Senators in Manila expressed concerns Monday about China’s potential access to the Philippine power grid, as an executive from a Chinese-linked utility told a senate inquiry that hackers had attacked the national grid’s computers “hundreds of times” in recent weeks. Anthony Almeda, president of the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP), which operates the electricity system […]

MANILA, Feb 3 (Reuters) – The Philippines is beefing up security protocols to protect its energy sector from foreign interference, its national security adviser said, following concerns raised by some of the country’s politicians about China’s access to the country’s power grid. China’s State Grid Corporation owns a 40% share in a consortium called the […]

BANGKOK: The Department of Land Transport is joining the campaign for cleaner air by offering incentives to those who use clean energy vehicles (pic). Jantira Buruspat, deputy director-general for Operations, revealed that the increase in particulate matter smaller than 2.5 microns is partly due to incomplete fuel combustion of cars that use fossil fuels, affecting […]

Indonesia plans to set cheaper prices for coal to be sold to future gasification facilities as part of incentives for investors, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Arifin Tasrif told reporters. The government is promoting the development of the coal gasification industry to take advantage of Indonesia’s large coal output and is offering incentives to attract […]

The state-run Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) is studying the feasibility of a third importation of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in order to take advantage of the baht’s appreciation and low gas prices in the global market. Tawatchai Jakpaisal, Egat’s deputy governor for fuel, said the third shipment for LNG is planned at roughly […]

The Energy Ministry plans to revoke the seven-year time frame for terminating the subsidies for biofuels, expecting to amend the State Oil Fund Act of 2019 within two years. Viraphol Jirapraditkul, director of the Energy Fund Administration Institute (EFAI), said Energy Minister Sontirat Sontijirawong told the Prime Minister’s Office to consider amending the revised act to […]

Today, blockchain firm Power Ledger announced a partnership with the U.S.-based Midwest Renewable Energy Tracking System (M-RETS) to launch a Renewable Energy Certificate (REC) marketplace in the country. M-RETS is a web-based REC registry used by power generators, utilities, marketers, and qualified reporting entities. The centralized solution tracks RECs and facilitates transactions by issuing a […]

CONSUMERS can expect to pay less for electricity soon after the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) approved a lower feed-in tariff allowance (FiT-All) that is used to subsidize renewable energy (RE) developers. In a statement on Tuesday, the power regulator said it authorized the National Transmission Corp. (TransCo) to collect a 2019 FiT-All rate of P0.0495 […]

THE Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) said Tuesday that it approved a feed-in tariff allowance (FiT-All) of P0.0495 per kilowatt-hour (kWh), or lower than what was applied for by the government corporation that handles the collected amount from consumers. “The ERC, in computing the 2019 FiT-All rates, made use of the actual generation billed and the […]

KUALA LUMPUR: Customised incentives framework has spurred the next phase development of the energy efficient vehicles (EEVs) in the country, Malaysia Automotive, Robotics and IoT Institute (MARii) chief executive officer Datuk Madani Sahari said. The framework was critical in driving the development of EEVs comprising internal combustion engine, hybrid and electric powertrains, among others, Madani […]