Work begins on 145 MW floating solar plant in Indonesia
Abu Dhabi-based renewable energy group Masdar and Indonesian energy company PT PJB have reached financial closing for the 145 MW Cirata Floating Photovoltaic Power Plant on a 225ha section of the Cirata Reservoir in West Java, for which the two companies secured a long-term power purchase agreement with local state-owned electricity company Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) in January […]
Work begins on waste-to-energy plant in HCM City
HCM City (VNA) – Ho Chi Minh City began the construction of a solid waste treatment and recycling factory with capacity able to be raised to meet the demand in Cu Chi district on November 22. The plant, located at the Tay Bac solid waste treatment complex, is invested with nearly 1 trillion VND (42.8 […]
Work on large LNG project in Ayeyarwady set to start in July
Work on a large liquefied natural gas (LNG) power plant in Mee Lin Gyaing, Ayeyarwady Region is expected to begin this year, officials of one of the companies involved with the project have told the Myanmar Times. The Ministry of Electricity and Energy (MOEE) originally approved the project, along with one in Kan Pauk in […]
Work on LNG storage facility begins in Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu
BÀ RỊA-VŨNG TÀU — Construction of the Thị Vải liquefied natural gas (LNG) storage facility began in the southern province of Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu on Monday. Financed by PV Gas, a subsidiary of the national oil and gas group PetroVietnam, the facility will cost an estimated US$285 million in the first phase. Phase one is slated for completion in […]
Work on urgently needed gas pipeline might only start next year: official
Although a new pipeline for the Zawtika natural gas field is urgently needed, work on the project is expected to only begin next year due to negotiations over the cost of the project, officials say. The cost for the new pipeline is supposed to come from revenue generated for the Myanmar Oil and Gas Enterprise […]
Work starts on 145MW floating solar plant in Indonesia
Construction work has started on a 145MW floating solar power plant in Indonesia following financial close achieved by the developers. The Cirata Floating Photovoltaic Power Plant project, set to be the largest of its kind in Southeast Asia and one of the largest in the world, it is expected to provide enough electricity to power […]
Work starts on 2,000 tonne waste-to-energy plant in HCM City
HCM City (VNA) – The Tam Sinh Nghia Investment Development JSC on October 16 kicked off construction on a waste-to-energy plant with a daily capacity of 2,000 tonnes of waste at the Tay Bac Solid Waste Treatment Complex in Cu Chi district, Ho Chi Minh City. To be built at a cost of 5 trillion VND (216.58 million USD), the […]
Work starts on Vietnam’s first green hydrogen plant
Tra Vinh (VNS/VNA) – TGS Tra Vinh Green Hydrogen Company, a member of The Green Solutions Group, has started construction of Vietnam’s first and largest green hydrogen factory in the Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh’s Duyen Hai district, with total investment of 8 trillion VND (341 million USD).
Work underway on first ever national energy master plan
The Ministry of Industry and Trade is set to draft a national energy master plan as Vietnam shifts from being an energy exporter to a net importer. The ministry held a workshop Friday afternoon to discuss the plan, for 2021-30, the first time the government has worked on something like this. In the past energy […]
Workers’ Salary in Electricity and Gas Sectors See Highest Hike: LPEM UI
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – The University of Indonesia’s Institute for Economic and Social Research (LPEM UI) recorded an increase in the average salary or net income of workers in several sectors as of February 2021 albeit amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The highest hike is experienced by the electricity and gas sectors, reaching 5 percent year on year.