KEPPEL Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M) and Singapore’s Energy Market Authority (EMA) have started a S$10 million partnership to help create innovative energy solutions in the marine sector.

THE energy efficiency industry said energy-saving projects should qualify for a six-year income tax holiday based on its interpretation of the Omnibus Investments Code. According to the Philippine Energy Efficiency Alliance (PE2), if energy efficiency and conservation (EEC) projects are treated as locally-sourced power, proponents are eligible for the tax holiday.

Energy officials expect to sign power purchase agreements (PPAs) under the “Energy for All” renewable power scheme in March next year.

State-owned energy and utility companies are taking measures to cut expenditure and diversify their businesses to survive while the COVID-19 pandemic is battering demand. With large scale social restrictions (PSBB) in place in major cities, businesses and industries have shut operations and subsequently reduced energy consumption.

ENPH recently announced its partnership with Thailand’s solar installer Natura Living, under which they are jointly constructing commercial solar installation projects for PepsiCo Thailand. Notably, Natura Living is currently installing a 60 kilowatt (kW) solar array using Enphase IQ 7+ microinverters on PepsiCo Thailand’s agronomy division building.

The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has ordered Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) regulator Philippine Electricity Market Corp. (PEMC) to explain the high rental payable of Iloilo City’s power distributor MORE Electric and Power Corp

ILOILO CITY – The local government here and business groups have urged the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to intervene regarding the damaged submarine cable of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) that is causing an increase in the power rate in Western Visayas.

National utility Vietnam Electricity (EVN)’s post-tax profit last year surged 49 percent from 2019 to VND14.48 trillion ($631.47 million).

Brunei Darussalam continues to create new economic opportunities to diversify the country’s economy. Alongside other sectors, the downstream oil and gas sector plays an important role in reshaping the country’s economic landscape and boosting resilience during a time of global oil market uncertainties.

The coronavirus pandemic hit Asia first, but its countries including emerging ASEAN—Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam—have to date recorded considerably lower transmission and fatality rates per capita than other regions in the world.