NAYPYIDAW: Myanmar estimates about 1,000 megawatt (MW) of power will be generated by the middle of next year to add to the country’s capacity. President U Win Myint said this when announcing the 50 per cent nationwide electrification mark last Friday, according to The Myanmar Times. Since coming to power in 2016, the National League […]

Costly electricity bills create a financial burden for the public, but also accelerate momentum for the establishment of free power trade in Thailand.

Several areas in Luzon experienced rotating brownouts starting Sunday after the electricity supply plummeted due to the shutdown of seven power plants and the lower output from three other facilities.

The waste sector in Brunei Darussalam accounts for only 0.001 per cent of the total greenhouse gases emission, though the country’s waste generation is the highest in the Asean region.

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (Borneo Bulletin/ANN): Brunei Darussalam is set to implement the electric vehicle (EV) pilot project that will start at first half of 2021 for the next two years.

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) invested an additional $200 million in green bonds, bringing to $350 million the total so far, and this is now part of the country’s $98 billion gross international reserves (GIR). BSP Governor Benjamin E. Diokno said the investment in the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) open-ended fund will enhance the […]

KUALA LUMPUR (July 2): Sawmill operator BTM Resources Bhd said its wholly-owned subsidiary BTM Biomass Products Sdn Bhd has obtained approval from the Sustainable Energy Development Authority (SEDA) to build and operate a renewable energy electrical power plant.  

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 2 ― The government will increase household electricity bill subsidy from RM20 and below to RM40 and below, said Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng. However, he said in line with the government’s intention to implement targeted subsidies, the channeling of the subsidy would be dedicated to the poor and hardcore poor registered with […]

Electricity tariffs will be maintained for domestic users and SMEs, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. When tabling the revised Budget 2023 on Friday (Feb 24), he also said that tariffs for big companies – except those in the food and agriculture sectors – would be increased.

State-owned coal mining firm PT Bukit Asam plans to diversify its business by establishing a joint venture with state-owned diversified miner PT Aneka Tambang (Antam) to build steam and diesel power plants in East Halmahera, North Maluku. Bukit Asam president director Arviyan Arifin told a press briefing in Jakarta on Monday that his company would […]