Category: News Asia

ADB commits $10 billion for ASEAN transnational power grid

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has planned to allocate up to $10 billion towards the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Power Grid (APG) initiative to expedite cross-border connections and national grid projects. ADB has also programmed an additional $27 billion in financing over the next three years to support the region’s energy transition and clean energy investments to boost energy security.

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PowerChina to develop wind and infrastructure projects in Vietnam

POWERCHINA has announced plans to develop wind farms and green infrastructure in Vietnam. The partnership reflects growing China–Vietnam cooperation. A key achievement is the full grid connection of the Huong Linh 4 Wind Power Plant, a 30 MW facility expected to generate 90,000 MWh annually, sufficient to power 48,000 households and reduce carbon emissions by 72,000 metric tonnes. 

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Hyundai Motor Group to build waste to hydrogen ecosystem in Indonesia

Hyundai Motor Group has developed an action plan to establish a waste-to hydrogen ecosystem in West Java Province, Indonesia. It has partnered with Indonesia’s Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, the Ministry of National Development Planning, and PT Pertamina (Persero) for this initiative. Furthermore, Hyundai Motor Group will establish an on-site hydrogen refueling station using PT Pertamina’s existing compressed natural gas infrastructure.

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GreenYellow, STOA, and DEG achieve closing of YieldCo

GreenYellow, along with STOA and DEG, has achieved the financial close of a 189 MWp asset platform, YieldCo. YieldCo is a Singapore-based asset platform dedicated to operating self-consumption solar assets in Vietnam and Thailand. Furthermore, GreenYellow will continue to be the majority industrial shareholder with 51 per cent share in the asset platform. STOA and DEG together own 49 per cent stake in the asset platform.

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Octopus Energy to develop 20 solar farms in South Korea 

Octopus Energy Generation is backing Skygreen Energy to develop up to 20 small to medium-sized solar farms in South Korea in the next two years. These solar farms are expected to generate 140 MW of clean energy. The energy generated will be sufficient to power approximately 45,000 homes annually. Furthermore, this solar investment in South Korea will accelerate Octopus Energy’s plans for the Asian renewables market.

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ADB inks MOU for Caspian green energy corridor project 

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has inked a memorandum of understanding with the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), and the energy ministries of Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan. This MOU has been inked to support the feasibility study of the Caspian Green Energy Corridor Project. The project aims to strengthen regional energy partnership cooperation and foster the trade of green energy among the majority of the CAREC member nations.

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Sineng Electric to supply inverters for 1.6 GW solar project in China

Sineng Electric will be supplying 854.72 MW of high-efficiency string inverters to a 1.6 GW solar project situated in Inner Mongolia, China. The project is spread over an area of approximately 7,347 acres and has a total investment of 6.973 billion RMB. Furthermore, for the project Sineng Electric has provided 2,671 units of its high-power SP-350K-H1 string inverters. The inverters are equipped with Anti-PID and PID recovery functions.

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ACME Solar secures Rs 24.91 billion for clean energy projects in India

ACME Solar Holdings Limited has secured a Rs 24.91 billion long-term project finance for a duration of 18 to 20 years. The company will use these funds to refinance its existing debt and lower the financing costs for its 490 MW operational renewable energy projects in Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Punjab in India. This initiative supports ACME Solar’s objective of lowering overall interest costs for its operational projects.

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Actis acquires Stride Climate Investments in India

Actis has acquired full ownership of Stride Climate Investments, a solar generation asset portfolio in India, from a Macquarie Asset Management-managed fund. Through this acquisition, Actis now controls Stride’s 371 MW/414 MWp operational solar assets, spread across 21 projects in seven states. The company did not disclose the deal value. 

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Avaada commissions 1.5 GW solar module manufacturing facility in India

Avaada Group has inaugurated a 1,500 MW solar module manufacturing facility in Uttar Pradesh, India with a focus on TOPCon N-type bifacial glass-to-glass modules. The plant features multi-bus bar configurations ranging from 16 to 24 to enhance efficiency. It has the capability to produce both M10 and G12 cells, with an annual capacity of 1,200 MW for M10 and 1,500 MW for G12 modules.

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Inox Wind secures 153 MW wind turbine supply order in India

Inox Wind Limited has secured an order to supply 51 wind turbines, each with a capacity of 3 MW, for a total of 153 MW in Tamil Nadu, India. The order has been placed by a global clean energy company for a renewable energy project under development in the state. Inox Wind will be responsible for limited engineering, procurement, and construction work and will provide multi-year operations and maintenance (O&M) services following the commissioning of the turbines.

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