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Singapore unveils Southeast Asia’s first fully electric harbour tug

Backed by MPA’s Maritime Innovation and Technology (MINT) Fund, EON is the first electric tug purpose-designed for operations in Singapore’s port waters.

India raises investment cap to speed grid expansion

With these higher limits Powergrid is better positioned to bid on capital-heavy projects like ultra high voltage AC and high voltage DC corridors

South Korea used cars lift $72bn exports

Adani Power wins 558-MW Tamil Nadu supply contract

Adani Power said on February 24 that its subsidiary, Moxie Power Generation Ltd., has secured a Letter of Award from Tamil Nadu Power Distribution Corporation Limited for the supply of 558 MW (net) of electricity over a five-year term

India's January LNG imports rise 15%

India’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports rose to 2.808bn cubic metres (bcm) in January 2026, marking a 15.3% increase compared with the same month a year earlier

Cambodia reviews 800MW French hydropower development proposal

A French state-owned energy company is exploring the possibility of developing an 800-megawatt hydropower project in Cambodia, with estimated investment costs of around $1.2bn.

Philippines approves European-backed offshore wind grid access

Russia executes triple ship-to-ship LNG transfer in Arctic

Transfers from sanctioned Arctic LNG 2 and the unsanctioned Yamal project work to obscure the source of the LNG.

China stays connected to US LNG sector despite import halt

China has marked a year since it last imported any LNG from the US, a timescale that now demonstrates the deepening all-round trade tensions between the world’s two largest economies.

Edra Power extends operations of two Malaysian gas-fired plants

Edra Power Holdings Sdn Bhd has announced that two of its gas-fired power stations have resumed commercial operations

Modi hails 3mn rooftop solar installations as milestone in clean energy drive

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has welcomed the installation of rooftop solar systems in 3mn households nationwide, calling it a significant milestone in India’s transition towards clean energy

Substandard coal imports cost Sri Lanka’s Ceylon Electricity Board over $25mn in losses

Sri Lanka’s Ceylon Electricity Board has informed a parliamentary sectoral oversight committee that electricity generated using substandard coal imported through eight consignments has resulted in estimated direct losses exceeding LKR7.6bn ($25mn)

Indonesia launches its first ever micro-LNG facility

The success of the initial development at Pasuruan has already prompted further expansion in Indonesia. Galileo Technologies has already signed a new agreement for a second, larger liquefaction plant on the island of Kalimantan.

Taiwan urges drivers to shift to electric vehicles

Taiwan’s Ministry of Environment has called on motorists to move away from petrol and diesel vehicles, as more than 120,000 fossil fuel vehicles have already been swapped for electric alternatives under a scheme launched in 2022.

Adani Group unveils $100bn plan to build renewable-powered AI data centre network in India

Adani Group companies will anchor a $100bn direct investment to develop renewable energy-powered, hyperscale AI-ready data centres across India by 2035

India's NTPC Green Energy commissions 158.4 MW of 250-MW Andhra solar project

State-owned power major NTPC Limited(NSE: NTPC) has announced that its subsidiary NTPC Green Energy Limited(NSE: NGEL) has commissioned 158.4 MW of a planned 250 MW solar photovoltaic project in Andhra Pradesh

EDF weighs $1.2bn Cambodian hydropower project

Électricité de France is exploring plans to develop an 800-MW hydropower project in Cambodia in an investment valued at more than $1.2bn.

Germany’s Uniper signs 10-year LNG supply deal with India

Germany’s state-owned energy firm Uniper has inked a 10-year LNG supply deal with Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation.

Japan’s Inpex receives environmental approval for Abadi LNG project in Indonesia

Japan’s largest oil and gas exploration and production company Inpex has been given environmental approval from the Indonesian government for its Abadi LNG project.

Adani Power Limited enters nuclear segment as India opens sector

India’s leading power company, Adani Power Limited, has incorporated a wholly owned subsidiary, Adani Atomic Energy Limited, marking its formal entry into the country’s nuclear power generation industry

ARE report flags new competitive divide as India’s power transition gathers pace

As the country advances towards its 500-GW non-fossil fuel capacity target by 2030, the focus is shifting beyond headline installation numbers to the quality, reliability and dispatchability of supply.

Baiduri Bank backs 12-MW solar project to boost Brunei’s renewable energy drive

Baiduri Bank has expanded its footprint in Brunei Darussalam’s renewable energy sector by financing a 12-megawatt peak (MWp) ground-mounted solar photovoltaic facility at Sungai Liang Industrial Park (SPARK)

New Zealand’s OpenStar advances levitated dipole fusion design

OpenStar is the only company pursuing a levitated dipole reactor for commercial deployment. In most other fusion concepts, energetic plasma is confined by superconducting magnets that push magnetic fields inwards.

Honda to release affordable electric scooter

Honda Motor Co. (7267.T) / (ADR)(HMC) said on February 19 that it will launch a new electric scooter, the ICON e:, on March 23, positioning it below the price of a comparable petrol powered model

Pakistan guarantees no power or gas cuts during Ramazan

Pakistan’s Power Division and Petroleum Division have assured that there will be no electricity or gas loadshedding during Sehr and Iftar throughout the month of Ramazan.