China

Thermal Coal

China and Indonesia Sign $1.5 bln Thermal Coal Deal

China will buy $1.467 billion worth of thermal coal from Indonesia next year, the Indonesian Coal Mining Association said on Wednesday.

Smart Energy

Shanghai Electric and Siemens Energy to Establish Smart Energy Empowerment Center

The cooperation aims to build a smart energy empowerment center that can serve domestic and global energy industries.

Hydropower Plant

Udonde Unit 9 Enters 72-Hour Trial Operation

​On November 21st, Unit 9 of Wudongde Hydropower Station completed all grid-related tests and officially entered 72-hour trial operation, and the countdown to …

Coal Trade

Beijing Mulls Allocating Extra 2020 Coal Import Quotas

Chinese authorities may allocate an additional 20mn t of coal import quotas for this year, according to multiple market participants, to help cope with firmer w…

SINOPEC

Fitch Affirms Sinopec at ‘A+’; Outlook Stable

Fitch Ratings has affirmed China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation’s Long-Term Foreign- and Local-Currency Issuer Default Ratings at ‘A+’.

Solar Power Panel

Shipments of LONGi High-Efficiency Bifacial Modules Reach 10GW

Shipments of LONGi’s high-efficiency bifacial modules have now reached 10GW, with expectations that production will reach 12GW by the end of 2020.

Solar Power Plant

China Set to Acquire 820 MW of Solar Project Capacity

The latest, seven-project, 217 MW, $150 million project sell-off announced by the development business of polysilicon producer GCL-Poly means a lot will be at s…

Solar Power Panel

Trina Solar Seals 1.2 billion Wafer Supply Deal with Zhonghuan Semiconductor

Trina Solar has bolstered its solar wafer supply line with the signing of a 1.2 billion wafer deal with Zhonguan Semiconductor, valued at RMB6.5 billion.

China

Yingli Restructure Plan Formally Approved by Chinese Court

Solar manufacturer Yingli Energy has achieved what it described as a “critical milestone” after its restructuring plan was formally approved by a Chinese cour…

Wind Farm

First Power from MingYang at 300MW Chinese Project

Zhuhai Jinwan offshore wind farm will feature 55 55 MySE5.5MW typhoon-proof turbines when complete.

Oil & Gas Trade

China Issues Final Batch of Refined Fuel Export Quotas for 2020

The new issue brings the total fuel export quota this year to nearly 59 million tonnes, up from last year's 56 million tonnes.

Electric Vehicle Battery

China’s Svolt to Build Power Battery Plant in Germany

Chinese battery producer Svolt Energy Technology plans to build a power battery plant in Saarland, Germany.

Nuclear Power Plant

Haiyang Begins Commercial-Scale District Heat Supply

China's Haiyang nuclear power plant in Shandong province has officially started providing district heat to the surrounding area.

Oil Field

China Looks To Buy Stake In A Major Iraqi Oilfield

State giants China National Petroleum Corporation and China National Offshore Oil Corporation are interested in buying ExxonMobil’s entire operating stake in o…

Oil & Gas Trade

CNOOC China Awards LNG Contract to Aramco Trading

China National Offshore Oil Corp has awarded a tender to buy liquefied natural gas from the trading arm of oil giant Saudi Aramco in Singapore through the Shang…