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Malaysia in discussion with China firms on pipeline compensation

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 […]

Amata gets IFC backing in sustainability push

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, […]

Signing of Energy Efficiency Act ‘a win for ordinary consumers’ – Gatchalian

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 […]

Buses with rooftop gardens hit Singapore streets

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. […]

Sema 2019 roars to life at SIC in race to energy-efficient future

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 […]

Power utilities in Pacific to get $100 million funding boost

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 increase by K140-K200 per liter in over four months

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 […]

DOE banks on efficient energy use to address power demand upticks

MANILA — The Department of Energy (DOE) called for conservation and efficient use of electricity so the thinning power supply can keep up with the high demand. This call was issued after the Luzon grid was placed on red alert for several hours on Wednesday morning after some power plants went on unplanned outages and […]

All streetlights to be LED lamps starting September

KUALA LUMPUR: All roads nationwide will be lit with LED lamps, instead of the traditional light bulbs, in a move to save energy by as much as 50%. Right now, about 80% of streetlamps in Malaysia use other forms of lighting apart from LED (light-emitting diodes), which are known to be more energy-efficient and environmentally […]

Duterte vows better energy supply in Palawan before yearend

MANILA, Philippines — Palawan will have better energy supply before the year ends, President Rodrigo Duterte gave this assurance on Thursday night during his visit to the island-province. “I assure you that before the end of the year there’s a reduced rotation in the number of hours and maybe lessening of the inconvenience,” Duterte said […]