Jakarta (ANTARA) – President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has emphasized the importance of cheap energy sources in supporting sustainable economic growth, Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto said at the Presidential Palace here on Tuesday. “Mr. President asked what factors that can make us have a sustainable economy, one of which is cheap energy,” he informed.

KUALA LUMPUR: Cyberview Sdn Bhd has signed a memorandum of understanding with a consortium led by Worldwide Holdings Bhd, a leader in environmental management services, to explore opportunities in promoting new and renewable energy in Cyberjaya. Cyberview Malaysia acting managing director Hafiz Ibrahim, in a statement, said the collaboration will explore the development of a […]

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – The Jakarta provincial government is aiming for the use of solar energy at 31 public facilities in the capital city in a bid to support energy efficiency and eco-friendliness in 2023. “Five of these public facilities are schools in Jakarta’s five regions,” stated Head of the Jakarta Manpower, Transmigration, and Energy Office Andri Yansyah on […]

MANILA – The House Committee on Nuclear Energy has voted to approve a consolidated substitute bill for a comprehensive atomic regulatory framework, creating for the purpose the Philippine Atomic Regulatory Commission. “There is no longer any legal impediment to build a nuclear power plant once this bill becomes a law. The passage of the bill […]

LIG-Huong Hoa 1 Joint Stock Company has appointed Afry as owner’s engineer for the 48MW Huong Hoa 1 onshore wind farm in Vietnam.   LIG-Huong Hoa 1 is a project company owned by B Grimm Renewable Power 1 Limited, a wholly own subsidiary of private power producer B Grimm Power Public Company from Thailand, and […]

HANOI, March 20 (Xinhua) — Working towards a low-carbon economy is obviously in Vietnam’s economic interest, and the Vietnamese government is facilitating a long-term national energy roadmap to reach net zero emissions by 2050, Vietnam News Agency reported on Monday.

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.

PHNOM PENH, March 15 (Xinhua) — Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen said on Tuesday that renewable energy has now made up over 62 percent of the Southeast Asian country’s installed electricity capacity.

KUCHING: Sarawak is prioritising the development of renewable energy sources such as solar, wind and hydroelectric power to achieve a net-zero emissions future for the state, says its deputy premier Awang Tengah Ali Hasan.

Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, March 13) — The Philippines needs to diversify its sources of energy, including tapping nuclear power and reviving talks on oil and gas exploration with China, the country’s energy chief said on Monday.