Restart of Shika nuclear power plant ‘likely to take years’
The Shika Nuclear Power Station has two reactors, which were shut down in 2011 after the accident at Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc.’s Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power…
‘Solar to be cheapest option for Bangladesh by next year’: Experts
They also said the amount of investment required for gas-based power plants is cheaper in Bangladesh at present, but added that solar plants would be the cheapest option by next…
Vietnam’s renewables need long-term strategy and faster localisation
In a recent study by UK-based think tank Ember, Vietnam accounted for 69 per cent of all solar and wind power output in ASEAN in 2022, which was estimated at 50TWh.
Make coal phaseout rewarding for power sector: Philippine senator
Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian stressed that without an energy transition law, the Philippines may not be able to meet its objective to phase out coal, which currently accounts for close…
South Korea to produce biogas from organic waste resources
Biogas is a gaseous renewable energy source produced from raw materials such as agricultural waste, plant material and manure and can be used in vehicles that operate on natural…
Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority OK’s Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant restart
Following the decision, TEPCO is set to resume, for the first time in two years and eight months, preparations toward the plant’s restart.
A sobering year for Indonesia’s energy transition
The ministry’s projections for the 2023 showed that new and renewable energy capacity nationwide would only grow by 115 megawatts, less than a third of the targeted 368…
Rooftop photovoltaic panels to help cut emissions in Dalian
The panels on two rooftops can generate approximately 400 megawatt-hours of electricity annually, equivalent to saving 160 metric tons of standard coal.
Vietnam to purchase wind power from Laos: Vietnam Electricity
According to the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Truong Son wind power plant is expected to start operation in the fourth quarter of 2025.
Indonesia looks into use of rare earth elements in coal
Despite its potential, there has been no mass extraction of graphene from coal and no intensive development in making it useful for EV batteries in Indonesia, according to energy…