Its real-time electricity pricings offer complete transparency, and ultimately, more savings for consumers. An essential player in the launch of the Open Electricity Market (OEM) this month is Voltz Energy (Voltz). Its online price comparison platform allows consumers and electricity retailers to make informed choices and bid — using real-time data. Even before the full […]

NAYPYITAW — A 30-billion-kyat project to provide 24-hour electricity to four townships in Rakhine State will be completed in December, according to the Department of Electric Power Transmission and System Control under the Ministry of Electricity and Energy. The project was launched in 2016 to provide electricity to Ponnagyun, Rathedaung, Buthidaung and Maungdaw townships. The […]

Global automotive parts company Continental Temic Electronics Philippines signed an agreement with geothermal power producer Energy Development Corp. for the supply of clean and reliable power for its facilities in Calamba, Laguna. Under the agreement, EDC will supply Continental Temic with 2.7 megawatts of geothermal power from EDC’s BacMan geothermal project starting Dec. 26, 2018 […]

KUALA LUMPUR: The Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change Ministry is targeting to grow renewable energy’s (RE) proportion of generation mix from the current two per cent to 20% by 2025-2030. This bodes well with the electricity supply industry (ESI), now grappling with the escalating global coal price. Eventually, this new target might allow […]

SINGAPORE: As electricity retailers in the Open Electricity Market (OEM) dangle discounted tariffs at cost-savvy consumers, experts are divided over whether this could lead to higher consumption. Some said this could lead to a “rebound effect”, which refers to consumers using more electricity because it is cheaper. Others said the OEM would make users more aware […]

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 9): Malaysia leapt nine places to 15th spot from 24th previously among 190 economies worldwide in the World Bank’s “Doing Business 2019 Report” last week, a resounding testimony of the ongoing reforms in the country. Malaysia’s reforms in the past year covering six areas, including securing electricity, resulted in the dramatic jump […]

  SINGAPORE – Households can save on their power bills by switching their electricity retailer online in just a few clicks with a new service launched on Friday (Nov 9) by real-estate services provider SRX Property . The service is offered on its srx.com.sg website and its mySG Home App. Its launch coincides with the start […]

KUCHING: The Sarawak government is still waiting for consent from the Ministry of Education (MoE) in Putrajaya to implement electricity connections to 113 schools in Sarawak. Assistant Minister of Education, Science and Technological Research Dr Annuar Rapaee said although the ministry had replied to their letter, their consent had not been given. He said the […]

Myanmar has done undertaken two reforms to improve access to power supply and the ease of starting a local business, according to the latest report from the World Bank. However, pace of reform on most regulations affecting the private sector remain stagnant. In the newly-released World Bank’s 2019 Doing Business rankings, Myanmar ranks 171th out […]

A smart grid pilot will be put into action in the Thai province of Mae Hong Son, to integrate and balance growing shares of renewable energy using battery energy storage systems (BESS). The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) and the country’s Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) have signed an agreement to investigate the use of […]