Energy Insights

Greed, Inefficiencies Fuel China’s Costly New Coal Power Plants

Analysts fear China's renewable power generators may have to shoulder the costs of keeping under-utilised and loss-making coal power plants…

18 hours ago

Russia Eyes Gains As Xi-Putin Sign Power-of-Siberia 2 Gas Deal

Analysts say original target was China importing 38 bcm of Russia gas by 2025 – that has now jumped to…

2 days ago

India-Russia Oil Deals Erode Dollar’s Currency Dominance

Sanctions on Russia are slowly eating away at the dollar's dominance by encouraging Asian traders such as India to use…

2 weeks ago

China’s Xi Admits Mixed Feelings on CATL’s EV Battery Success

Xi was quoted as saying he was "both happy and worried" – glad about its lead position in the global…

2 weeks ago

Adani Shares Rally After $1.9-Billion GQG Stock Buy-up

Adani Enterprise stock was up 16% on Friday, while other group firms rose by 5-10% near the close of trading,…

3 weeks ago

China Has Big Lead in Critical Emerging Technologies: Study

China has a 'stunning lead' in most of the 44 critical emerging technologies, an Australian Strategic Policy Institute study said,…

3 weeks ago

Japan Clean Energy Share Can Reach 90% By 2035, Says Study

Raising the share of clean energy to 90% would cut Japan’s electricity costs by 6% and cut power sector emissions…

3 weeks ago

Australia Blocks Chinese Investment in Rare Earths Company

Northern Minerals said on Tuesday the federal government blocked its largest shareholder, China’s Yuxiao Fund, from raising its ownership to…

3 weeks ago

Adani Shares Plunge Again on $400m Debt Talks Report

Most companies of the Indian ports-to-power conglomerate, which operates a coal mine, an export terminal and a solar farm in Australia, sank…

4 weeks ago

China Urged to Focus on Well-Being, Climate Risks – Not GDP

Top global economists such as Nicholas Stern have urged China to adopt a new development model – based on "well-being"…

4 weeks ago

China Expecting Record Rise in Solar Power Capacity This Year

Despite the record growth outlook, the country is likely to face several challenges in costs and trade of its solar-power…

1 month ago

Tesla to Open US Charging Network to Rivals: White House

EV maker will open 3,500 new and existing superchargers on highways, and 4,000 slower chargers at places like hotels and…

1 month ago