Coal price cap ‘must be revoked’ for energy transition
Under current conditions, coal-fired generation typically is far cheaper and is therefore the state-owned electricity company's preferred power source.
Can Nepal harness its huge hydropower potential?
Nepal has been an energy surplus country in the wet season ever since the 456MW Upper Tamakoshi Hydropower Project came into full operation in August 2021.
Bangladesh govt to set up plant to produce power from waste
If electricity is purchased at tariff rates, the government will have to pay around Tk 4,068 crore to the plant at a rate of Tk 21.105 a kilowatt hour for a period of 25 years.
Renewables the cheapest long-term option for Bangladesh
According to a Bloomberg report, solar energy will become the cheapest option thanks to continued technology cost reductions by 2025.
Philippines, US to ink pact easing investments in nuclear energy
The Marcos administration has been leaning toward nuclear energy in hopes of solving the country’s electricity problem.
Japan, South Korea to collaborate; leaders set to announce clean energy plans
The two countries are looking to deepen collaboration between the public and private sectors to promote the use of hydrogen and ammonia as next-generation energy sources.
Jokowi inaugurates Southeast Asia’s largest floating solar farm
The Cirata floating solar farm, expected to generate enough electricity to power 50,000 households, is built on a 200-hectare reservoir in West Java, about 130 kilometres from…
100MW solar power plant gets nod in Bangladesh
After a huge criticism about the country's low-level of electricity production from renewable resources, the government has started approving a good number of solar plants.
Feasibility study for Bangladesh’s first offshore wind power project gets nod
Once complete, the 500-megawatt wind energy project located off the coast of Cox's Bazar in the country's southwest will directly supply electricity to the national grid via an…
Indonesia publishes Just Energy Transition Partnership plan for review
The draft released on Wednesday excludes captive power plants that supply off-grid systems operated by industrial estates around the country, most of which are coal-fired.