In recent years, liquefied natural gas (LNG) has sparked considerable interest in Vietnam as a potential new source of energy, given the rapid growth of the country’s demand for electricity. According to the World Bank, the scale of Vietnam’s electricity consumption ranks second in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) after Indonesia and 23rd […]

Jakarta (ANTARA) – The Indonesian government has currently set its sights on the exploration of oil and gas basins in five areas in eastern Indonesia namely Buton, Warin, Timor, Seram, and Aru.

Vietnam is looking to reduce the share of fossil fuels, including natural gas and coal, in its future energy mix, while renewables will rise in line with its recent net zero pledge and as securing global funding for fossil fuel projects becomes harder.

THE DEPARTMENT of Finance (DoF) is considering the possibility of getting foreign governments to buy out their citizens’ shareholdings in corporations that run coal-fired power plants in the Philippines.

JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/Asia News Network): Many decades from now when the Earth is so much hotter than today, many people in Indonesia and around the world will look back and wonder why countries failed to stem the use of coal, knowing perfectly well that it would accelerate global warming with dire consequences for the […]

SINGAPORE: Even though coal makes up just over 1 per cent of Singapore’s energy needs, phasing out the use of the fossil fuel may not be such a straightforward affair for Singapore, experts say.

JAKARTA: Indonesia’s coal consumption for power generation is likely to rise by 3.1% next year compared to 2021, the head of the country’s state utility said on Monday, amid calls to pare back use of the fossil fuel.

JAKARTA: Indonesia’s 2022 coal consumption for power generation is likely to reach 119 million tonnes, Zulkifli Zaini, CEO of the country’s state utility Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) told parliament on Monday. Coal demand by PLN itself is expected at 68.43 million tonnes next year, while 50.76 million tonnes is likely to be used by independent […]

Singapore will phase out the use of unabated coal power by 2050 and end direct government finance of this kind of power internationally, its government has announced. Unabated refers to coal power generation without the use of any technologies to reduce CO2 emissions, such as operational carbon capture and storage or utilisation.

The Philippines and Indonesia, two of Southeast Asia’s biggest economies, are embarking on efforts to phase out coal-fired electricity plants, including through a pilot project launched by the Asian Development Bank that some environmental activists say favors power companies over victims of climate change.