High costs a headwind for Japan’s offshore wind projects
With no clear prospects, the government is looking for ways to encourage companies to get into the business in line with its policy that offshore wind power is indispensable to…
Indonesia’s plan to export solar power to Singapore spurs investment amid low green energy adoption
Experts have attributed Indonesia’s slow embrace of green energy to the government’s continued preference for cheaper coal-fired power.
Vietnam PM Chinh approves plan to shift from coal to clean energy
By 2030, the country will pilot carbon capture systems at selected aging coal power plants and consider decommissioning around 540 MW of coal-fired capacity in two locations if…
AI, EVs and aging grids: South Korean grid powerhouses aim to electrify US
Korean cable- and transformer-makers seize AI-driven boom amid US grid overhaul.
Singapore releases new emissions targets for 2035, on track to reaching net zero by 2050
Singapore currently relies on natural gas for some 95 percent of its energy needs, while facing constraints in tapping renewable energy.
South Korea’s East Sea oil, gas reserve ‘lacks economic feasibility’
The Industry Ministry released the statement Thursday while reporting on the preliminary results of the first drilling operation, which concluded earlier this week.
Rotting wooden electricity poles threaten lives, property in Nepal
Delays in replacing the poles stem from confusion over responsibility following the dissolution of rural community electrification programme.
TEPCO to dismantle treated water tanks at Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant
A total of 21 tanks will be dismantled, and TEPCO aims to complete the dismantling by the end of March 2026.
Thai Deputy PM Phumtham threatens to reduce power supply to Myanmar
The move is to pressure the neighbouring country into cracking down on call centre gangs operating within its borders.
Nepal, India agree to build two power lines, upgrade three
Officials from two countries reach a deal on an investment model for two 400 kV cross-border transmission lines.