Electricity

Malampaya’s new gas find may steady Philippines’ power supply, but cheaper bills remain elusive

Electricity tariffs in the country consistently rank among the region’s steepest

State-owned Cnooc’s expansion comes as China continues a world-beating renewables rollout that’s helped cap coal growth in the world’s top polluter.

Cnooc to lift offshore wind power capacity by 40% this year

Beijing has pledged to double combined wind and solar capacity by 2035

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

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.

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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

China has been expanding its power system continuously since its industrial awakening in the 1990s.

China’s four-year energy spree has eclipsed entire US power grid

Since 2023, capacity additions have averaged more than 400 gigawatts a year

China’s energy storage sector has seen explosive growth, driven by the country’s rapid deployment of renewable energy.

China starts world’s largest compressed-air power storage plant

The plant can generate 600 megawatts of power and meet the annual demand of 600,000 households

Chinese technology companies are paving the way for a world that will be powered by electric motors rather than gas-guzzling engines.

Trump is obsessed with oil, but Chinese batteries will soon run the world

China isn’t just building gigantic amounts of power – its businesses are also reshaping technological foundations to electrify the world

China's electricity consumption exceeded the combined consumption of the European Union, Russia, India and Japan in 2024, according to state media reports.

China’s electricity use hits record in 2025, surpasses 10 trillion kWh

[SHANGHAI] China’s electricity consumption climbed 5 per cent to a record high last year, surpassing 10 trillion kilowatt-hours for the first time, the National Energy Administration said on Saturday.

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