MANILA, Philippines — Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) is targeting to complete the initial part of its power distribution network in New Clark City by the first half in time for the Southeast Asian Games (SEA) in November. The consortium of Meralco, Marubeni Corp., Kansai Electric Power Co. Inc. and Chubu Electric Power Co. Inc. secured […]

SINGAPORE – A power outage that lasted about one and a half hours hit parts of Singapore on Saturday afternoon (Jan 26). Residents in Bishan, Toa Payoh and Shunfu reported that electricity in their homes was cut, and lifts and traffic lights were also affected. An update on electricity provider SP Group’s Facebook page at 3.19pm said that electricity […]

Any rise in electricity rates to be announced this year will take into account the needs of ordinary people, Deputy Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Electricity and Energy (MOEE) U Soe Myint has told� The Myanmar Times. “An increase in rates will take place this year, but only after we seek recommendations from all […]

Monks walk past a solar farm on their way to the temple after morning alms rounds. The latest version of a 20-year energy plan increases the importance of renewable energy. (File photo) After three years of revising and drawing up a new version of the power development plan (PDP), the National Energy Policy Council (NEPC) […]

The government says it plans to have all 24 provinces in the country connected to the national grid by 2020. Five provinces still lack access to the national power grid – Tboung Khmum, Kampong Thom, Oddar Meanchey, Ratanakkiri and Mondulkiri. Speaking at Electricity Authority of Cambodia’s annual meeting yesterday, Yim Viseth, chairman of the agency, […]

Jakarta. Member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations are on a path to transform their power landscapes as energy demand continues to rise to match the region’s economic growth potential, a power management company said this week. “In the pursuit of a robust digital economy, Asean is heralding in an era of unprecedented […]

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s administration has boasted that nearly all households in Indonesia have electricity, saying that the country had reached an electrification ratio of 98.05 percent as of September. However, does this mean that 98.05 percent of the nation’s households enjoy 24-hour electricity for all their electronics like residents in Java’s big cities enjoy? […]

While most countries have improved their electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure exponentially over the past few years, the same cannot be said locally. Given that there have been improvements, the EV infrastructure here is still limited. For example, there are only a handful of charging stations located all over the country and are a good distance […]

MANILA, Philippines – Soon, a Filipino-made train will hit the railway tracks, a first in Philippine transportation history. Developed by the Metals Industry Research and Development Center of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), the train will soon be operational under the Philippine National Railways (PNR). What makes it different? In a phone interview […]

SINGAPORE – Energy provider SP Group has partnered with Ascendas-Singbridge Group (ASB) to install electric vehicle charging points in the latter’s buildings, the two companies announced on Monday (Jan 21). As part of the partnership, 24 high-speed chargers have been installed in six of ASB’s buildings – Hyflux Innovation Centre, Corporation Place, Techlink, Techplace I, […]