"Domestic trucked LNG prices have recently surged to above Yuan 7,000/mt but the terminals continue to limit volumes sold downstream. I think these prices can continue to rise ... Yuan 8,000/mt sounds achievable now,"

As of end-2020, China had nearly 282 GW of installed wind capacity, and over 253 GW of solar capacity.

The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has initiated a tender for 1,200 MW of wind projects under the tranche XII of the interstate transmission-connected (ISTS) programme.

The Cabinet of Japan has approved the 2030 renewables target (including hydropower) of 36-38% of the country's power mix by 2030 that was unveiled in July 2021.

Since India's per-capita energy consumption is about one-third the global average, demand is expected to rise exponentially, creating the need to push both refining expansion as well as clean energy initiatives,

India, the world's third-biggest importer and consumer of crude, meets around 85% of its demand via overseas purchases with Iraq, Saudi Arabia and the United States being the top three suppliers. India also imports 55% of its gas demand via imports.

Non-OECD countries in Asia will collectively become the largest importers of natural gas by 2050.

China's pipeline gas imports have been setting new records in the past three months, and September was the fourth consecutive month-on-month increase since June, the customs data showed.

In 2018, China became the world's 2nd largest LNG importer in the world behind Japan. LNG imports amounted to 90.5 bcm in 2020 (+12%). Australia is the largest LNG supplier (44%), followed by Qatar (12%) and Malaysia (9%).

Temperatures have dropped sharply in many parts of northeast and northwest China, state media said. In Heilongjiang, all heating systems have been opened, and heating companies in Harbin city began supplying heat 4 days earlier than normal, Yulin in Shaanxi province is 10 days ahead of schedule, and Datong in Shanxi province started 13 days earlier than previous years.

The draft Power Development Plan 8 (PDP 8) of Vietnam forecasts an installed capacity of 144 GW in 2030, with coal-fired power plants accounting for 31% of the country's installed capacity in 2030.

Japan’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions decreased by 2.9% in the financial year 2019-2020

India is more exposed to the international spot coal market as it does not have many longer-term supply contracts. So, when spot prices jump, you see a corresponding decrease in imports

Japan pledged to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050.

Market participants said that while Chinese demand is lifting coal prices, the downside risk is limited given suppressed demand from India -- the world's third-largest coal consumer.