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International financing for decarbonisation efforts in Indonesia has expanded in recent years. The launch of the country’s Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) in 2022 came with pledges worth US$...

23 Aug 2026

...Renewables are already starting to reduce dependence on contested borders and dangerous sea lanes. Global renewable power capacity reached a record 5,149 gigawatts last year, with 692 gigawatts added ...

12 Sep 2026

...renewables can improve long‑term energy resilience and reduce pollution, but emphasised that they are still judged primarily on short‑term financial performance. The main objective of a business is to...

26 Jun 2026

South Korea to unveil green transition roadmap amid lagging renewables

...renewables are expected to account for a majority share of power generation. Globally, the transition is moving much faster. Renewables are projected to supply more than 40 per cent of electricity gen...

22 Apr 2026

...Renewables. In this exclusive conversation with the Eco-Business Podcast, Puno reflects on the company’s 50-year geothermal journey, the lessons learned from bold bets, and why the next 50 years could...

12 May 2026

building in an export processing zone in Cavite

...renewables’ share of the power mix to at least 35 per cent by 2030 and 50 per cent by 2040. The country is also is rapidly expanding its renewables pipeline through green auctions and more liberal for...

18 Jun 2026

...renewables, according to new research. It has switched on 250 megawatts (MW) of solar and 450 megawatt-hours (MWh) of battery storage, creating the country’s largest operational storage system, and i...

8 May 2026

...renewables. This expectation was grounded in the experience of advanced economies such as the United States, where large-scale coal-to-gas switching helped position natural gas as a “transition fuel”....

12 May 2026

...renewables and storage. “ The core problem is that while investors need long-term offtake guarantees and protection against price swings and exchange rate exposure to make the numbers work, EVN and t...

13 Jul 2026

Taiwan may miss 2030 renewable target as share lags

...Renewables accounted for just 15 per cent of Taiwan’s power mix as of February, far lower than the government’s interim goal of 20 per cent by November 2026 and its longer-term 30 per cent target by t...

20 Apr 2026

Powering Asean: Why grid ambition needs bankable transmission

...Renewables generation, particularly solar and wind projects have become a mature asset class, supported by falling technology costs, established project finance models, and clearer offtake arrangement...

21 May 2026

Singapore-headquartered DayOne has secured a four-year, S$530 million (US$415.73 million) green loan from DBS, OCBC and UOB to develop the 20-megawatt (MW) facility in western Singapore

A hydrogen-based energy trial planned for DayOne’s first Singapore data centre could help create more capacity for digital infrastructure in the power-constrained city-state, according to an infrastru...

31 Aug 2026

...renewables. Pakistan’s solar expansion, driven by citizens installing small-scale systems, is the clearest example of potential benefits: a recent survey by think-tank Renewables First, where we work,...

10 Jul 2026

...renewables compared with other energy sources in the long term." “The percentage who rank renewables top for returns over the next 10 years has dropped to 50 per cent from 56 per cent, losing ground t...

15 May 2026

...renewables. These are factors Washington has found difficult to control despite American efforts at obstructing global climate action, pressuring European countries to eschew Russian gas and sanctioni...

18 Jun 2026

Taiwan falls short of 2025 green power goal as coal share exceeds target

...renewables 13.1 per cent. Nuclear power made up just 1.1 per cent after the island’s last reactor shut down in May. Coal-fired plants generated 102.2 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) of electricity last y...

18 Mar 2026

Mangroves in Santa Monica, Surigao del Norte, Philippines.

A carbon crediting programme based in Qatar has received the Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market’s (ICVCM’s) high integrity stamp of approval, as part of the latest set of decisions made...

11 May 2026

hydroelectric project in the municipality of Naujan in the province of Oriental Mindoro

Government bureaucracy should not derail the progress of renewable energy development in the Philippines, according to Eric Francia, president and chief executive of power firm ACEN Corporation, who n...

27 Mar 2026

The Philippines Department of Energy’s (DOE) suspension of activities leading up to the country’s green energy auction for offshore wind, is not a setback but an “additional step toward a more investa...

20 Jul 2026

Banks headquartered in eight Asia-Pacific markets facilitated just US$0.83 of low-carbon energy financing for every US$1 directed towards fossil fuels in 2024

...renewables providing 30 per cent of primary energy supply and 45 per cent of installed power capacity by 2030, according to the ASEAN Centre for Energy. Meeting those goals will require a substantial ...

11 Sep 2026

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