Asia

2019 IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Asia (ISGT Asia)

Programs Overview

Afghanistan

CASA-1000 power transmission project to launch in summer 2027 after work completed in Afghanistan

Work in Afghanistan on infrastructure to connect to the CASA-1000 Central Asia - South Asia regional power transmission project will be completed in the spring …

Indonesia

Indonesia to go ahead with B50 biodiesel mix this year, president says

Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto said ‌on March 30 during an official visit to Japan that the Southeast Asian country ​will go ahead this year with …

Coal Production

India hits 1 billion tonne coal output again, boosts energy security

India has achieved 1 billion tonne (BT) coal production for the second consecutive year amid heightened uncertainties in global energy markets due to the West A…

Oil & Gas Supply

IEA consulting with governments on further oil stock releases

March 23- The International Energy ​Agency is consulting with governments in ‌Asia and Europe on the release of more stockpiled oil "if necessary" , ​Executi…

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Aramco cuts oil supply to Asia for second month in April

March 23- Saudi Aramco, the world's top oil exporter, has cut crude supply to ​Asian buyers for a second month ‌in April.The producer is supplying onl…

Socomec Launches MASTERYS GP4 UPS and ATyS a M Automatic Transfer Switches in India

Socomec, a global company specializing in energy performance and power management, recently launched the MASTERYS GP4 UPS and ATyS a M automatic transfer switch…

Asia Drives Record 150 GW New wind Capacity in 2025

Global wind energy reached a record 150 GW of new capacity in 2025, driven by strong growth in Asia.India led the surge with a national record of 6.3 GW install…

Philippines coal demand seen growing 15% by 2030

Despite its energy transition efforts, the Philippines is projected to remain one of Southeast Asia’s largest coal consumers through 2030, according to th…

Biofuel

Central Asia's First Waste-to-Energy Project Commences Operation in Kyrgyzstan

On December 27, the Bishkek Municipal Waste Technology Disposal and Power Generation Project, constructed by Hunan Installation, was officially completed and pu…

Wind Turbine

Suzlon Secures 306MW Wind Turbine Orders in India

Suzlon Group has secured orders totaling 306 MW from Yanara, a renewable energy developer operating across the Asia-Pacific region, for two wind power projects …

India

Microsoft Unveils $23 Billion in New AI Investments With Big Focus on India

Microsoft announced on Tuesday a $23 billion investment plan focused on artificial intelligence infrastructure, with the largest portion directed toward India, …

China

CARBIOS and Wankai to Partner on Large-Scale Deployment of Pet Biorecycling Technology in Asia

Carbios S.A. (Saint-Beauzire, France) and Wankai New Materials Co., Ltd., a listed subsidiary of Zhink Group and one of the world's largest PET producers, h…

United States

World’s Longest Subsea Cable Completed: Meta’s 2Africa Set to Supercharge Connectivity Across Africa

The 2Africa subsea cable system, one of the largest international telecommunications projects ever deployed, has now completed its core network and is fully ope…

Metal

Barrick Mining Considers Splitting Into Two Entities, Sources Say

Barrick Gold's board is exploring options to divide the company into two distinct operations, with one centered on North American assets and the other on pr…