Renewable energy

Rethinking coal phase-out in Asia and beyond

To accelerate the retirement of coal, we need a scalable incentive framework that offers equitable participation and fair distribution of costs and benefits

The Commerce Department is conducting a concurrent antidumping duty probe of solar cells imported from India, Indonesia and Laos.

US sets initial duties on Indian solar imports at 126%

While the levies are set to benefit domestic manufacturers, they also will pinch American renewable developers

Major Singapore-listed renewable plays performed unevenly in 2025 against the market benchmark.
ESG INSIGHTS

Issue 183: Amova eyes Singapore-listed renewables; new sparks for Malaysian solar

This week in ESG: Fund manager sees structural opportunities for renewables; Solarvest to more than double solar capacity

Companies have been eagerly awaiting the guidance so they can make final investment decisions for their installations.

US details new China limits for clean energy tax credits

The restrictions follow an executive order in July signalling stricter limits for the tax credits

A global decline in battery costs is resulting in an acceleration of installations, which help grids integrate intermittent renewables.

Malaysia’s solar leader to ramp up output as battery prices drop

Solarvest currently has around 1.2 GW of capacity in the South-east Asian country

Solar panels are arranged to resemble pandas at a power plant in Datong. Even with a headlong renewables build-out, China's rising electricity consumption means that any shortfalls are met by coal generators.

China’s energy future still runs on old technology

The country already has the power grid of the future; the problem is it’s being used in a grossly inefficient manner

China is continuing to rapidly add new power capacity with huge deployments of renewable sources such as solar and wind alongside more coal, nuclear and gas facilities.

China ramps up energy boom flagged by Musk as key to AI race

Growth in generation capacity is proving slower in the US

Most of China’s new capacity is expected to come from renewables, led by wind and solar, which together would account for about 300 gigawatts of the increase.

China’s solar power capacity on course to surpass coal this year

The Asian nation runs on some of the world’s cheapest electricity at more than twice the scale of the US

Across South-east Asia, many cities seek foreign investment in the form of data centres, but must therefore grapple with the facilities’ insatiable demand for water.
BRUNCH

South-east Asia seeks data centre investments – but must reckon with their thirst

With rapid data centre growth straining the region’s water supply, the race is on for alternative water sources and cooling technologies.

Starting in 2026, energy storage projects must meet domestic-content thresholds, forcing companies such as Sungrow to localise manufacturing or source non-Chinese battery cells.

One of China’s richest battery tycoons builds US$50 billion empire

Sungrow has the second-biggest market value among all mainland-listed firms seeking H-share listings