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The increasing solar power capacity has made it difficult for national utility Vietnam Electricity (EVN) to ensure stable power distribution nationwide. The nature of solar power capacity, which accounts for 25 percent of the total, is to produce high volumes…
Thai energy firm Gunkul Engineering Plc has acquired the 50-megawatt Phong Dien II solar power plant in the central Thua Thien Hue Province for $39.9 million. The plant is set to begin commercial power generation on December 15 with a feed-in tariff of 7.09…
The largest solar farm in Southeast Asia has been commissioned in Vietnam’s central province of Ninh Thuan. The 450 megawatt Trung Nam Thuan Nam Solar Power Plant, which spreads over an area of nearly 560 hectares in Thuan Nam District, went on stream on…
The bank is the sole financier for one of the world’s largest inland floating solar photovoltaic systems to date. DBS Bank has provided a $40 million loan facility to Sembcorp Industries to build a 60 megawatt-peak (MWp) floating solar photovoltaic (PV)…
Japanese electronics giant Sharp Corporation will begin operating a 45 MW solar power plant in the central province of Ninh Thuan in July. The plant is a joint venture between Sharp Energy Solutions Corp., a subsidiary of Sharp Corporation, Vietnam’s T&T…
Pizza retailer Domino’s has announced a renewable energy strategy that will see it roll-out solar power systems and energy controllers across all Domino’s stores across Australia. The strategy is aiming to reduce Domino’s operational impact on the…
UBS inks a 10-year deal with Singaporean utilities and marine group Sembcorp which will supply renewable energy to power the bank’s Singapore offices. The deal includes the sale of 15,000 rooftop solar panels – exclusively bought by UBS – with 6.3…
Vietnam’s new feed-in tariffs are attracting great interest in wind power, but investors are concerned about grid connection and purchase agreements. The new feed-in tariffs (FIT) are expected to be attractive to domestic and foreign investors, Tommaso…
Huawei’s solar business has received a boost with a deal to partner with Filipino renewables generator Citicore Power. The deal, announced in Shenzen on Wednesday and reported in the Filipino press, will see the two companies partner up to deliver solar…
Tesla Motors Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk on Friday unveiled new energy products aimed at illustrating the benefits of combining his electric car and battery maker with solar installer SolarCity Corp. The products include solar-powered roof tiles that…
As Sumatra, Borneo and Sulawesi plunge into darkness during a rare total solar eclipse on the morning of March 9, 2016, Panasonic will deliver a live broadcast of the approximately 4-minute-long phenomenon from Ternate, an island in eastern Indonesia, using…
The rare and beautiful phenomenon of the total solar eclipse, forecast to occur on March 9, 2016, is expected to attract foreign tourists to Indonesia. Both domestic and foreign tourists are keen to visit Palembang, Belitung, Bangka, Balikpapan, Sampit,…
