Supporting the idea of ‘green economic or investment zones’ in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) region, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen recently said his country is ready to host the first of its kind hub. He said this at the opening ceremony of the second day of the 2022 ASEAN Leadership and Partnership […]

A consortium led by Singaporean renewables infrastructure developer WEnergy Global Pte Ltd (WEG) has won a contract in a tender to build 16 microgrids with solar power components in the Philippine province of Palawan.

Thailand’s Gulf Energy Development Pcl on Friday said it has invested $409 million in a 49 per cent stake in Jackson Generation, a 1,200-megawatt gas-fired power project in Illinois, its first expansion into the United States.

Vietnam Electricity (EVN) has been accepted as the investor of the US$1.19 billion Ô Môn III thermal power plant located in Cần Thơ City, under a decision issued by the municipal People’s Committee.

SK Group is partnering with Gentari Sdn Bhd (Gentari), a clean energy solutions entity founded by Malaysian energy company PETRONAS, for clean energy business opportunities.

PH Renewables Inc. (PHRI), a subsidiary of MGEN Renewable Energy Inc. (MGreen), has secured a Php 2.65 billion loan for its 75-megawatt-AC (MWAC) solar project in Baras, Rizal.

Energy Secretary Raphael Lotilla on Wednesday said the Philippine National Oil Company Exploration Corp.’s (PNOC-EC) review of Razon-led Prime Infrastructure’s planned purchase of an operating stake in the Malampaya natural gas-to-power project is on track.

According to the Ministry of Industry and Trade, coal-fired power will fall some 23,400 MW, and liquefied natural gas (LNG) power more than 24,300 MW while solar power will grow 33,000 MW, onshore wind power 23,000 MW and offshore wind power 28,500 MW by 2045. Therefore, it is necessary for Vietnam to develop policies that encourage investment in clean energies.

Solarvest Holdings Bhd has launched Malaysia’s first renewable energy (RE) financial technology platform, Powervest. The company said Powervest was complementary to its solar financing solution and was established to promote RE adoption among commercial and industrial players via its zero initial cash outlay proposition.

Malaysia and Singapore have substantively concluded a framework of cooperation in the digital economy and green economy. Senior Minister and International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali said the agreed areas of cooperation in the green economy were in line with the 12th Malaysia Plan’s goal.