ASEAN regasification capacity to grow 77% in next decade
ingapore — The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is likely to add nearly 77% in regasification capacity over the next decade as member countries build LNG import terminals to meet growing energy demand, according to data from the ASEAN Council on Petroleum. The growth in Southeast Asia’s regasification capacity will be both in terms […]
Asean renewables investors told to take long-term view
Southeast Asian countries need to hold course and see beyond immediate threats on the path towards decarbonisation, according to a panel at the Future Energy Asia Summit in Bangkok, Thailand.
ASEAN senior officials convene online meeting
Hanoi (VNA) – The 38th ASEAN Senior Officials Meeting on Energy (SOME 38) took place online on August 24 to review a series of activities and prepare for the upcoming 38th ASEAN Ministers on Energy Meeting (AMEM). Under the chair of Hoang Tien Dung, Director of the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s Electricity and Renewable Energy […]
ASEAN should promote hydrogen use
Hydrogen, although frequently used in the ammonia production, petrochemical and oil refining industries, was rarely mentioned in the past two decades by proponents of renewable energy. Of late, the adoption and usage of hydrogen has been accelerating in all sectors. Hydrogen can be produced from many energy sources. Therefore, hydrogen fuels offer great potential as clean […]
ASEAN steps up energy cooperation
HÀ NỘI — ASEAN countries will step up cooperation and share resources to ensure energy security through expanding power grid connectivity and developing renewable energies. The commitment was made by ministers and deputy ministers in charge of energy of the ten member states of the Association of the Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) at the 36th […]
ASEAN sustainable finance: A huge gap means a huge opportunity
The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) represent our best hope of tackling the most serious challenges facing our societies and our planet. At the recent World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting in Davos, the imminent need to tackle climate change and sustainability issues dominated discussions across all sectors with public, private and non-governmental organization […]
ASEAN To Push Utilisation Of Storage Technologies
ASEAN Member States (AMS) need to step up their game on energy storage development. As the 6th ASEAN Energy Outlook foretells, ASEAN’s Total Final Energy Consumption (TFEC) projects to increase by 38 percent by 2025 and 146 percent by 2040, from 375 Mtoe in 2017 to 922 million or mega tonnes of oil equivalent (Mtoe) […]
ASEAN urged to boost private sector financing for sustainable infrastructure
KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 29): ASEAN member states must take steps to promote greater private sector participation in sustainable infrastructure financing in order to help forge an ASEAN economic future that is underpinned by sustainable development for decades to come. HSBC Asia Pacific head of Belt and Road Initiative and business corridors, Mukhtar Hussain, said a […]
Asean urged to intensify cooperation in ensuring nuclear safety, security
BANGKOK — Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh urged Asean member states to bolster their partnership in regional nuclear safety and security during a meeting in Bangkok, Thailand. Minh was in the Thai capital to attend the Meeting of the Southeast Asia Nuclear Weapon-Free Zone (SEANWFZ) Commission, as part of the 52nd […]
ASEAN wants to go electric
The first image that usually springs to mind when someone mentions any Southeast Asian capital is congested roads filled with honking cars and motorcycles. Congested roads have become synonymous with Southeast Asia, and that is not going to change anytime soon. According to the latest data, vehicle sales in Southeast Asia is set to outpace […]