It’s the epitome of a closed circuit: the utility helping power one of Southeast Asia’s biggest cities is building electric cars, batteries and charging stations for the nascent market, and then supplying the juice to keep them all running. Thailand billionaire Somphote Ahunai envisions his Energy Absolute Pcl as a titan of EVs even though there are less than […]

A recent electricity price hike has fuelled optimism among companies selling rooftop solar systems to factories, but a lack of knowledge and financing challenges continue to hold back sales. By THOMAS KEAN | FRONTIER JUNE 25 was a good day for Mr Kapil Seth. The government had just announced a big electricity price increase from July […]

THE electrification of commercial vehicles could prove the building block to facilitate greater electric vehicle (EV) adoption in Malaysia, while providing massive upside potential for Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB). Its chief strategy and regulatory officer Datuk Fazlur Rahman Zainuddin (picture) said the transportation sector makes up approximately 42% of total energy consumption in the country, but less […]

MANILA – Energy secretary Alfonso Cusi on Wednesday last week underscored the importance of tapping energy from all possible sources, including nuclear, as the country lacks adequate capacity to date. In his speech during the handover ceremony for the Official Phase 1 Mission Report of the Integrated Nuclear Infrastructure Review (NIR) Mission in Taguig City, Cusi […]

SINGAPORE – Semakau Island might be known for being Singapore’s only landfill site, but it is also producing 100 per cent energy. More than 9,500 sq m of solar panels located there, coupled with a wind turbine, can power up to 350 four-room Housing Board units for a year, with a total output of 1.5 […]

THE Department of Energy (DoE) is asking interested parties to comment on a draft circular that provides a national policy framework for smart grids and a “roadmap” for distribution utilities. The move comes as distribution utilities have come up with their own initiatives to introduce smart grids that use innovative technologies to modernize the electric […]

At different paces, ASEAN countries are studying the feasibility of energy deregulation. The term applies to the transition from regulated to market-based energy prices. Some ASEAN countries embark on an energy deregulation journey to increase sustainability. With market-based prices, the energy sector is forced to become more efficient and to look for novel ways to […]

PV Gas facility. Company shares jumped 3.4 per cent on Tuesday following a boost of oil prices on Monday night. – Photo pvgas.com.vn HÀ NỘI – Vietnamese shares advanced for a fourth straight day as oil and gas stocks were boosted by a jump in oil prices overnight. The benchmark VN-Index on the Hồ Chí […]

PARIS (Reuters) – French energy group Total (TOTF.PA) and Dutch partner Corbion (CORB.AS) said they had started operations at their new bioplastics plant in Rayong, Thailand. The plant run by the joint venture Total Corbion PLA would be able to produce 75,000 tonnes a year of poly lactic acid (PLA), which is experiencing rising demand. […]

The Vietnamese government has enacted long-term development orientations and a strategy for the power sector, including energy efficiency measures to ensure national energy security. deputy minister of Industry and Trade Hoang Quoc Vuong provides insights into the opportunities and challenges opening up in the power sector by driving the sustainability agenda as well as promoting […]