EVN asks for greater leeway to increase electricity prices
With escalating production costs, national utility Vietnam Electricity (EVN) is asking for more freedom to increase electricity prices.
SOE Ministry Inaugurates PLN as Holding Company with 4 Subholdings
The SOEs Ministry inaugurated PLN as a holding company with four subsidiaries—or sub-holding—as part of the company’s restructuring, today, September 21. The launching event was held in Jakarta.
Can ASEAN realise its vision of a green power grid?
As of last year’s United Nations climate summit, eight out of the ten ASEAN countries have pledged to go net-zero within the century. The region is targeting a 23 per cent share of renewable energy in its energy supply by 2025, which will necessitate the ramping up of renewable energy projects as well as regional […]
With almost a quarter of Singapore’s power generation capacity expected to reach the end of its lifespan over the next five years, the Energy Market Authority (EMA) is studying how future gas plants entering the power system before 2030 could impact its target for net zero emissions by or around 2050
With almost a quarter of Singapore’s power generation capacity expected to reach the end of its lifespan over the next five years, the Energy Market Authority (EMA) is studying how future gas plants entering the power system before 2030 could impact its target for net zero emissions by or around 2050.
Power consumers entitled to over ₱200-billion refund from Meralco, other distributors — lawmaker
The Manila Electric Company (Meralco) and other local power distributors owe customers about ₱205 billion in refunds from their consumption in the past six years, a lawmaker said Sunday.
Vietnamese university launches smart grid lab
The Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh City (IUH) has launched the first university Smart Grid Lab in Vietnam. The lab will give 350 students a year, at the Electrical, Electronics, Control and Automation Faculties, the opportunity to build the skills they need to address the power network challenges of the future.
More ships call at Singapore port in August to refuel due to steep drop in oil prices
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has issued an instruction to accelerate the use of electric vehicles as official operational vehicles both in the central and regional governments. This Presidential Instruction No. 7 of 2022 was inked on Tuesday, September 13, 2022, following the surge in fuel prices.
Include unplanned outages trend in power forecast: PEMC
The Philippine Electricity Market Corporation (PEMC) has called for a “realistic forecast” of power supply that would include the trend of forced outages of power generation plants to secure reliable electricity sources throughout the years.
Vietnam Electricity Industry Report 2022-2031: Vietnam will Gradually Reduce Thermal Power Generation and will Work to Accelerate the Development of Renewable Energy
The “Research Report on Vietnam’s Electricity Industry 2022-2031” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering. With a large population, strong economic growth, and rapidly declining reserves in existing oil and gas fields, Vietnam is one of the fastest growing energy import markets in Asia. Vietnam’s annual electricity demand is expected to grow by 10% to 12% per year over […]
Brownouts hit Luzon as 7 power plants shut down
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.