Coal-to-gas switching in Asia to accelerate in 2026
Asian economies take advantage of falling LNG prices by switching from gas- to coal-fired generation. “Around 30% of the 380 billion cubic metres (bcm) of gas demand growth has come from coal-to-gas switching since 2010, and virtually all of this happened in China," the International Energy Agency (IEA) finds.
Taiwan’s coal-to-LNG fuel switch gathers speed
Start-up of the first repowered block of Taipower’s Hsinta plant is accelerating Taiwan’s switch from coal to LNG-fuelled power generation. The Government is actively promoting new nuclear and LNG in an effort to decarbonise.
KfW, ADB and World Bank fund clean energy in Indonesia
Germany's state financing body KfW has agreed a $200 million loan with Indonesia on the grounds of adjustments to fuel and electricity tariffs, e.g. higher tariff-cost-coverage, feed-in tariffs and standards for demand-side response, board member Dr Norbert Kloppenburg said. In parallel, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the World Bank are granting loans of $500 million each in a first tranche, while the French counterpart AfD plans a contribution of $150 million.
