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TotalEnergies ENEOS to buy Sao Mai Solar’s rooftop solar portfolio

Sao Mai Solar, a subsidiary of the Sao Mai Group in Vietnam’s An Giang Province, has reached an agreement with TotalEnergies ENEOS for the sale of its 3.4 megawatt-peak rooftop solar photovoltaic system portfolio.

Elon Musk calls Mongolia's PM to discuss possible Tesla and Starlink investments

Business magnate interested in leveraging country’s rare earth element mining, though it remains at a low stage of development.

China suspends floating nuclear plans over security concerns

It is understood that Beijing had planned for the floating NPPs to serve as power sources for remote islands claimed by the ruling Communist Party in the highly contentious South China Sea.

BlueFloat enters Philippines’ offshore wind industry

BlueFloat Energy has announced that it will move into the Philippines’ offshore wind industry.

Japan’s Marubeni thinks long term with ammonia supply chain

If eventually successful, a memorandum of agreement will see the joint development of a supply chain processing low-carbon ammonia through to Japanese markets and others on the Asian mainland.

Early summer heatwave puts severe pressure on South China grid

Weeks of unseasonably high temperatures across much of south and east Asia in late April and throughout May have, according to reports from Chinese media, already put pressure on power grids across the south of the country.

India seemingly on track to miss another solar target

According to India's own figures, the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is looking increasingly likely to miss either its 40 GW of solar installations per year target, or its 2030 total renewables goal of 500 GW of installed capacity.

Records set across Asia as seaborne coal imports continue to rise

In all, 78.38mn tonnes of thermal coal is listed as having been sent to ports across the continent, say Belgium-based data analysts Kpler; the highest level of coal imports into Asia since early 2017, when Kpler first started to keep records.

Nepal to benefit from large-scale Indian hydro project

The Investment Board Nepal (IBN) last week finally gave approval to long-standing development plans co-sponsored by Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam (SJVN) India, a state-owned entity under the Ministry of Power and the state government of Himachal Pradesh.

AsiaElec: Nepal to benefit from large-scale Indian hydro project

Indonesia, with Chinese backing, to enter EV battery market

In a recent article in The Straits Times titled “Indonesia set to become EV battery battleground”, the claim was made that “the competition is between the longer-range nickel-based battery and the cheaper, iron-based battery.”

Taiwan’s vice-president announces an about-turn on nuclear

Offshore wind development takes off in Australia’s Bass Strait

Victoria is leading Australia’s offshore wind development aspirations with the first offshore wind licensing rounds as part of a plan to exit coal-fired generation and utilise existing high-capacity grid infrastructure.

Japanese companies collaborate on offshore wind demonstration project

J-POWER, Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings (TEPCO), Chubu Electric Power, Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) and Albatross Technology have entered into a joint research agreement for a next-generation floating axis wind demonstration project.

Global wind turbine order intake up 27% in first quarter – Wood Mackenzie

Global wind turbine order intake hit a new first-quarter Q1 record, with 23.5 GW of activity, a 27% increase year on year, according to a new analysis from Wood Mackenzie.

Clean energy investment is extending its lead over fossil fuels – IEA

Investment in clean energy technologies is significantly outpacing spending on fossil fuels as affordability and security concerns triggered by the global energy crisis strengthen the momentum behind more sustainable options, according to the IEA.

Japan wind goal of 140 GW by 2050 – JWPA

Japan should have 140 GW of wind by 2050, up from less than 5 GW now, said the Japan Wind Power Association (JWPA).

Anti-nuclear feeling passes into history as Asia looks past Fukushima

In the months that followed the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant meltdown in mid-March 2011, few in Japan would have ever suspected that nuclear power would again be looked at as a possible future source of power for the nation of 125mn.

New Indian gigafactory spearheads nation’s EV cell ambitions

Just a week after Indian government and private sector officials held talks with Tesla with a view to attracting the US electric car maker to the subcontinent, construction work has begun at what is said to be the largest battery gigafactory in India

India considers scrapping all future new coal construction plans

A key Indian document called the National Electricity Policy is hinting at a complete cessation of new coal-fired power plant construction in the country.

Taiwan realises the value of STATCOMs, places order with Mitsubishi

In news from Taiwan last week, Shihlin Electric and Engineering Corporation, a local affiliate of Japan’s leading Mitsubishi Electric, revealed that it had received an order from an agency in the country for a synchronous compensator.

AsiaElec: Taiwan realises the value of STATCOMs, places order with Mitsubishi

Japan-UK tie-up raises hopes of floating molten salt reactor

Reports from Japan say that over a dozen of the nation’s leading nuclear power-linked firms have invested heavily in the UK firm Core Power.

All of a sudden the Philippines is all about renewables

Ammonia to boost Indonesia’s fertiliser, fuel, power potential

An ongoing study initiated by a joint Indonesian and Danish team is looking into the feasibility of construction and plant operations for an ammonia production facility in a remote corner of the Southeast Asian country.