ERC to Meralco: Use tax refund to bring down electricity cost
MANILA, Philippines — The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has ordered Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) to use unclaimed tax refund to reduce power rates. ERC has directed Meralco to submit a proposed scheme that incorporates the unclaimed tax refund for purposes of reducing the distribution rates of its customers, among others. It also directed the country’s […]
EU, Philippines sign 7 contracts for clean energy projects
MANILA, Philippines — The European Union (EU) Delegation to the Philippines on Thursday said the EU and the Philippines signed seven contracts for projects that would offer “clean energy” to 40,000 households in the country. The EU said they allocated €21 million for the projects which would contribute to the Department of Energy’s goal of […]
European firms eyeing chunk of PH energy efficiency projects
Close to 30 European firms are seriously eyeing to corner a pie in the P12.19 trillion worth of investments that the Philippines is dangling for myriad of energy efficiency (EE) ventures, according to the Department of Energy. The various investment opportunities that foreign and local investors could take advantage of relating to EE undertakings would […]
EV Charging Stations Open in 8 Rest Areas of Trans Java Toll Road
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – The government has prepared a number of Public Electric Vehicle Charging Stations (SPKLU) along the Trans Java Toll Road, which is the main Eid homecoming or mudik route.
EV owners in Malaysia already facing queues at DC chargers – we need more DCFCs on highways soon
The Malaysian EV Owners Club (MyEVOC) has called on the Malaysian Highway Authority (LLM) to expedite the granting of permissions to install more electric vehicle charging stations along highways. This comes as club members took to social media recently to report on long queues forming at DC fast charging stations located along the PLUS Malaysia-operated North–South Expressway (NSE).
Exxon, Petronas Teaming Up For CCS Study In Malaysia
MoU will see work focused on offshore Peninsular Malaysia which hosts mature oil and gas fields
ExxonMobil and Pertamina advance offshore CCS hub in Indonesia
US supermajor ExxonMobil and Indonesia’s national oil company Pertamina are firming up plans for a carbon capture and storage (CCS) project offshore Java, Indonesia, that has the geological potential to store up to 3 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide.
ExxonMobil leverages new technology to improve energy efficiency
RECOGNISING the importance of using energy efficiently at its operations, ExxonMobil’s Singapore Chemical Plant (SCP) implemented a new technology to enhance energy performance at its aromatics facility. The success of this initiative won ExxonMobil a Best Practices honour at the EENP awards. ExxonMobil has operated in Singapore for over 125 years and holds more than […]
Facing a bigger energy bill? Some tips on how to save electricity and money
With rising energy costs due to high global oil and gas prices, your electricity bill could increase for some months yet. SP Group announced last week that the electricity tariff for households will increase by an average of 9.8 per cent for the April to June period – the fifth consecutive quarter of increase.
Firms should invest in energy efficiency to reduce exposure to price fluctuations: Grace Fu
SINGAPORE – Businesses should invest in energy efficiency initiatives to reduce the risk of being affected by fluctuations in energy prices, said Minister for Sustainability and the Environment Grace Fu on Tuesday (Oct 12).