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Vietnam’s largest wind power plant enters operation

April 20, 2021 Anand Gupta

HCMC-based energy firm Trungnam Group Friday has put its wind power plant in central Ninh Thuan Province into operation, considered the country’s largest to date. The plant, which spreads over an area of 900 hectares in Thuan Bac District, has 45 turbines with a total capacity of 151.95 megawatts that costs VND4 trillion ($173.4 million), […]

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Trungnam Group sells stake in solar power plant

April 20, 2021 Anand Gupta

Solar power panels seen at Trung Nam Thuan Bac Solar Power Plant in the central province of Ninh Thuan. The Trungnam Group has sold a 49 percent stake in a central Vietnam solar power plant to an electricity equipment manufacturer. The 49 percent stake, whose value has not been disclosed, has been bought by A […]

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Trung Nam Group inaugurates wind power plant in Vietnam

April 20, 2021 Anand Gupta

Vietnamese construction company Trung Nam Group has inaugurated a wind power plant in the Thuận Bắc district of Vietnam’s Ninh Thuận province. The 152MW wind complex, which involved an investment of VND4tn ($172.4m), is expected to generate 423 million kilowatt-hours of clean electricity a year. The first phase of the facility, with a capacity of […]

Vietnam Boosting Solar Capacity – Top Tweet in Q1 2021

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AC Energy sets sights on solar, wind projects

April 20, 2021 Anand Gupta

MANILA, Philippines : AC Energy Corp. (ACEN) is setting its sights on solar and wind projects, coupled with battery storage, to scale up its renewable energy (RE) portfolio. During the company’s annual stockholders’ meeting yesterday, ACEN president and CEO Eric Francia said the company is prepared to invest heavily in renewables led by solar and […]

Solar power generation on agricultural land expands in Japan

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Philippines to increase solar PV capacity to 15.29GW: GlobalData

April 20, 2021 Anand Gupta

The power consumption in the Philippines is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.8 percent from 82.5TWh in 2020 to 145.1TWh by 2030. Philippines government plans to increase its installed power capacity from 27.6GW in 2020 to 58.4GW in 2030. Most of the installed capacity is expected to be sourced […]

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Bitcoin’s green haven is running out of energy

April 19, 2021 Anand Gupta

Iceland, Sweden and Norway have been popular mining locations because of an abundance of geothermal, hydro and wind power. The Nordic region is losing its edge in green Bitcoin mining, just as the industry faces growing scrutiny for its carbon emissions and everyone from Elon Musk to mom-and-pop investors pile in. Iceland, Sweden and Norway […]

Sales of electric cars nearly doubled in the EU during 2019

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Electric vehicle tax leaves SA stalled at innovation gate

April 16, 2021 Anand Gupta

The State Government should not only dump its planned tax on electric vehicles, it should encourage their use and capitalise on the wider benefits, argues Craig Wilkins. When it comes to own goals, the State Government’s pursuit of a special road user charge on electric vehicles is a spectacular one. Not only is it totally […]

Apple to build battery-based solar energy storage facility in California

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Iberdrola erects 1st turbine at 317-MW solar-wind project in Australia

April 16, 2021 Anand Gupta

Spanish utility Iberdrola SA (BME:IBE) said today it has installed the first turbine at its 317-MW hybrid wind and solar power project in South Australia. The AUD-500-million (USD 381m/EUR 320m) Port Augusta Renewable Energy Park will consist of a 210-MW wind farm and a 107-MW solar park. The project will involve the installation of a […]

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Coro Energy advances Philippine solar and wind projects towards first key milestones

April 16, 2021 Anand Gupta

Coro Energy PLC updated investors following its recent acquisition of Global Energy Partnership Limited and its portfolio of operated renewables projects. According to the statement, work is underway to progress its new flagship wind and solar projects in the Philippines which will each have some 100 megawatts of capacity. Progress has included talks over energy […]

Norway sovereign wealth fund buys first renewable energy stake

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Solar power cells and modules maker carries on to be the only AAA-rated company among module manufacturers

April 16, 2021 Anand Gupta

Renewable energy has gained traction over the years due to growing environmental concerns in the Philippines. In fact, a 2020 study by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) stated that solar and wind energy could increase its share in the country’s supply mix from 5.4% to 43.8% – exceeding the government’s projection […]