The business communities of Laos and the Republic of Korea (RoK) are keen to jointly promote the development of renewable energy in Laos. A business matching event was held in Vientiane to facilitate collaboration between Lao companies and representatives of Korean firms from RoK’s North Chungcheong province. The first Lao-Korean event on “Business Promotion for […]

MANAGING energy consumption within a building can be a hassle. It’s not too bad at home – turning off the lights and using the air conditioning only when necessary are habits that can be conditioned. But how do you do so in an establishment like a hotel, where there are hundreds of rooms to handle? […]

The renovations at Keppel Bay Tower offices last year were not just about smartening up the paintwork, but focused on cutting-edge tech innovations to make the corporation’s headquarters far more energy efficient and environmentally sustainable. Smart systems were installed to adjust lighting levels to fit the number of people at work, while photo sensors were […]

KUALA LUMPUR (BLOOMBERG) – Malaysia is in discussions with China-based contractors for compensation relating to pipeline projects worth 9.4 billion ringgit (S$3.09 billion). The government is negotiating with China Petroleum Pipeline Engineering Co and Huanqiu Project Management Beijing Co on the total compensation to be paid by Suria Strategic Energy Resources Sdn, which was overseeing […]

The industrial sector in Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam contributed 32.3 per cent of the region’s GDP in 2017 and provided an estimated 20 per cent of the employment, said the IFC, the private-sector arm of the World Bank. It said that industrial zones provide a good platform for supporting interventions for green buildings, […]

Senator Sherwin T. Gatchalian, chairman of the Senate energy committee, issued this statement as he expressed his gratitude to President Duterte for signing Republic Act 11285 or the Energy Efficiency Act which he authored in the Senate. ‘’The signing of this landmark law is very timely, especially now that our growing economy needs more power […]

The initiative aims to study if such effort could reduce fuel consumption for air conditioning. Ten SBS Transit buses with ‘green roof’ have been launched to study possible energy and cost savings for bus operators. The rooftop gardens on buses aims to help reduce vehicles’ carbon emissions by lowering fuel consumption needed for air conditioning. […]

SEPANG: Make the Future Live Malaysia is here – and Ministry of Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change deputy secretary general (Environment and Climate Change) Dr Nagulendran Kangayatkarasu, together with chairman of Shell Malaysia Datuk Iain Lo flagged off cars to officially open the track for the Shell Eco-marathon Asia 2019 (Sema) at the […]

MANILA, Philippines – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved an umbrella facility of up to $100 million which will provide financing support including loans, guarantees, and letters of credit to help fund renewable power projects in Pacific island countries. The Pacific Renewable Energy Program will support an estimated 5 separate renewable energy projects in […]

Local fuel prices have continued to increase by K140 to K200 per liter over the past four months as global oil prices reach about US$64 per barrel although Myanmar Kyat against dollar sees little fluctuation with the current value of just over K1,500, according to local filling stations. On April 18 in local market, maximum […]