Trial to import electricity from Malaysia a ‘useful first step’ as Singapore prepares to connect with regional grid: Experts
SINGAPORE: A trial which will see Singapore import electricity from Peninsular Malaysia will be a “useful first step” in preparation for further moves to connect to the regional power grid, said experts.
Trio of women engineers take the helm at Mestecc
PUTRAJAYA: With the appointment of Datuk Dr Siti Hamisah Tapsir as secretary-general, the Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change Ministry (Mestecc) is now led by three accomplished women engineers. Its minister, Yeo Bee Yin, is a chemical engineer, her deputy, Isnaraissah Munirah Majilis, an electrical engineer and Hamisah a civil engineer. Hamisah, who clocked […]
UEM Edgenta accumulates RM55m in electricity savings across EPC-adopted assets
KUALA LUMPUR: UEM Edgenta Bhd’s Energy Performance Contracting (EPC) initiative has accumulated over RM55 million in electricity savings across its adoption at public and private assets from 2017 to 2019. The company said it will continue to explore potential opportunities related to reduction of greenhouse gas emission and assist the government in lowering its electricity […]
UiTM Solar 2 gets AAIS rating on RM100m green sukuk
MALAYSIAN Rating Corp Bhd (MARC) has assigned its preliminary AAIS rating on UiTM Solar Power Dua Sdn Bhd’s (UiTM Solar 2) proposed Green Sustainable and Responsible Investment (SRI) Sukuk of up to RM100 million, with a stable outlook.MARC in a statement today said the stable outlook is backed the company’s 21-year power purchase agreement with […]
UK invites Malaysia to bid for £2.5 million UK PACT climate change grant
A £2.5 million grant under the UK PACT Programme has been announced and a call for project proposals launched in Malaysia.
UK to work with Malaysia on taking forward the Glasgow Climate Pact
British High Commissioner to Malaysia, HE Charles Hay hosted the Together For Our Planet Dinner in Kuala Lumpur on 29 November 2021 to mark the UK’s hosting of the the 26th UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) and the climate collaboration with Malaysia.
UK-Malaysia climate ties strengthened with new Climate Partnership
FCDO Minister for the Pacific and International Environment, Lord Zac Goldsmith, has today (7 June), signed a new Partnership with the Malaysian Environment and Water Minister, Dato Sri Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man, to strengthen co-operation on climate action.
Unlikely twins and differing fortunes: Malaysia’s Petronas & Indonesia’s Pertamina
JOHOR, Malaysia/JAKARTA (Reuters) – On the southernmost edge of the Asian landmass and on the shores of the busy shipping lanes of the Singapore Strait, Malaysia’s Petronas is starting up a state-of-the art petroleum processing hub, called RAPID. FILE PHOTO: The completed Refinery and Petrochemical Integrated Development (RAPID) oil refinery at Pengerang Integrated Petroleum Complex […]
UOB launches financing platform for energy efficiency projects in buildings, homes
SINGAPORE (THE BUSINESS TIMES) – UOB has launched an integrated financing platform to drive the development and adoption of energy efficiency projects for buildings and homes in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia.
UOB launches U-Solar to promote RE adoption
KUALA LUMPUR: United Overseas Bank (UOB) today launched U-Solar, the first solar industry ecosystem in Asia to power the development and adoption of renewable energy across Southeast Asia. Through U-Solar, the bank connects businesses and consumers across the entire solar power value chain and helps each play their role in their collective efforts to transition […]