Great Wall Motors, China’s largest maker of SUVs, plans to deliver its first locally-built Haval H6s in Thailand later this month, marking another milestone in its global expansion drive.

THE energy trilemma, which is a challenge to balance environmental sustainability, energy security and energy equity, has been the ongoing challenge for the electricity supply industry, as moves to implement renewable energy (RE) should take those aspects into consideration.

SINGAPORE — Singapore plans to invest more in building a new green economy, according to the city-state’s Finance Minister Lawrence Wong. The climate emergency poses an existential threat but also provides new opportunities around sustainability, Wong told Martin Soong as part of the virtual CNBC Evolve Global Summit.

Singapore-based Sembcorp is looking at acquisitions of solar and wind energy projects in Indiaas it chases a strategic goal to shift its portfolio from brown to green by quadrupling renewableenergy capacity. Sembcorp, which has invested about Singapore dollar 6.5 billion (about Rs 35,000 crore) in electricity-generating projects in India, is open to buying under-construction as […]

June 16 (Renewables Now) – Japan’s Mitsubishi Corp (TYO:8058) will invest in a 600-MW onshore wind farm project in Laos that will supply electricity to Vietnam.

DESPITE attempts from Myanmar’s military to rejuvenate foreign direct investments (FDI), a report from Fitch Solutions said these will likely hit roadblocks due to sanctions on military-linked businesses and political instability.

The government is on the alert to crack down on illegal gold mining activities as the country’s first commercial gold mining is set to start operations this month.

Local conglomerate Royal Group of Companies Ltd has received in-principle approval from the government to dredge sand in the Prek Sre Ambel River in northern Koh Kong province to fill some of the areas in the company’s Botum Sakor Special Economic Zone development project and 700MW coal-fired power station.

As the 2021 ASEAN Chair, Brunei Darussalam is hosting the 39th Senior Officials Meeting on Energy (SOME) and its associated meetings at the International Convention Centre, which began yesterday via virtual platform and will run until Thursday.

The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) is supporting South-East Asian countries in combatting climate change through policy consultation and capacity building in the areas of renewable energy and energy efficiency.