Kuala Lumpur (VNA) – When one mentions renewable energy, the mind often jumps to familiar sources like solar energy, hydroelectric dams, and wind power. However, Malaysia is seeking measures to turn wave energy for electricity generation.

Office of the Energy Regulatory Commission (OERC) will have to wait for the new government to decide whether electricity rates can be cut to Bt4.25 per unit, as requested by the Joint Standing Committee on Commerce, Industry and Banking, said Komkrit Tantravanich, secretary-general of the office, today (Tuesday).

SINGAPORE: Singapore will test out alerting households on when to stop or postpone using their appliances during peak usage periods, in a first-of-its-kind effort to decrease energy consumption here.

SINGAPORE – From 2033, Singapore will import 1.2 gigawatts (GW) of low-carbon electricity – primarily generated by wind power – from Vietnam, which will help fulfil the Republic’s target of importing 4GW of renewable energy by 2035 via electricity imports.

SINGAPORE – In a first-of-its-kind initiative to get households to help manage the load on the electricity grid, residents in homes equipped with smart meters will be called upon to adjust their electricity usage during peak demand periods.

KOTA KINABALU, Oct 19 — Sabah Electricity Sdn Bhd (SESB) will carry out the installation of a battery energy storage system with a capacity of 100MW as a short-term solution to the power supply issue in the state, said its chairman Datuk Seri Wilfred Madius Tangau.

Gulf Energy Development, a Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET)-listed firm, is looking forward to a 50% revenue surge, breaking past the 100 billion baht (US$3.03 billion) mark this year. This significant increase is due to the addition of electricity generation capacity and the full operation of its power plants.

THE planned Asean power grid could offer Singapore a golden opportunity to become the region’s trading hub for clean energy, as the city-state works hard to soften the potential blow on its booming petrochemical sector amid the shift from fossil fuels.

With the construction of many large power plants stalling or slowing and the dependence on imports for energy increasing, electricity shortages are possible until 2050, lawmakers fear.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ (MHI) Mitsubishi Power has begun operations at the second of four units at the 2.65GW Rayong plant, a combined-cycle, natural gas-fired power plant in Rayong province, Thailand.