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Electricity oversupply forces authorities to cut solar output

February 26, 2021 Anand Gupta

After years of facing the threat of power shortages, Vietnamese authorities are concerned about an electricity glut this year, and are cutting renewable energy production. Hoa Noi Solar Power Plant in the central province of Phu Yen saw its output cut by 50 percent during the seven-day Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday in February when […]

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Solar Philippines plans 2-GWp solar park with storage and diesel backup

February 26, 2021 Anand Gupta

Solar Philippines Biga Corporation is planning to build in Batangas a giant power complex combining 2 GWp of solar power capacity, 6 GWp of energy storage and a 600-MW diesel backup plant. The company recently filed a public scoping report for the Batangas 3 Solar Baseload Plant, which it expects to be able to complete […]

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Australia emerges as APAC renewable energy leaders

February 26, 2021 Anand Gupta

That makes up one third of all power projects with new renewable energy sources to deliver around 80 gigawatts (GW) of power in the coming years. Japan took second place with a large range of wind projects slated for that country with the region’s leading emerging market Vietnam coming third. IHS Markit vice president global […]

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Australia confronts “tidal wave” of new renewables supply

February 26, 2021 Anand Gupta

Up to 70,000GW of renewable energy supply is expected to be added to Australia’s National Electricity Market (NEM) by 2025, hastening the unviability of gas and coal power plants. Between three and five of the remaining 15 coal power stations in the NEM will be under financial stress by 2025. The warning is sounded in […]

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TUNISIA: GIZ to launch a platform for monitoring green energy projects

February 26, 2021 Anand Gupta

The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) is launching a call for tenders for the design of a digital platform for the appraisal and monitoring of private projects for the production of electricity from renewable sources in Tunisia. The digital platform to be created by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), the German international […]

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Approval for Australia’s first large scale solar-panel recycling plant

February 26, 2021 Anand Gupta

Australian solar panel recycling firm, Reclaim PV Recycling, has secured lease and development approval to establish the country’s first large-scale solar panel recycling site as it calls for end-of-life solar panels and collection network partners. Reclaim PV Recycling announced it has committed to a long-term lease and has obtained development approval for the establishment of […]

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Mytilineos heightens focus on solar in bid to reach 3GW of capacity by 2030

February 26, 2021 Anand Gupta

Mytilineos is looking to transfer its global experience of solar and storage project development to help decarbonise the Greek electrical system and hit 3GW of PV capacity by 2030. The industrial group earlier this month acquired 1.48GW of Greek solar parks as part of efforts to expand the company’s new renewables and storage development business […]

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TAGET: 70% commercial green energy use in Taiwan by 2025

February 26, 2021 Anand Gupta

A new association promoting green energy was established on Wednesday. The Taiwan Association of Green Energy Transition (TAGET) aims to promote the use of green energy and to establish a comprehensive commercial system for green energy transactions. The association says it will work with international partners to establish an accreditation system to promote corporate use […]

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Taiwan president vows to push on with solar energy

February 26, 2021 Anand Gupta

TAIPEI: The government will continue to promote one green energy project after another, as alternative power production methods are a core policy, President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) She was speaking at the launch of a solar panel project at the headquarters of TBI MOTION (全球傳動公司) in the New Taipei City district of Shulin, the Liberty Times reported. Tsai […]

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China vows 5-year plan dedicated to climate, but growth, security concerns weigh

February 25, 2021 Anand Gupta

Vice premier Han Zheng said in October that the 2021-2025 plan would be “dedicated to addressing climate change” BEIJING: China has promised to dedicate its new “five-year plan” to tackling climate change, but concerns about economic growth and energy security are expected to temper the country’s green ambitions. Vice premier Han Zheng said in October […]