Vietnam and Singapore recently discussed a plan whereby Vietnam will export offshore wind power to the island nation, according to the outcomes of talks on Tuesday between Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son and his Singaporean counterpart Vivian Balakrishnan.

The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) of Indonesia recently marked a significant milestone in promoting clean energy utilization by transferring the status of a Rooftop Solar Power Plant (PLTS) to a State-Owned Agency. The handover, valued at IDR 2,222,468,882, took place at the Ministry of Finance building in Jakarta.

Singapore’s central bank has launched a public consultation on the detailed threshold and criteria for incorporating the financing of phasing out coal-fired power plants into its green finance taxonomy.

According to an authoritative media, since May, continuously refreshing temperature records have left Vietnam in a severe power shortage. The prolonged high temperature exacerbates coal shortages, depleted reservoirs, and failure of old power plants. As a result, industrial parks and households are experiencing rolling blackouts and extended power outages.

Some 45,000 households are expected to benefit from the renewable energy 24.9-megawatt Lake Mainit Hydroelectric Power Plant located in the municipality of Jabonga, Agusan del Norte, following its inauguration yesterday morning, July 11, led by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.

The Department of Alternative Energy Development and Efficiency (DAEDE) has announced plans to construct floating solar farms on nine reservoirs, with the goal of generating approximately 63.43 megawatts of electricity by 2030.

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Wednesday expressed optimism about the implementation of more renewable energy projects in the country to address the challenges hounding the power sector.

PT Pertamina Geothermal Energy (PGE) has signed several agreements and partnerships during the 11th Indonesian Ministry of Energy and Mines New Energy Directorate (EBKTE) Exhibition.

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has welcomed the commitment of Japan-based Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (MUFG) to assist his administration in the Philippines’ transition from fossil fuel to renewable energy.

An agreement signing ceremony to develop a wind power plant project in Savannakhet province was held in Vientiane on July 6 between representatives of the Lao Government and Vietnam’s AMI Renewables Quang Binh Investment Joint Stock Company.