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Korea’s OCI wins $845.5 mn polysilicon order from LONGi Solar in China

February 9, 2021 Anand Gupta

South Korea’s OCI Co. has won an $845.5 million worth order, which is tantamount to 35 percent of OCI’s 2019 annual revenue, to supply polysilicon to the world’s top photovoltaic wafer producer LONGi Green Energy Technology Co. (LONGi Solar) in China. OCI announced on Monday that OCIM Sdn. Bbn. (OCIMSB), the Korean firm’s subsidiary in […]

Egypt to begin project to convert sand into solar panels

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Viet Nam has installed 6 coal plants’ worth of solar in a year

February 9, 2021 Anand Gupta

In just one year, Viet Nam has achieved a 25-fold increase in its solar capacity. Global energy demand slipped last year to the lowest level since World War II. As fossil fuels declined, renewables have surged forward. Coal-dependent Viet Nam has pulled off a 25-fold increase in its solar capacity in just one year. Incentives […]

Twist in race for Mahindra Susten; Brookfield Asset Management

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South Australia Is a Time Machine Into the Solar-Powered Future

February 9, 2021 Anand Gupta

There are certain energy markets that offer us a glimpse of the future. China, the world’s largest auto market and home to major electric vehicle manufacturers, is one. Japan, with its intense competition for retail electricity consumers is another. Australia, where one in four houses has a solar power system, is yet another. Let’s drill down on Australia […]

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CEP Energy plans world’s largest grid-scale battery in NSW

February 9, 2021 Anand Gupta

Clean energy fund CEP.Energy wants to build the world’s biggest battery at Kurri Kurri in NSW, where it plans 1.2GW of storage to connect to the Hunter Economic Zone under a 30-year lease agreement with the Hunter Investment Corporation. CEP Energy chairman and former NSW premier Morris Iemma said the transition away from coal requires […]

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Australia to revise clean energy policy and unlock $40bn in investments

February 9, 2021 Anand Gupta

The Australian government should revise its renewable energy policy to unlock future investments of up to $40 billion within the power generation sector, according to a new study released by research firm Wood Mackenzie. Two thirds of the investments are expected to flow into new-build renewables by 2030, with equal amounts going into wind and […]

Great news for wind and solar energy in South Africa

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Chinese firm wins contract for Sri Lanka wind and solar energy projects near Tamil Nadu coast

February 8, 2021 Anand Gupta

The Sunday Times report said that India had lodged a strong protest with the Sri Lankan government on the contract to the Chinese company days before the Sri Lankan government cancelled the contract for the Eastern Container Terminal. A CHINESE company has won a contract to set up hybrid wind and solar energy projects on […]

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CHANDRA ASRI PARTNERS WITH TOTAL SOLAR DG TO INSTALL SOLAR POWER ITS CILEGON PLANT

February 6, 2021 Anand Gupta

PT Chandra Asri Petrochemical Tbk (Chandra Asri; Jakarta, Indonesia) continues its partnership with Total Solar DG to build the second solar panel or photovoltaic (PV) installation in the Cilegon plant in Indonesia. The rooftop PV installation will power Chandra Asri’s warehouses, laboratory building and charging station for electrical forklifts, reducing up to 438 ton of CO2 emission. […]

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Cleantech Solar Commissions 3 Solar Projects at AkzoNobel’s Malaysia, Thailand Sites

February 5, 2021 Anand Gupta

The combined 1.6 MW solar power plants saw 7m818 panels installed across the industrial coatings sites. Three rooftop solar PV systems at AkzoNobel sites in Malaysia and Thailand were commissioned by Cleantech Solar under long-term agreements where Cleantech Solar has funded, built, and will operate and maintain the systems throughout the term of the agreement. […]

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China solar unit defaults on $665m bond amid 700% share rally

February 5, 2021 Anand Gupta

SHANGHAI : A unit of GCL-Poly Energy Holdings defaulted on a US$500 million (S$665 million) bond after ending an exchange offer with existing bondholders. GCL New Energy Holdings announced the default in a Monday (Feb 1) exchange filing. The firm, which operates solar power plants, is majority owned by GCL-Poly, one of the world’s leading […]

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Why Bangladesh shouldn’t count on a fossil fuel future

February 5, 2021 Anand Gupta

Two astonishing figures have circulated in the Asian energy sector in the past month: LNG prices have increased by 1000 percent since record lows of April 2020, and Vietnam has increased its rooftop solar by 9,000MW within 12 months. The two figures represent two different potential futures that Bangladesh could choose: the former points to […]