hydropower
Thailand has yet to approve transmission charges for regional power deal
[SINGAPORE] Thailand has yet to approve transmission charges for an extension to a deal to send hydropower from Laos to Singapore, the country’s deputy energy secretary said on Monday (Oct 28).
China plans dam near India that could be world’s biggest
CHINA is pressing ahead with plans to construct a mega-dam near its contested border with India, a colossal undertaking that could generate three times as much power as the Three Gorges Dam.
Malaysia’s reNIKOLA to invest over US$240 million in compressed biomethane gas projects in Indonesia
MALAYSIA’S reNIKOLA Holdings is planning to invest over US$240 million to develop 40 compressed biomethane gas projects in Indonesia, the renewable energy company said on Monday (Aug 19) in a statemen...
China’s top utility completes world’s biggest pumped hydro plant
STATE Grid of China has completed the world’s biggest pumped hydro plant as the nation ramps up its green energy capabilities.
Singapore-Laos clean power deal stuck over transmission: sources
THE extension of a multilateral deal by Singapore to import hydropower from Laos is stuck due to disagreements over how the energy will be transmitted through Malaysia and Thailand, two regional gover...
Hydro power is facing a deepening dry spell
This is no temporary setback; climate change is reducing the availability of fresh water and plants are getting less productive
China says India has no right to develop contested border region
India plans to spend US$1 billion to expedite the construction of 12 hydropower stations in the area China calls South Tibet
China Three Gorges invests US$11 billion in desert power projects
The firm will construct a 16-gigawatt project that integrates renewable power and coal, combined with a 5-gigawatt storage facility
Sarawak’s green goals
Malaysia’s sprawling state has its sights set on being a big clean-energy player in the region
Oil-rich Sarawak wants greater investments in renewable energy
Malaysian state is trying to leverage its strong position in hydropower to become a major producer of hydrogen, says premier