The prolongation of the Covid-19 outbreak has led to a delay in a feasibility study of building a waste-to-energy (WtE) plant with at least 50MW of total electricity generating capacity near Phnom Penh, according to Ministry of Mines and Energy spokesman Victor Jona.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 21 (Reuters) – Travel restrictions to prevent the spread of COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, are causing labour shortages at Malaysia’s palm plantations, officials said. The world’s second-biggest palm oil producer relies on foreigners for 70% of its plantation workforce, drawing mainly from neighbouring Indonesia and from South Asian countries. […]

Charoen Pokphand Foods PLC (CPF) is geared towards renewable energy consumption through biogas production at all pig farms in Thailand for long-term energy security as well as maximum energy efficiency under the Circular Economy concept.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 21 — The reinstatement of crude palm oil (CPO) export tax starting next month is unlikely to affect demand for the local commodity in the European Union (EU), according to the Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC). Its chief executive officer, Datuk Dr Kalyana Sundram, said the EU market is less troubled by […]

The front-month October palm oil contract on the Bursa Malaysia crossed the MR5,000/mt mark Oct. 6 on short covering activities.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 28): Cypark Resources Bhd said it is buying a 51% equity stake in biogas plant operator BAC Biogas (Kg Gajah) Sdn Bhd for a total consideration of RM6 million. In an exchange filing today, Cypark said its wholly-owned subsidiary Reviva Sdn Bhd had entered into an agreement to purchase 1.53 million ordinary shares in […]

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Environment and Natural Resources has issued the guidelines on the establishment and operation of waste-to-energy (WTE) facilities for the treatment of municipal solid waste in the country. Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu recently signed DENR administrative order 2019-21 which contained the guidelines for the WTE establishment. “We hope that we […]

SINGAPORE – The next stage of development of Singapore’s first integrated water and solid waste treatment facility, in Tuas, has begun.

Existing coal-fired power plants in the Philippines are excluded from the ban on coal power plants, according to the Department of Energy (DoE). In a Dec. 22, 2020 memorandum that was posted on the department’s website on Monday, Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi said existing and operational coal-fired power generation facilities would not be covered. Committed […]

The Department of Energy (DOE) is targeting to increase to 5.0-percent by volume the biodiesel blend in petroleum products, citing the sufficiency of supply to meet such policy prescription.