The Marcos administration’s aspiration of ramping up the use of more indigenous and renewable energy (RE) in the Philippines got a big boost after the Department of Justice (DOJ) opined that investments in this sector are not subject to the Constitution’s foreign ownership restriction of 40 percent of businesses.

Gentari and Sembcorp have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to jointly explore potential collaborations and related business activities in the field of renewable energy and green hydrogen.

Once dismissed as a scientific hoax in the 1970s, the government has now launched its own research and testing facility in a bid to get up to speed with strides in the development of hydrogen as a source of clean energy.

At least two environmental groups opposed the possibility of using nuclear energy in the Philippines as the government is set to start discussions with the United States for a civil nuclear cooperation agreement.

MANILA – The House Committee on Nuclear Energy has voted to approve a consolidated substitute bill for a comprehensive atomic regulatory framework, creating for the purpose the Philippine Atomic Regulatory Commission. “There is no longer any legal impediment to build a nuclear power plant once this bill becomes a law. The passage of the bill […]

Indonesia has no plans to reduce the percentage of palm oil in biodiesel below its current level of 30 per cent in order to ensure the country’s energy supply, its minister for economic affairs, Airlangga Hartarto, told Reuters on Monday (May 23).

JAKARTA :Indonesia, the world’s biggest palm oil biodiesel user, is now working to introduce bioethanol mandates for gasoline to further cut fuel imports and carbon emissions, but it will first have to secure more bio feedstock and solve thorny technical problems.

The Government of New Zealand has agreed to extend cooperation in the geothermal field with the Indonesian Government to accelerate geothermal development and support the energy transition in Indonesia.

Australia-based ReNu Energy and its wholly owned subsidiary Countrywide Hydrogen have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Anantara Energy, a partnership between Singapore-based independent power producer Quantum Power Asia and German PV developer ib vogt, to investigate the feasibility of developing a large-scale green hydrogen production facility in Indonesia. The plan features a 10 MW […]

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – The Jakarta provincial government is aiming for the use of solar energy at 31 public facilities in the capital city in a bid to support energy efficiency and eco-friendliness in 2023. “Five of these public facilities are schools in Jakarta’s five regions,” stated Head of the Jakarta Manpower, Transmigration, and Energy Office Andri Yansyah on […]