Energy demand across Asia is surging and expected to grow by two-thirds by 2040, according to the International Renewable Energy Agency. At the same time, more than 65 million people mostly in Southeast Asia are without adequate or reliable access to electricity.  How does Asia solve its energy supply and demand dilemma? We are at a critical juncture. Managed well, the potential benefits of energy expa ...

 Sulzer & Schmid, a Swiss company pioneering UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) technology for wind rotor blade inspections, announced today that Vestas extends the use of its new DJI drone-based blade inspection technology to offer enhanced inspection services across the Asia-Pacific region. Sulzer & Schmid’s solution combines autonomous flight function, exceptionally high-resol ...

VPower Group International Holdings Limited ("VPower Group") a leading DPG station owner and operator in Asia announced today that it has strengthened its market presence in Sri Lanka with two power stations commencing commercial operation recently.  Located in Galle and Pallekele, respectively, of Sri Lanka, the two power stations were built on a fast-track basis with a total installed capacity of 38.8MW. ...

Enel Green Power, through its subsidiary EGP India, has been awarded the right to sign a 25-year energy supply contract for a 420 MW[1] solar project under national competitive bidding held by SECIEnel will be investing approximately 180 million US dollars in the construction of this project which will be located in the State of Rajasthan Enel Green Power (“EGP”), through its Indian renewable subsidiar ...

Complementary portfolios and technology strengths to ensure continuity, enhance customer value and bring growth opportunities In accordance with the agreement signed on December 17, 20181, Hitachi Ltd. and ABB Ltd today announced the completion of all required procedures as planned, and the formation of Hitachi ABB Power Grids Ltd. Hitachi has an 80.1 percent stake in this new joint venture entity (which ha ...

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has agreed to give a $200m concessional loan to help upgrade power supply and transmission systems in Nepal. This agreement follows a similar loan agreement last week, where the World Bank offered credit of $100m. The Government of Nepal will use the money from ADB to upgrade the transmission system in Kathmandu Valley, Bharatpur metropolitan area in Bagmati Provin ...

Two major utility companies are working to install Asia Pacific’s first full-scale sidestream ANITA Mox treatment plant in 2020. Veolia Water Technologies and Urban Utilities will deliver the treatment plant, using organic and environmentally-focused technology that is a first-of-its-kind in Australia. Drawing on ten years’ research in its development, this technology marks a major development for the waste ...

In partnership with Tokyu Land Corporation and Japan Wind Development, Vestas has secured a 76 MW order for Chitose Wind Farm and Noheji Mutsuwan Wind Farm in the Aomori prefecture of Japan. Due to the typhoon and earthquake prone environment of the region, extended collaboration between all project partners was required when designing a turbine solution to maximise wind capture in the sites' challenging wi ...

A RENEWABLE-ENERGY fund will invest more than $2.5 billion in Southeast Asian renewable energy projects to support the region’s recovery from the pandemic, with a focus on the Philippines, Vietnam and Indonesia. In a statement issued Monday, the South East Asia Clean Energy Facility (SEACEF) said it will offer high-risk venture capital-type funding initiative to “fill the gap” in financing early-stage clean ...

SEOUL -- At a board meeting of Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO), a state electricity company in South Korea, commercial interests were put first to endorse an equity investment in the construction of two coal-fired power plants in Indonesia where environmental harm caused by coal-fired power plants has caused serious public concern. KEPCO said the board of directors approved a 15 percent equity inve ...