S-E.Asia
2021, July, 9, 12:05:00
INDONESIA'S CLEAN ENERGY INVESTMENT $12 BLN
The Indonesian state-owned oil and gas company PT Pertamina plans to invest US$12bn to add 10 GW of "clean" power capacity by 2026, including 6 GW of gas-fired power plants, 3 GW of renewables such as geothermal and 1 GW from other projects like “blue” and “green” hydrogen.
2021, July, 8, 12:35:00
ASIA INDEXES DOWN ANEW
The Hang Seng index (.HSI) led losses with a 1.9% drop, its eighth consecutive session in the red, with more falls in internet giants Tencent (0700.HK), Meituan (3690.HK) and Alibaba (9988.HK) as the sector reels from sweeping Chinese regulatory scrutinty.
2021, July, 7, 11:10:00
CHINA INDEXES UP
At the close, the Shanghai Composite index was up 0.66% at 3,553.72 and the blue-chip CSI300 index was up 1.13%.
2021, July, 7, 11:00:00
INDIA COAL PRODUCTION DOWN
In addition, the Indian power utility NTPC has committed to halve its coal-fired power capacity and to set up 60 GW of renewable projects by 2032. NTPC’s current installed capacity stands at 66 GW, of which 54 GW is coal-fired.
2021, July, 6, 11:50:00
CHINA, IRENA COOPERATION
The agreement between IRENA and Chinese Ministry of Ecology and Environment will enhance cooperation on the energy transition between the two to ensure China moves closer to its 2030 carbon emissions reductions and 2060 carbo-neutrality targets.
2021, July, 6, 11:45:00
INDONESIA COAL UP
"China's domestic coal supply capacity continues to run low while power generation activities resume," energy and mineral resources ministry spokesman Agung Pribad said in a statement, adding demand also increased from Japan and South Korea.
2021, July, 2, 12:30:00
ASIA INDEXES UPDOWN
Japan's Nikkei (.N225) was 0.3% lower while MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan (.MIAPJ0000PUS) fell 0.2% in thin trade as Hong Kong markets were shut for a holiday.
2021, June, 30, 13:20:00
RUSSIA'S NUCLEAR FOR INDIA
Rosatom Director General Alexey Likhachov said the Kudankulam construction project has for many years been a symbol of close cooperation between Russia and India.
2021, June, 30, 13:15:00
ARAMCO, RELIANCE MARRIAGE
In 2019, Reliance announced the sale of a 20% stake to Saudi Aramco, the world's top oil exporting company.
2021, June, 30, 13:10:00
ADNOC, RELIANCE INVESTMENT $2 BLN
Under the terms of a strategic agreement, Reliance and TA'ZIZ will build plants with capacity to produce 940,000 mt/year of chlor-alkali, 1.1 million mt/year of ethylene dichloride and 360,000 mt/year of polyvinyl chloride at the TA'ZIZ Industrial Chemicals Zone, ADNOC said in a June 29 statement.
2021, June, 30, 13:05:00
ASIA'S INDEXES UP ANEW
Chinese blue-chips (.CSI300) added 0.1%, Australian shares (.AXJO) were up 0.58% and set for a ninth straight month of gains, and Seoul's Kospi (.KS11) rose 0.35%. Japan's Nikkei (.N225) edged up 0.06%.
2021, June, 30, 12:55:00
JAPAN'S CLEAN ENERGY
While wording was removed from the original strategy calling for maximising nuclear utilisation, new reference was added in the latest strategy on the promotion of nuclear-related R&D and personnel training with an eye to the future.
2021, June, 29, 13:25:00
CHINA'S HYDROPOWER 16 GW
China Three Gorges Power Corporation (CTGPC) has started to produce power from the first two 1 GW units of the 16 GW Baihetan hydropower plant on the Jinsha River, the upper section of the Yangtze, between the borders of the southwest provinces of Yunnan and Sichuan (China).
2021, June, 29, 13:20:00
CHINA INDEXES DOWN
Chinese blue-chips fell more than 1%, taking MSCI’s index of emerging market shares 0.4% lower. Investors are also looking forward to U.S. jobs data that could sway the Federal Reserve’s policy outlook.
2021, June, 28, 13:30:00
CHINA'S CLEAN ENERGY TRANSITION
The Plan targets non-fossil fuel energy reaching only 20% of China’s energy supply by 2030; this means that coal must remain China’s dominant electric power generation fuel source for the foreseeable future.