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Green power still cheaper than fossil fuels in Asia despite rising prices in 2021
Renewables energy became more expensive in Asia in 2021 because of strong demand and supply chain tightness, but green power still managed to undercut the of fossil fuel-derived electricity.
Indonesia resumes coal exports ahead of industry review
Indonesia resumed coal exports on January 10 as supplies to domestic power plants returned to lows, with the government allowing an initial 14 vessels loaded with coal to depart.
NDCs need to be rapidly improved to get near 1.5°C target
Current Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) are nowhere near enough to keep global warming within the 1.5°C target
JAEA, Mitsubishi Heavy to develop new generation of US fast reactors
The Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries are to work with Bill Gates-connected TerraPower to develop a next-generation fast reactor in the US.
Indonesia slaps ban on coal exports to protect power generation at home
Indonesia placed a sudden one-month ban on coal exports on January 1, sending coal prices up across Asia and potentially damaging mining companies’ earnings in 2022.
China builds 3.6-GW pumped storage plant to feed Olympics
State Grid Corporation of China (SGC) has opened 3.6 GW of pumped storage hydro capacity that will provide electricity for the Beijing Winter Olympics in February.
BW Ideol teams up with JERA, ADEME to boost floating offshore wind
Norwegian offshore floating wind technology developer BW Ideol has brought in Japan’s JERA and France’s ADEME Investissement to finance offshore wind projects that will use BW Ideol’s patented Damping Pool technology.
TEPCO to receive emergency power supplies as temperatures plummet
Japan’s TEPCO is to receive up to 1.22 GW of emergency power supplies from utilities in other regionals of the country in order to meet rising demand in the Tokyo area as temperatures fall.
KHNP named as sole bidder for procurement of El Dabaa equipment
Rosatom has named Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power (KHNP) as the sole bidder for a contract to procure and build the main turbine islands for units 1-4 of Egypt’s El Dabaa nuclear power plant.
Satellite data to play key role in finding new ways to cut urban emissions
Investing in low-carbon and resilient urban development will play a key role in meeting global climate change goals and cutting city emissions, according to new research from the World Bank
China’s HHI seals jack-up vessel deal for 20-MW wind turbines
China’s Huadian Heavy Industries (HHI) has signed a charter agreement for a jack-up vessel that will be able to install wind turbines of up to 20 MW.
Tajikistan to export 5bn kWh of electricity to Afghanistan
Asia to feel the deepest impact of HSBC’s coal phase out
HSBC has announced ambitious plans to phase out the financing of coal-fired power and thermal coal mining by 2030 in the EU and OECD markets and worldwide by 2040.
China could fail to meet 2021 solar target
China is in danger of failing to meet its solar capacity targets for 2020 as rising prices for raw materials slow down new projects.
China’s latest clampdown on illegal mines sends coal prices up
AsiaElec: ADB to lend $600mn to Indonesia to fund grid resilience
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is to lend $600mn to Indonesian state-owned utility PLN to improve grid reliability and resilience in western and central Java, and to renewable energy.
Idemitsu receives Emirati blue ammonia
Senex agrees to Posco takeover
Australia’s Senex Energy has agreed to be acquired by Posco International, the trading arm of South Korean steelmaker Posco, for AUD852.1mn ($606.8mn).
Mongolia’s energy sector operating at loss of MNT 92bn says minister
Woodside earmarks $5bn for new energy investments
Australia’s Woodside has committed to spending $5bn on “new energy” by 2030 in a bid to embrace the energy transition.
CASA-1000 electricity exports project 'delayed for one year'
Kawasaki sets 2030 carbon neutral target, but only at domestic operations
Japan's Kawasaki Heavy Industries aims to become carbon neutral at its domestic factories and offices in 2030 by using electricity generated by a 100-MW hydrogen-fuelled power plant it plans to build.
US to provide $500mn in soft loans to support Indian solar manufacturing
The US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) has approved up to $500mn of debt financing for First Solar’s 3.3-GW proposed photovoltaic solar module manufacturing facility in Tamil Nadu, India.
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