the government’s capacity targets

Bangladesh to drop 7,500 MW of proposed coal power projects

24 February 2021

The Bangladeshi government has decided in principle to scrap 7,461 MW of proposed new coal power capacity at nine sites around the country after widespread criticism from both domestic and global environmental groups.

Energy storage market forecast to double 2021

24 February 2021

The global energy storage market is targeting record expansion in 2021, with annual installations set to break through the 10-GW barrier for the first time.

Scatec, Nizam Energy close financing for Pakistan’s 150-MW Sukkur solar project

24 February 2021

Norwegian renewable developer Scatec and local partner Nizam Energy have secured a $100mn financial closure for the 150-MW Sukkur solar project in Pakistan’s Sindh Province.