Last week, Ambassador Grete Løchen joined by Commercial Counsellor Arne-Kjetil Lian met with the Vietnamese Minister of Industry and Trade (MOIT) Mr. Nguyễn Hồng Diên, and handed over to him a Vietnam Supply Chain Study Report for offshore wind, the Norwegian Embassy in Hanoi reports.

WHEN former US president Jimmy Carter installed solar panels to heat water in the White House in 1979, people probably thought he was mad.

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines saw an increase in employment in the renewable energies industry last year, but could have employed more if not for the delays caused by the COVID-19 pandemic on various project developments in the sector, according to the latest report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA).

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Philippine government, together with Indonesia and Vietnam, are considering the implementation of the energy transition mechanism (ETM) to finance the shift to cleaner energy sources.

Cambodia is ready to participate in research on safe, sustainable and affordable energy sources to contribute to dealing with climate change issue.

Vietnam will find it hard to mobilize foreign funding for coal-fired electricity plants because many nations have vowed-up to step up environmental protection.

Indonesia has planned to increase its solar power generating capacity by an additional 4.7 gigawatts (GW) by 2030 as part of its efforts for net zero carbon emissions by 2060.

Jakarta (ANTARA) – The development of coal-fueled power plants (PLTU) is no longer an option in Indonesia, which is moving to transition from fossil fuels to new and renewable energy, the Energy and Mineral Resources Minister has said.

Asian countries are taking big steps toward green goals, but huge energy appetites will be fed mainly by fossil fuels in the near term.

The Philippines is one of the most vulnerable countries in the world to climate change. Sea level rise is three to four times faster in this island nation than the global average, and it gets hit with an average of 20 typhoons a year. Energy equity is also a major concern as 10 percent of the Philippine population still […]