An inter-ministerial technical committee held their first meeting to draft the legal framework and policy, as well as strategies, for the management and development of electric vehicles (EVs) in Cambodia. They are also planning workshops to set out a roadmap for the construction of charging stations.

MANILA – A German business delegation is now exploring opportunities in the Philippines in energy efficiency business. The five German companies involved in energy efficiency technology and solutions include SolarNext AG, MIG mbH, Hörmann KG, eeaser GmbH and Ecoligo GmbH.

Jakarta (ANTARA) – The construction of public electric vehicle (EV) charging stations (SPKLU) and public EV battery swapping stations (SPBKLU) needs to be improved to support electric motorcycle development in Indonesia, the Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry has said.

Jakarta (ANTARA) – Indonesia and the United Kingdom cooperate on the Partnering for Accelerated Climate Transition (UK-PACT) Program, or the “Towards Indonesia’s Low Carbon Energy Transition” (MENTARI) through energy efficiency in the building infrastructure sector.

ACWA Power and a state-owned power company in Indonesia will jointly investigate potential energy storage and green hydrogen projects in the Southeast Asian country. Saudi Arabia-headquartered renewable energy and infrastructure developer and investor ACWA Power said last week that a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed with PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN), Indonesia’s monopoly […]

SET-listed developers Sena Development Plc and Sansiri Plc will hold discussions with financial institutions in an effort to reduce the interest rate on mortgage loans for buyers of energy-saving homes, estimated at between 0.5% and 1% in the first year.2

The Cambodian Ministry of Environment has announced its new National Cooling Action Plan for Cambodia, the first to be developed in South-East Asia. ESCAP, in partnership with UNEP under the framework of the Cool Coalition and with the support of Energy Foundation China, jointly developed a National Cooling Action Plan Methodology which was piloted in […]

The Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) has partnered with Microsoft to advance the implementation of principles and tools for the development of green technologies locally and globally.

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.

PT Kereta Api Indonesia or KAI installed solar panels at Gambir Station and the Jakarta Railway Center (JRC) building, with 40.5 kWp and 40 kWp capacities, respectively. The state-run railway company said that the use of solar panels can save electricity costs by 10%.