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LONGi donates solar modules for rooftop solar project at Vo Thi Sau High School in Vietnam

February 5, 2021 Anand Gupta

LONGi Solar is pleased to announce that it has donated solar modules for a 20.2 kWp rooftop solar system at Vo Thi Sau High School in Con Dao District, Ba Ria : Vung Tau Province, through its distribution partner in Vietnam, PowerTech Engineering and Trading Co., Ltd. PowerTech provided free installation support for the project. […]

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Vietnam: New draft decision on the future Solar Auction Program

February 5, 2021 Anand Gupta

The Electricity and Renewable Energy Authority of Vietnam (EREA) submitted Report No. 20/BC-DL to the Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade in charge. The report requests the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT)’s internal approval of the draft of the Prime Minister’s decision on the selection of investors for grid-connected solar power projects in […]

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Power ministry explore hydropower options as national grid struggles to light up all rural regions

February 5, 2021 Anand Gupta

Since it is hard for the National Grid to connect to all of the remote and rural areas, hydroelectricity options to provide power under 10 and 30 megawatts are being looked at by the Ministry of Electricity and Power (MOEP). The current power generation mix of Myanmar in 2021 is hydroelectricity 40%, 34% with natural […]

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Australia’s largest solar farm to power BHP’s Nickel West

February 5, 2021 Anand Gupta

Yesterday BHP announced that it signed a renewable power purchasing agreement to supply up to 50 per cent of its electricity needs at the Kwinana Refinery from Merredin Solar Farm – the largest in Western Australia. BHP said that the agreement would help BHP reduce emissions from electricity use at the refinery by up to […]

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AC Energy buys stake in Solar Philippines

February 5, 2021 Anand Gupta

AC Energy, part of Philippines business group Ayala, has acquired a 97.6% stake in Solar Philippines Central Luzon (SPCLC) from Solar Philippines Power Project Holdings to form a joint venture to develop solar power projects in central Luzon, Philippines. AC Energy said that SPCLC and another of its subsidiaries, Santa Cruz Solar Energy Inc, would bid for electricity […]

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Australia’s AGL flags $2.1 bln charge as energy price outlook worsens

February 5, 2021 Anand Gupta

AGL factoring in a “sustained and material reduction” in energy prices due to the slump in the wholesale power market and government plans to underwrite new power plants. New Delhi: Australia’s AGL Energy Ltd expects to book A$2.69 billion ($2.1 billion) in charges, it said on Thursday, as the dour outlook for energy prices forced […]

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Solar Firms Eye Supply Tracing as China Forced Labor Debated

February 5, 2021 Anand Gupta

Some of the world’s biggest solar companies pledged to oppose forced labor in their supply chains as concerns mount about the sector’s reliance on China’s Xinjiang region. A group of 175 companies involved in the industry, including Chinese leaders such as Longi Green Energy Technology Co. and JA Solar Technology Co. along with global utility […]

With Investments Worth 200 Million Dollars across 22 countries, Desert Technologies Takes Over the Solar Energy Market.

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China seen using 6-7% more power in 2021, adding 140 GW renewable capacity

February 3, 2021 Anand Gupta

China, the world’s second biggest economy, used 7.51 trillion kilowatt hours (kWh) of power last year, up 3.1% from 2019. BEIJING : China is expected to use 6-7% more electricity in 2021 than last year, the China Electricity Council (CEC) forecast on Tuesday, despite concerns over a new coronavirus outbreak disrupting industrial activity. China, the […]

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ADB, Japan to Strengthen Cooperation on Clean Energy in ASEAN Region

February 2, 2021 Anand Gupta

MANILA, PHILIPPINES: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) have signed a memorandum of cooperation (MOC) to enhance their joint efforts to promote clean energy in Southeast Asia. Signed by ADB Vice-President for Knowledge Management and Sustainable Development Bambang Susantono and METI Vice-Minister for International Affairs Shigehiro Tanaka, […]

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What Is Going on With China’s Crazy Clean Energy Installation Figures?

February 2, 2021 Anand Gupta

China says it installed more wind than the rest of the world put together last year. Analysts have been left dumbfounded after China last month released official 2020 wind and solar installation figures that were seemingly too big to be true. The Chinese National Energy Administration (NEA) “stunned the world,” according to Wood Mackenzie senior […]