PM urges state energy firm to invest in Thai startups, Sri Lanka’s solar farm
PM Srettha, in his capacity as finance minister, invited state energy firm, PTT, CEO and board chairman, to the Government House and discussed investment opportunities.
Energy
Safety concerns, high costs stall nuclear power progress
The Fitch Group, through its unit BMI, said in a report that nuclear power generation in the region would be limited to “a handful of markets,” particularly China, India,…
New energy capacity to surpass coal in 2024
Solar power capacity is projected to reach 780 million kW by the end of this year, followed by wind power at 530 million kW. The installed capacity of wind and solar power will…
Xinjiang to accelerate energy output as Red Sea crisis wears on
The north-western autonomous region, which has rich resources in oil, natural gas, coal and minerals, plans to build large-scale oil and gas production, processing and storage…
New energy capacity to surpass coal in 2024
Driven by the overall recovery of the country's economy, China is likely to experience robust growth in electricity demand this year, with power consumption on course to reach 9.8…
Amid gas crisis, 2 gas-run power plants firing up in Bangladesh
Capacity payments, the scourge of the rapid rise in Bangladesh's power generation capacity, are set to get higher this year.
Bangladesh’s power purchase supercharges Adani revenue
In November 2017, Bangladesh inked a deal with Adani Power Jharkhand, to import electricity amid criticism from analysts that the deal would benefit the Indian company more.
Experts urge Indonesia just energy partnership to address economic, health impact of coal plants
A recent report noted that 54 per cent of respondents living within a kilometer of the coal plants faced difficulty breeding animals and that at least one in five people had…
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…