Energy

The nation established the "cost plus reasonable profit" principle for calculating power transmission and distribution fees in a notice released in May.
Caixin

China changes pricing model for world's largest power grid

Move aimed at making electricity prices more reasonable and fairer

14 June 2023
The OPEC headquarters in Vienna. The oil cartel has sought to improve ties with importing nations in the face of competition with nonmembers.
Energy

Japan and OPEC to start high-level dialogue after years of stalled talks

Tokyo seeks to bring discussions with oil cartel to 'new level'

14 June 2023
China installed its Hualong One reactor at the Karachi nuclear power plant as part of a plan to extend influence in Pakistan. (Photo from China National Nuclear Corporation social media)
Energy

China and Russia account for 70% of new nuclear plants

Exports used as diplomatic card while Western nations fall behind

11 June 2023
Exxon is weighing plans to build one of the world's largest clean hydrogen plants in Texas.
Energy

JFE Steel, Exxon Mobil team on high-pressure hydrogen pipelines

Japanese steelmaker aims to shape standards as U.S. pushes clean energy

9 June 2023
Power supply in Vietnam has not kept up with the country's rapid economic growth.
Energy

Vietnam factories near Hanoi told to cut power 50% on blackout risk

High temperatures and water shortages bring critical pinch in supply

8 June 2023
Power-generating windmill turbines in Vietnam. The country hopes to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050.
Environment

Vietnam's rising coal use clouds energy transition plan

Activists call for closer monitoring of progress toward net-zero goals

6 June 2023
Bluenergy Solutions' tidal turbines will be used to power up a lighthouse on an island. (Photo courtesy Bluenergy Solutions)
Energy

Singapore to test the waters for tidal power with Japanese partners

Kyushu Electric Power group to advise on floating turbines to run lighthouse

6 June 2023
A Panasonic battery cell destined for EV battery packs. The Japanese company is expanding battery production at its Nevada facility, which it operates with Tesla.
Automobiles

Panasonic to boost EV battery output at Tesla's Gigafactory Nevada

Japanese maker adds new production line as EV giant faces shortage

6 June 2023
Sultan Al Jaber serves as managing director and group CEO of Abu Dhabi National Oil and the UAE's minister of industry and advanced technology.
Opinion

Asia should rally around UAE's Al Jaber as U.N. climate talks chief

Region needs to keep oil companies at the table for COP28

5 June 2023
A liquefied hydrogen storage tank is seen at a receiving terminal in Kobe.
Climate Change

Toshiba, Toray lead Japan foray into cheap 'green' hydrogen tech

Less iridium and more durable membranes are keys to an inexpensive process

2 June 2023
India is expected to play a growing role in the global rise in renewable energy.
Climate Change

Renewable energy capacity on track to rival fossil fuels in 2024

IEA forecasts record surge in new additions amid energy security push

2 June 2023
Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, left, meets with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on May 18 in Pishin on the two countries' border.
Energy

Militant attacks threaten cash-strapped Pakistan's energy plans

Forex crisis pushes Islamabad to eye local currency imports from neighbor Iran

29 May 2023
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina aims for Bangladesh to become a developed nation, but the nation's flawed power supply system could derail such plans. The country's giant Matarbari coal-fired power project has been scaled back amid concerns over its environmental impact. (Photos by Reuters and Toru Takahashi)
Energy

Can Bangladesh beat decarbonization challenge to achieve growth?

Travails of coal power project point to difficult economic road ahead

29 May 2023
Solar panels in space would send down power as microwave radiation. (Image courtesy of Kyoto University)
Science

Japan to try beaming solar power from space in mid-decade

Promising tech harvests the sun's bounty day and night -- even in bad weather

27 May 2023
Salyadi Saputra, Pertamina director of strategy and new ventures, speaks during an interview on May 26 in Tokyo. (Photo by Shinya Sawai) 
The Future of Asia 2023

Pertamina's diversification slowed by Rosneft tie, carbon capture

Indonesian oil company plans $9bn capex in 2023, but 3% for decarbonization, others

26 May 2023
Demand to handle the expanding mountain of digital information is accelerating, particularly in Asia's fast-growing economies.
Opinion

Southeast Asian data centers must be plugged into net-zero agenda

Demand is growing but outsized energy use creates dilemmas for governments

25 May 2023
Shares in Thailand's largest independent power generating company Gulf Energy were down 7.6% on Tuesday compared with the price prior to the election on May 14.
Thai election

Thai election results hammer power and construction companies

Move Forward party pledge to cut energy bills, raise wages hits industry outlook

24 May 2023
U.K.-based Core Power is developing a floating nuclear power plant, with Japanese companies investing in the project as they search for knowhow in the field. (Photo courtesy of the company)
Technology

Japan's Onomichi Dockyard leads $80m bet on floating nuclear plants

U.K. startup seeking know-how in modular reactor tech attracts investments

23 May 2023
The floating LNG terminal Neptune was commissioned in Germany during January. The country raced to secure gas after supplies from Russia were cut off.
Energy

Natural gas prices in Asia fall to pre-Ukraine war levels on China shift

Beijing buys more LNG long-term contracts as it seeks energy stability

23 May 2023
NTT and JERA are making an aggressive bid to bolster their footprint in renewable energy. (Source photos by Green Power Investment, Yuki Nakao and Kosuke Imamura)
Business deals

NTT, JERA plan Japan's largest acquisition in renewables

$2bn offer for Green Power Investment comes amid competition for wind, solar sites

18 May 2023
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is backing a senator's proposal to conduct a "comprehensive study or hold hearings" on the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines. (Source photos and logo by Reuters and National Grid Corporation of the Philippines SNS)
Energy

Philippines' Marcos backs probe on China-owned power grid company

Takeover of National Grid Corporation of the Philippines possible, Marcos warns

17 May 2023
The Nghi Son refinery in Vietnam, which supplies much of the country's gasoline, is operating above its designed capacity. (Photo by Yuji Nitta)
Energy

Vietnam's top refinery at risk of shutdown with debt talks stalled

Gasoline shortage possible as Hanoi balks at payment extension for project with Japan

17 May 2023
Severe air pollution in Bangkok: the cost of inaction among wealthy and LNG-producing countries will be a continued reliance on coal among fast-growing Southeast Asia nations.
Opinion

Without gas, Asian nations will be forced to burn more coal

G-7 leaders should seek to increase supplies and reduce market volatility

16 May 2023
Chinese grid-connected installed solar power capacity jumped 155% year-on-year in the three months through March.
Caixin

China's newly installed solar capacity, module exports jump in Q1

Strong demand from Europe bolsters equipment sales

9 May 2023
Air Liquide will open this hydrogen refueling station in Kobe on May 10. (Photo courtesy of Air Liquide)
Energy

France's Air Liquide builds hydrogen fuel station in Japan for taxis

Adoption of fuel cell vehicles slowed by lack of infrastructure

9 May 2023