The Global Infrastructure Facility’s (GIF) Governing Council approved $1.5 million in funding to support the World Bank’s work with the government of Vietnam on a Solar Pilot Auction Programme. The GIF, working with the World Bank’s Energy Global Practice, will help the government to design and structure the Auction Programme to transition from a feed-in […]

The World Bank has signed an agreement with the Government of Myanmar to provide off-grid solar products to 450,000 people in rural Myanmar. The result-based financing for off-grid solar products is worth $3.45 million. It is co-funded by the Global Partnership for Results-Based Approaches (GPRBA) and the Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP).

The World Bank has offered solutions for Vietnam to prevent a recurrence of its grid capacity shortage caused by indiscriminate licensing of solar plants. Last year 91 solar farms with a total capacity of 4,550 MW began operations. Most were built before June 30 to take advantage of a price incentive. But the surge in output […]

Vietnam could potentially bring online up to 10GW of offshore wind by 2030, according to recommendations by the World Bank and the Danish Energy Agency.

Jakarta (VNA) – The World Bank (WB) has approved a 150 million USD loan for Indonesia to scale up investments in geothermal energy by reducing the risks of early-stage exploration. The loan is accompanied by 127.5 million USD in grants from the Green Climate Fund and the Clean Technology Fund, two institutions supporting climate-friendly development. Geothermal energy is expected […]

Sunseap Group is a solar energy system developer, owner, and operator in Singapore, with over 2000 megawatts (peak) of solar energy projects contracted across Asia. This week, Frank Phuan, co-founder and chief executive of Sunseap, told Reuters his company plans to build the world’s largest floating solar farm near the city of Batam in Indonesia, […]

Batam Indonesia Free Trade Zone Authority (BP Batam) has signed two MoUs to build the world’s largest floating solar power plant (PLTS) in Batam.

A floating solar farm that’s equivalent to about 70 soccer fields in size has begun generating power in Thailand, reflecting the country’s push to achieve carbon neutral status by 2050.

The world’s largest Hydro-Floating Solar Hybrid Project has begun commercial operation at Sirindhorn Dam on the Lam Dom Noi River in Thailand. The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) said the 45-MW Hydro-Floating Solar Hybrid Project will enhance the country’s power system security, reduce greenhouse gas emissions of around 47,000 tons/year, and provide clean energy to help mitigate global […]

The world’s largest rooftop solar panel installation on a single facility, measuring 100,000 square meters—the size of over 18 football pitches—is under construction for Falken at its parent company, Sumitomo Rubber Industries (SRI) factory in Thailand.