PHILIP Morris Fortune Tobacco Corp. (PMFTC), a joint venture between Philip Morris Philippines Manufacturing Inc. and Fortune Tobacco Corp., on Tuesday inaugurated its $3.1-million solar-power plant inside its 25-hectare manufacturing facility at the First Philippine Industrial Park in Tanauan City, Batangas. PMFTC tapped Spectrum, the renewable-energy unit of Manila Electric Co., in putting up the […]

PHNOM PENH (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Cambodia will push ahead with plans to use hydropower and coal to electrify the entire country by 2020, but solar energy will play some role, especially in remote areas, an energy ministry official said on Wednesday. The Southeast Asian nation has electrified rapidly since 2000, when only 16 percent […]

At the event, German Consul General to Ho Chi Minh City Mr. Andreas Siegel highlighted the potential for renewable energy including wind energy of Vietnam. According to participants, Vietnam boasts favourable conditions to develop renewable energy, including wind energy. Under a draft national renewable energy development plan of the Energy Institute of the Ministry of […]

Key Points Companies in Singapore can now engage in renewable energy certificates trading on a blockchain-powered system from utilities provider SP Group. The idea behind the asset is that firms seeking to offset their non-green energy production can purchase RECs from a company producing excess green power. The use of a blockchain is more than […]

EXXONMOBIL has announced that it will be contributing US$10m to the Singapore Energy Centre. The announcement was made on 31 October at Singapore International Energy Week 2018. The Singapore Energy Centre was created as a joint effort to transform the energy landscape and address future sustainability challenges. ExxonMobil will be the first founding industrial member […]

Singapore’s EDB consults on 100MW floating solar 31 October: Singapore’s Economic Development Board (EDB) has consulted the industry to explore the possibility of a 100MW floating PV system for private sector consumption at Kranji Reservoir. The Kranji Reservoir is suitable due to its larger water surface area, according to the issued Request for Information (RFI), […]

Indonesia and the United Kingdom have expressed a wish to strengthen bilateral relations between the two countries amid rising global protectionism sparked by the trade war between the United States and China. Speaking at the Indonesian Briefing forum in London recently, Indonesian Ambassador to the UK Rizal Sukma stressed the importance for both countries of […]

Singaporean developer Blue Circle has completed construction of phase two of the Dam Nai wind farm in Vietnam bringing total capacity 40MW. The second stage has added 12 turbines to the three Siemens Gamesa G114-2.625MW machines that have been operating since October 2017 in Ninh Thuan province in the south of the country, the company […]

The liberalisation of Singapore’s electricity market has given consumers the freedom to choose their electricity providers. Will price comparison platforms like Voltz help Singaporeans switch to green energy? From 1 November, Singaporeans were given the power to choose their electricity provider. This is a first for Singapore residents—households have only been able to buy electricity from the national provider […]

Philippine Energy Secretary Alfonso G. Cusi was the lone minister who made a pitch for nuclear option for the Southeast Asian region in this week’s 36th ASEAN Ministers on Energy Meeting (AMEM) in Singapore. SHARING PH’S ELECTRIFICATION AGENDA WITH ASEAN – Philippine Energy Secretary Alfonso G. Cusi (3rd from right) has shared to participants at […]