Renewable energy

India’s data centre boom is straining its power grid

A data centre in Bengaluru, India. Electricity demand to power a data centre boom in India is set to soar by 2030.

Microsoft in talks to shelve 2030 clean energy target as AI gobbles up power

Microsoft says it’s been adding about a gigawatt of data centre capacity every three months.

Commentary

Oil markets and prices will not be the same after UAE’s OPEC exit

The headquarters of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) in Vienna. For OPEC, losing the UAE is not a flesh wound, but an amputation.

In Good Company

GE Vernova’s riding geopolitics and AI for a spectacular surge

GE Vernova’s CEO Scott Strazik says that South-east Asia is a promising market for electricity generation as the investment supercycle kicks off and GEV is prepared.

Dramatic transformation awaits Asia if Strait of Hormuz crisis persists

Developments are driving a rush for alternatives – and the winner each time is clean energy.

Nations urged to ‘go further’ as fossil fuel exit talks wrap up in Colombia

General view of a plenary session during the International Conference on the Just Transition Away from Fossil Fuels in Santa Marta, Colombia, on April 28, 2026. PHOTO: AFP

S'pore to study feasibility of tapping geothermal energy for power, heating and cooling needs

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Generic photo of Sembawang Hot Spring Park on Feb 4, 2023.
(A first-time visitor to the Sembawang Hot Spring Park was “shocked and disgusted” by the sight of a woman washing her hair at the egg-cooking station, according to a report by Stomp on Friday. According to guidelines for using the hot spring on the National Parks Board website, bathing and washing is not allowed at the hot spring footbath. The washing of clothes and other items, as well as the use of soap and detergent, is also not allowed for hygiene purposes. )

More landed households opting for solar panels amid global energy crisis

Solar panel firms here said that they have seen growing interest from households, reporting more enquiries and, in some cases, a rise in installations.

EU aims to ease energy blow from Iran war with tax cuts, gas coordination

Europe’s benchmark gas price on April 21 was roughly a third higher than before the US-Israeli war with Iran began on Feb 28.

Solar growth drives global renewables to overtake coal power in 2025, report shows

Renewables such as wind and solar energy made up close to 34 per cent of total electricity supply globally in 2025.

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