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India’s Juniper Green subsidiaries receive ICRA rating upgrades

Juniper Green Energy Ltd (NSE:JNPR) said India’s ICRA has upgraded credit ratings on debt facilities held by five of its subsidiaries, improving their assessed credit profiles as the renewable power group expands its project portfolio.

ACEN wins Philippine approval for La Union power deal

Ayala-led ACEN Corp (PSE: ACEN) has won approval from the Philippines' Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) for a 10-year power supply agreement (PSA) with La Union Electric Company Inc (Lueco).

South Korea's HD Hyundai Samho builds first three-tank LNG carrier

HD Hyundai Samho (KRX: 267250) is building South Korea's first large liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier with only three cargo tanks, a design intended to cut construction costs and widen the country's technological lead over Chinese rivals.

Gas-tastrophe! Global energy chiefs drill for more while their own seeps away

The global gas industry is spending billions of dollars drilling new fields, constructing LNG terminals and securing supply routes while allowing huge quantities of the commodity it already produces to leak, vent or burn into the atmosphere.

India’s KPI Green Energy expands renewable portfolio with new subsidiary

The new entity will pursue activities spanning electricity generation, storage, transmission, distribution, purchase and sale across conventional and renewable sources.

Cambodian logistics firm shifts to EVs to lower costs

Vireak Buntham, a Cambodian logistics company is turning to electric vehicles and digital fleet management to reduce transport costs and improve efficiency

Chinese EVs gain ground in Myanmar

Chinese electric vehicles are gaining popularity in Myanmar, driven by competitive prices, smart technology and growing local partnerships.

Indonesia to simplify solar tenders for 100 GW push

Indonesia will simplify tender procedures for solar power developers that meet technical and competitiveness criteria, as it pushes to add 100 gigawatt peak (GWp) of solar capacity within three years.

Pakistan blocks airspace, delaying Bangladesh's Rooppur uranium delivery

Delivery of nuclear fuel for the second unit of Bangladesh's Rooppur nuclear power plant has been held up after Pakistan declined to grant airspace clearance to the cargo flight carrying the uranium.

India builds first port-based e-methanol plant at Kandla

India has begun work on its first port-based e-methanol production facility at Kandla in Gujarat, a INR23bn ($260mn) project aimed at supplying green fuel to ships on the Asia-Europe trade route.

India's Dhamra Port switches fully to renewable power

Dhamra Port on India's Odisha coast has moved its entire electricity consumption to renewable sources, making it the country's first large-scale private multi-cargo port to run fully on green power.

Bangladesh and US sign civil nuclear cooperation deal

Bangladesh and the United States have signed a memorandum of understanding on strategic civil nuclear cooperation.

South Korea’s Samsung Heavy Industries and GasEntec ink MoU to develop small-scale LNG

South Korean shipbuilder and maritime engineering firm Samsung Heavy Industries and South Korean engineering firm GasEntec have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for GasEntec to license SHI’s Samsung Enhanced Nitrogen Split Expansion.

Mexico discusses supplying Indonesia with LNG

Mexico’s energy minister Luz Elana Gonzalez Escobar held talks with Indonesian officials about supplying the Southeast Asian country with LNG.

India's power shortages outstrip summer peak as El Niño saps hydro

India's power shortages have climbed above this summer's heatwave peaks as an El Niño-weakened monsoon cuts hydropower output, Bloomberg reported on September 24.

Indonesia urges global climate action, funding access at UN General Assembly

Indonesia has called on the international community to bolster multilateral cooperation on climate resilience and unlock crucial financing to help developing countries meet their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Agreement

Philippines' APECO partners on 1 GW renewable energy hub

APECO signed an MoU with China's Huge Energy and South Korea's Dong-A Global to build a 1 GW renewable power, battery storage, and substation network in Casiguran, Philippines.

Malaysia cuts clean energy grid charges to accelerate corporate solar projects

A reduction in system access charges for firm renewable power supply is set to trigger a wave of corporate solar engineering, procurement, and construction (EPCC) contracts in Malaysia from the fourth quarter of 2026, according to investment research

China builds world-first CO2 power storage facility

China broke ground on a world-first hybrid power generation and storage plant in Shandong province.

Steamhouse India secures bulk contract

Steamhouse India Limited (NSE:STEAMHOUSE) has secured a contract to build and operate a common steam and co-generation facility at the Bulk Drug Park in Una, Himachal Pradesh, expanding its industrial utility platform beyond Gujarat.

