#hydropower News
Over 70 per cent of organisations are investing more than 10 per cent of their capital expenditure in low-carbon initiatives as digitalisation and automation take centre stage.
Floating solar deals, cross-border energy plans and a new carbon credit framework highlight early progress, but achieving net zero will require rapid capacity expansion and a more resilient, modernised grid.
India accounts for more than half of the expected growth, followed by Pakistan, Japan and Australia, finds new data from the International Energy Agency.
EB Studio
A connected grid will help each country avoid bearing the burden of building power for itself – forcing low-cost decisions that might not be climate-friendly, says a representative from GE Vernova. Energy leaders at Enlit Asia 2025 pushed for the setting up of an interim energy exchange to allow power trading while regulatory arrangements catch up.
Carbon & Climate
Q&A: ‘Pakistan will have to adapt to floods as the new normal’
#hydropower Opinion
Resource nationalism can impede energy cooperation in Southeast Asia. Asean can use a mix of carrots and sticks to deal with it.
Policy & Finance
Beyond resumption of China-India dialogue, unresolved issues persist
Both Beijing and New Delhi have shown a willingness to re-engage, but they must address critical areas of concern before moving forward.
India’s clean energy transition is often portrayed as prohibitively expensive. But a new study finds that actual financing needs are far more modest and concentrated in just four sectors, including steel and cement.
The danger of the Indus Water Treaty collapsing is less about India cutting off water flows and more about the erosion of trust, transparency and data sharing, affecting neighbours including Nepal and Bangladesh. Weaponising water is a perilous strategy that may backfire.
#hydropower Videos
A British conservation charity has turned to technology thousands of years old – the Archimedes screw − to provide electricity for lighting one of the historic mansion houses it looks after.
#hydropower Podcasts
In a region where large hydro projects and expanding biofuel plantations coincide with an upcoming coal phaseout, a laissez-faire approach could worsen existing inequalities and mar the success of a clean energy buildout.
Ambitious plans to transmit clean energy from India, China and Australia into Southeast Asia have been proposed in recent years. Eco-Business speaks with two energy experts on the prospects, challenges and ingredients for success.
Laos has announced the construction of two new coal plants for this year, despite growing evidence that coal power comes with significant financial risk. What is holding back the country from tapping its rich clean energy resources instead?
The clean energy sector’s poor human rights performance places its legitimacy at risk. Jessie Cato of the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre sheds light on how the industry can avoid labour abuse, land grabs and other violations.
