KOTA KINABALU: North Kalimantan Governor Dr H Iranto Lambrie has invited the State Government to work together in power generation infrastructure development in his province bordering Tawau. He said Sarawak Energy Berhad (SEB) is presently doing a feasibility study to build a hydropower plant with generation capacity of 1,300 megawatts at Sungai Mentarang in the […]

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 21): Ranhill Holdings Bhd (Ranhill) and Thailand-based Treasure Specialty Company Ltd (TS Co) will jointly develop a 1,150 megawatt combined cycle gas turbine power plant in Kedah for power export to Southern Thailand. Upon completion, the power plant is expected to dispatch 100 per cent of its generation capacity through a dedicated […]

The United Kingdom has pledged 15 million pounds (US$19.5 million) in grants to Indonesia to accelerate the development of low-carbon energy in the country. The grants will be used to finance four programs, namely matchmaking between the private sector and the government, capacity building for stakeholders, policy making assistance and pilot projects in rural or […]

MANILA –The Department of Energy (DOE) has recognized the help extended by the German development agency, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH (GIZ), in advancing renewable energy use in the country, for cleaner and more sustainable power. GIZ has provided the Philippines technical and financial assistance through a three-year project called Shaping and Implementing the […]

Vietnamese Deputy PM Dung lauded the Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Lao Ministry of Energy and Mines for their active negotiations on an agreement on the development of hydropower projects, renewable energy and mining for signing at an earliest time. He noted that Vietnam consistently opposes energy projects that harm the environment, […]

DUMAGUETE CITY — The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) and the Negros Oriental Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NOCCI) on Monday lauded Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo’s move declaring every March 5, starting this year, as Renewable Energy Day. Dumaguete-based PCCI regional governor for Central Visayas Edward Du described the executive order (E0) […]

The European Union, through the Access to Sustainable Energy Programme, agreed to co-finance seven renewable energy projects that would provide power to around 40,000 households in remote areas of the Philippines, the Energy Department said Thursday. “Our goal is to provide electricity throughout the entire archipelago by 2020. These projects will bring more progress in […]

Chawalit Tippawanich, president and chief executive for PTT’s power arm, GPSC, said that its board on Monday agreed that either the company or a yet-to-be-established subsidiary, would purchase the energy recovery unit in a deal worth no more than Bt24.11 or about $757 million. The unit is part of TOP’s capacity expansion project, Clean Fuel […]

Vietnam has incredibly developed economic activities, industries, urbanization and living condition  improvement; therefore, sustainable energy development is considered as a current tendency in the country. Ms. Cecilia Strandberg from Renewables Academy (RENAC) and Mr. Ron-Hendrik Peesel from University of Kassel said that they believe Germany’s technologies could fully meet Vietnam’s energy development demand, and German […]

Southeast Asia’s energy demand is expected to grow by two-thirds by 2040, requiring massive investment in new energy generation and transmission. Installed capacity will double from 240 gigawatts to 565 gigawatts, which amounts to adding a bit more than Japan’s total electricity capacity. To meet their growing needs, countries have to make pivotal choices. They […]