India’s SWELECT expands solar portfolio with acquisition

SWELECT Energy Systems Limited approved two corporate transactions that will expand its solar generation pipeline

Coal India digs beyond coal into batteries, renewables and critical minerals

At present, Coal India Ltd is involved in four coal gasification and coal-to-chemicals projects spanning fertilisers, industrial chemicals and synthetic natural gas.

ADB approves $200mn loan for Bangladesh power distribution network

The Asian Development Bank has approved a $200mn loan to help Bangladesh upgrade its electricity distribution network in fast-growing peri-urban areas around Dhaka.

India’s Pace Digitek unit wins BESS order from NTPC GE Power Services

Pace Digitek Limited (NSE: PACEDIGITK | BSE: 544550) said its material subsidiary Lineage Power Private Limited (LPPL) has secured an order worth INR4.88bn ($51mn) from NTPC GE Power Services Private Limited (NGSL) for a battery energy storage system

Philippine Alternergy sales hit $7.5mn on wind expansion

Philippine renewable energy developer Alternergy Holdings Corp (ALTER.PH) saw its revenue climb 31% year-on-year to PHP471.8mn ($7.5mn) in the financial year ending June 30, driven by output from its new Balsik solar plant and higher wind tariffs.

Portable BESS deployment brings solar power to remote Malaysian village

Around 100 residents of Kampung Sat, an indigenous Orang Asli village in Sungkai, Perak, have gained access to reliable electricity following the deployment of 10 portable battery energy storage systems (BESS)

China cuts foreign coal pipeline 67% in five years

China has cancelled 61.5 GW of planned overseas coal power capacity or 67% of its total pipeline since committing to stop building coal plants abroad in 2021

India on track to add 7.5-8 GW of wind capacity in FY2026-27

India is expected to add 7.5-8 GW of wind power capacity in FY2026-27, maintaining the strong growth recorded in the previous fiscal year.

Mongolia establishing PPP to build coal pyrolysis plant

Mongolia is to establish a public private partnership (PPP) that will build a coal pyrolysis plant that will draw on coal supplies from Baganuur open-pit mine, located 130 km (81 miles) from the capital city.

Singapore's solar power saved $97mn during Hormuz crisis

Singapore's solar energy investments spared the city-state an estimated $97mn in power-related fossil fuel imports over a five-month period earlier in 2026.

Indonesia, Singapore advance 3.4-GW cross-border electricity trade

The government of the Republic of Indonesia and the Government of the Republic of Singapore have reaffirmed their commitment to expedite Cross-Border Electr

Premier Energies commissions 7-GW solar cell plant in India’s Andhra Pradesh

India’s Premier Energies (NSE: PREMIERENE) has commissioned a 7-GW solar cell manufacturing facility at Naidupeta in Andhra Pradesh, taking its total solar cell production capacity to 10.6 GW, the company said in a social media post.

Indonesia pauses Malaysia cross-border power interconnection deal

Indonesian Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Bahlil Lahadalia disclosed that Indonesia has not yet signed the bilateral power interconnection agreement with Malaysia under the ASEAN Power Grid (APG) framework

Tesla prepares Vietnam entry as VinFast dominates EV market

Tesla (TSLA) is preparing to enter Vietnam's booming electric vehicle market, where local manufacturer VinFast already holds a dominant position.

Laos advances 100-MW Bolikhamxay solar project

Developers met local residents and authorities on 18 September to discuss the proposed facility, which will span 140.23 hectares across Nam Ngiep and Khuay Oudom villages in Paksan district.

Malaysian OGX Group expands into solar inverters via strategic partnership with China

Accelerating Malaysia's clean energy transition and supporting data centre power resilience, IT infrastructure solutions provider OGX Group Bhd (KLSE: OGX/0340) has officially entered the renewable energy (RE) sector

ACEN drops 486MW Philippine solar over land bottlenecks

Two units of ACEN Corporation (PSE: ACEN) have cancelled solar concessions totalling 486MW in the Philippines after encountering severe land acquisition and site access bottlenecks.

China opens HL3 nuclear reactor to global partners

China aims to commercialise nuclear fusion energy by 2050 and is opening its main experimental facilities to international partners to overcome critical engineering bottlenecks, state nuclear executives announced at an IAEA event in Vienna.

Indonesia tightens RKAB production quotas to boost coal bargaining power

Nearly 40% of India’s coal plants face critically low stocks amid high power demand

Nearly 40% of India’s coal-fired power plants were operating with critically low fuel inventories as of September 19, as elevated electricity demand and weather-related disruptions put pressure on coal supplies.

Asia’s hydrogen bubble has burst — and that may be a good thing

Asia does not need hydrogen to replace every form of existing fossil fuel for the technology to become significant.