Asia

Solar Power Plant

Vietnam’s First Certified Green Loan to Fund 257MW Solar Project

B.Grimm Power, one of Thailand’s largest private power producers, has secured a green loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to develop a solar power proje…

Coal Price

South Korea’s Coal Prices Rise with Regional Strength

Tighter fundamentals in the Asia-Pacific region and firmer freight rates supported South Korean coal prices this week, despite a weak outlook for winter coal bu…

Coal Trade

US Coking Coal Exports to Asia Fall Sharply in August

US coking coal exports declined by nearly 40pc year on year to 2.64mn t in August, driven by a significant fall in shipments to Japan and India.

Oil & Gas Trade

China Set for Fresh Gasoline Export Splurge as Golden Week Ends

Gasoline exports from China, Asia's top petrol exporter, are set to stay elevated this month as mounting supplies from recent high crude oil processing runs pro…

Electric Vehicle Battery

Demand For Electric Vehicles Drives Sales For Lithium-Ion Batteries, Says IDTechEx

Lithium-ion battery manufacturing has been dominated by East Asia, with Japan, China and South Korea playing a significant role

Electricity Trade

Indonesia’s Power Sector is Open for Business

The final episode in Enlit Asia’s digital series Indonesia’s New Energy Paradigm did not disappoint, as the expert panel delved into how the country’s energy…

Solar Company

Sunseap Signs Clean Energy Supply Deal with Facebook in Singapore

Singapore-based solar energy company Sunseap Group has signed a virtual power purchase agreement to supply renewable energy for powering Facebook 's operations …

Oil & Gas Trade

China’s Crude Oil Imports are Slowing Down

China’s imports of crude oil have been trending much lower in September than in the past four months, while the rest of Asia is also significantly slowing impo…

Coal Price

South Korean Coal Prices at Three-Month High

Thermal coal prices for South Korea jumped to a three-month high this week amid ongoing nuclear outages and wider strength across Asia-Pacific.

Offshore Wind Power

Ampelmann Books Asian Offshore Wind Debut

Dutch offshore access provider Ampelmann has signed a contract with Seaway 7 to provide one of its A-type systems for offshore wind work in Taiwan.

Energy Technology

MAN Energy and Wasco to Develop Power-to-X in Southeast Asia

MAN Energy Solutions and Malaysia-headquartered Wasco Energy have signed a deal to together promote and commercialize power-to-X projects in southeast Asia.

Hydropower Plant

ABD Loan to Help Fund Hydro Development in Uzbekistan

ADB has agreed to lend $60 million to Uzbekistan’s state hydropower producer and developer JSC Uzbekhydroenergo to support implementation of the country’s amb…

Hydropower Plant

Significant Investments Needed to Modernise Hydropower Stations in Asia

Hydropower stations constructed decades ago across Asia are in need of significant investment and upgrades to enhance their critical contribution to the region…

Hydropower Plant

Research Identifies Need for Multi-Billion Dollar Investments in Asian Hydropower Modernisation

A study conducted by International Hydropower Association for the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank has found that 66 hydropower stations across 19 countries…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

ADB Urged to Withdraw Financing New Coal-Fired Energy Projects

The Asian Development Bank has been urged to withdraw from financing new coal-fired energy projects by its Independent Evaluation.