Dutch banking giant ING under fire for palm oil financing
AMSTERDAM: The Dutch unit of the Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development will consider a complaint from three NGOs against banking giant ING Groep NV’s involvement in the palm oil industry. Dutch Milieudefensie, Liberian SDI and Indonesian WALHI claimed in July that the Dutch lender continued to finance firms in the industry, even after they […]
Ecogreen Energy appoints Vishal Gupta as new chief executive officer
Ecogreen Energy, a subsidiary of Singapore listed CJE group, the global leaders in waste management and waste-to-energy sector, has appointed Vishal Gupta as the Chief Executive Officer. The decision of the management change came during the board meeting held recently. He will be incharge of the day-to-day leadership of the Company and will also join […]
Embassy of Finland supports Waste-to-Energy Plant Bac Ninh Province stuy
Embassy of Finland published an official statement regarding the latest project to support Thang Long Energy Joint Stock Company with EUR 110 000 to study the Environmental and Social Impacts of large-scale Waste-to-Energy Plant in Bac Ninh Province, Vietnam. The Fund for Local Cooperation (FLC) Application and Funding was approved after detailed consultations and several rounds […]
Energy Ministry catches fire, cheaper B10 and E20 starts Thursday
The Energy Ministry has decided to postpone the effective date for cutting retail prices for biodiesel B10 and gasohol E20 by one baht per litre from Wednesday to Thursday because the ministry’s buildings caught fire on Wednesday, rendering officials unable to conduct a meeting. The State Oil Fund Administrative Committee previously planned to approve this […]
Energy Ministry keen to maintain subsidies for biofuels
The Energy Ministry plans to revoke the seven-year time frame for terminating the subsidies for biofuels, expecting to amend the State Oil Fund Act of 2019 within two years. Viraphol Jirapraditkul, director of the Energy Fund Administration Institute (EFAI), said Energy Minister Sontirat Sontijirawong told the Prime Minister’s Office to consider amending the revised act to […]
Energy Ministry plans E20 shift in early 2020
The Energy Ministry has set a time frame to transition to gasohol E20 as the primary petrol grade by early next year, while phasing out gasohol 91 to boost the value of commodity crops used in biofuel, says Energy Minister Sontirat Sontijirawong. “We want to make agricultural commodities like palm oil, sugar and cassava have […]
Ensuring good idea doesn’t go to waste
Thailand is the world leader in turning waste to energy.
Environment group hits plan for MPIC-led Quezon City waste incinerator
MANILA, Philippines — An environmental group opposed to garbage incineration, is urging the Quezon City government to cancel a planned waste-to-energy facility that will be set up with a consortium of local and foreign firms, calling the project “a clear violation” of existing environmental laws. In a statement, No Burn Pilipinas (NBP) denounced the Quezon […]
Eppo lines up waste power
The government plans to issue operating licences for community waste power projects for a combined 400 megawatts of new power capacity during 2019-20. Wattanapong Kurovat, director-general of the Energy Policy and Planning Office (Eppo), said the office is the project’s coordinator, working closely with the Interior Ministry and the private sector. “We are conducting a […]
Ethanol output estimated to rise 8.1% in 2019
PHILIPPINE ethanol production is expected to hit 320 million liters this year, up 8.1%, as declining sugarcane output and high prices encourage more market entrants going forward, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) said. “For 2020, production is again likely to increase as additional distilleries begin operations,” the USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service said in […]