MANILA, Philippines – As consumption rates continue to rise and the government’s massive infrastructure program gets underway, one thing is clear: the Philippines’ demand for power will be higher than ever. Can our existing energy mix sustain this growth? Based on latest figures, up to 50% of our energy comes from coal-fired power plants. At […]

According to Cambodia’s government figure, LPG consumption grew at rapid rate of 23% in 2017. Cambodia is one of the fastest growing countries in the world.  With an average growth of more than 7%, it is slowly transforming itself from being one of the least developed countries to one of the most rapid and fast […]

The government is working to deal with rising fuel oil prices as it increased transportation costs and has an impact on commodity prices, said Zaw Htay, Spokesperson of Myanmar President’s Office, at a press conference held in the President House in Nay Pyi Taw on October 5. “Transportation costs have increased by 10 per cent […]

The retail price of petrol in Cambodia has increased for the third straight month, upsetting many who work in low-paying jobs, such as tuk-tuk drivers. The price jumped to 4,200 riel per litre in mid-October from 3,950 riel in July, according to the Ministry of Commerce. The price increase is hurting low-income families as the […]

Indonesia is set to import oil from Qatar very soon, said a top diplomat of the Southeast Asian nation which is one of the leading gas exporting countries in the world. The founding Opec member, which left the organization of oil exporting countries in 2009, is now importing large quantities of oil to meet the […]