MANILA – A more rapid deployment of renewable energy is among the game-changing reforms the energy sector needs to alleviate the burden of high power rates on consumers, Senator Risa Hontiveros said on Tuesday.

National utility Vietnam Electricity (EVN) will spend VND1.1 trillion ($45.26 million) to connect a power plant in Laos with Vietnam’s grid to import electricity.

MANILA, Philippines — A consumer advocacy group asked President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to halt the imposition of pass-through charges on electricity bills, aligning with his recent decision to suspend pass-through fees levied by local government units on motor vehicles carrying goods or merchandise.

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/Asia News Network): Vietnam Electricity (EVN) is seeking approval from the Vietnamese government to accelerate the import of electricity from Laos since shortages are forecast in the northern region, according to VnExpress International.

The Srettha Thavisin cabinet quickly approved a plan to reduce the power tariff at its first meeting earlier this month in a bid to reduce electricity bills.

Gulf Energy Development Plc and China Datang Overseas Investment Co (CDTO), a state-owned subsidiary of an energy company on the mainland, have entered into a tariff memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) to develop the Pak Beng hydroelectric power project.

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.

Two-and-a-half years after Min Aung Hlaing unveiled his plan to create a metro rail system and launch fleets of electric buses in Myanmar, the junta boss has called the country’s troubled power supply a challenge to his regime.

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).

The Vietnamese government has requested that the MoIT amend and supplement the mechanism for adjusting the average retail price of electricity and the structure of the retail electricity tariff.