Construction of power infrastructure — chiefly coal-fired power plants — will remain the primary driver of growth in Indonesia’s energy and utilities sector for the near future, said Fitch Solutions Macro Research in a Jan 16 report. However, there are risks that power projects may be postponed due to the country’s widening current account deficit and a weakening […]

THE GOVERNMENT is looking to expand the list of environmental projects eligible for financing via the issue of so-called “green bonds.” “Government is looking at expanding the coverage of the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Framework for Green Bonds to cover such sectors as transportation, infrastructure, and commercial banking. We hope to mainstream access […]

From being a finalist last year, Muntinlupa National High School (MNHS) topped an international research competition promoting renewable energy. In awards rites held on Monday in Abu Dhabi, the public school received the 2019 Zayed Sustainability Prize (ZSP) for its research proposal titled “RevAMP: Revitalized Algae Micro-farming,” besting hundreds of entries from around the world. […]

KUALA LUMPUR: Astana City Group Sdn Bhd (ACG) is keen on being involved in the third national car project, and sees the vehicle being fully-powered by liquid petroleum gas (LPG), replacing petroleum altogether. Its managing director Nik Mohd Fareez Nik Ahmad Azman said the company submitted a proposal paper on the project to the International […]

State-owned gas subholding company PT Perusahaan Gas Negara (PGN) has announced that it has completed its gas pipeline network project to distribute natural gas to households in Serang, Banten. PGN president director Gigih Prakoso, said the gas network project, funded through the state budget, would help reduce imports of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG). “PGN will […]

MANILA – Climate change will be a major consideration in evaluating initiatives of schools joining the search for the country’s most sustainable and eco-friendly public and private elementary and high schools, as well as higher education institutions (HEIs) starting this year. “We’re highlighting climate change due to what’s happening around us,” Elenida Basug, the Department […]

The Philippines’ energy ministry has approved the bid from local fuel retailer Phoenix Petroleum and China’s CNOOC to build the country’s first liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal. The $2 billion regasification and imports terminal will be built south of the capital of Manila, featuring a capacity to handle 2.2 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa) of […]

MANILA, Philippines — Over 400 gas stations have already imposed additional excise tax on fuel products as the Department of Energy (DOE) continues to monitor the industry for the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) law’s proper implementation. The DOE-Oil Industry Management Bureau (OIMB) said yesterday it has  received 444 reports on the retail […]

MANILA — AboitizPower’s Cleanergy is now providing all seven buildings of The Net Group (TNG) with clean and renewable energy. AboitizPower and TNG signed a power supply contract on Thursday, in which the former will supply a total of 13.5 megawatts (MW) to TNG’s seven office buildings. These TNG buildings include Net Park, Net Lima, […]

HCM CITY– A work plan for 2019 to help HCM City review its climate change policies and update action plans was agreed at the final workshop of a Japan International Cooperation Agency technical co-operation project. The project, to “support the planning and implementation of nationally appropriate mitigation actions in measurement, reporting and verification procedures” (SPI-NAMA) […]