New Delhi: EuroSports Technologies (EST), Singapore’s home-grown developer of electric motorcycles, on Friday received $2 million of seed capital from its Singapore-listed parent company EuroSports Global (ESG) to accelerate the development of EST’s Singapore-developed electric motorcycle. The motorcycle, code-named “EST-X”, which combines convenience, performance, and intelligence into a single affordable vehicle package, the company said […]

KUALA LUMPUR: Unit 1 of Jimah East Power Sdn Bhd’s coal-fired power plant in Port Dickson, Negeri Sembilan, successfully achieved its first synchronisation on Dec 10. Jimah East Power is a 70 per cent subsidiary of Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB). TNB said the first synchronisation means the generator of Unit 1 had been synchronised to […]

Asean’s rapid urbanisation has implications for important issues such as strained infrastructure, rising inequalities, and public safety and security. However, if Asean makes full use of technology by bringing its smart cities together, a vision of sustainable and liveable cities across the region will become achievable, writes Phidel Vineles. Asean’s demographic and economic growth has […]

Jakarta (ANTARA News) – State-owned oil and gas company Pertamina, through its subsidiary PT Pertamina Power Indonesia (PPI), entered the construction phase of a gas and steam power plant, with a capacity of 1,760 megawatts (MW), in December 2018. Construction of Jawa-1 Independent Power Plant (IPP) signifies Pertamina`s efforts to support the provision of clean […]

MANILA, Philippines — SN Aboitiz Power Group (SNAP), the joint venture of SN Power of Norway and Aboitiz Power Corp., plans to construct a $28-million battery energy storage system (BESS) at its Magat hydro electric power plant (HEPP). The facility will be used to boost the company’s ancillary services and standby power supply that can […]

Laos and Thailand will target new heights in deepening their relations as they head toward setting up a strategic partnership for growth and sustainable development. The direction of deepening relations and enhancement of bilateral cooperation was agreed on at the Third Lao-Thai Joint Cabinet Retreat (JCR) held in Vientiane yesterday co-chaired by Prime Minister Thongloun […]

PUTRAJAYA, Dec 14 — No electricity surcharge will be levied on domestic users in Peninsular Malaysia from January 1 to June 30, 2019, although the government agreed to continue implementing the imbalance cost pass-through (ICPT) mechanism during this period, says the Energy Commission (EC). The commission said this followed the government’s decision to use the […]

It wants to accelerate the construction of transformer stations and start operations of a line in South Saigon. Vietnam Electricity (EVN) will accelerate its projects in 2019 to meet rising demand and ensure sufficient supply for the year, Vietnam Energy reports. The projects include 220kV transformer stations in Luu Xa, Quynh Luu and Quang Chau […]

KUCHING: Sarawak is well on its way to achieve 97 per cent electricity coverage by 2020 with the RM2.37 billion special allocation in the State Budget 2019. In pointing this out, Assistant Minister of Rural Electricity Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Junaidi said the electricity coverage in Sarawak currently stood at 91 per cent. “About nine […]

KATOWICE, Poland – The ongoing United Nations (UN) climate change talks in Poland have emphasised the need for the world to drastically reduce its emissions to avoid the worst impacts of climate change, with many nations arguing that both developing and developed countries should bear the responsibility of doing so. But how can rapidly developing […]