NORZAGARAY – In battling the timber poachers who roam the thick Sierra Madre forests near his home, Larry Garaes has found a new ally: solar panels. With solar chargers, the radios he and other forest rangers rely on no longer run out of power on multi-day operations in the mountains, he said. “Communication between rangers […]

HÀ NỘI — The building of new thermopower plants has recently become a cause célèbre in the country as economic demands and environmental concerns face off, especially with a number of localities rejecting central Government-approved plants. Việt Nam needs an enormous amount of energy to feed one of the fastest growing economies in the world, […]

Nation’s energy policy shifts from coal to advanced reactors Twenty years ago, China had just three nuclear power reactors. Today, it has 38, with 19 more under construction. The country accounts for more than half the new nuclear power investment globally and is expected by 2030 to pass the United States, which has led the […]

Charts under development.

Charts under development.

Charts under development.

This chart shows electricity and heat indicators in ASEAN, such as installed capacity, generation, and electrification ratio.

This chart shows Total Final Energy Consumption in ASEAN.

This chart shows Total Primary Energy Supply in ASEAN.

As the scramble for more power sources intensifies, focus has centered on tapping Myanmar’s gas fields to meet demand. But can the country afford its own gas? Myanmar is under pressure to double its power production capacity to 6000 megawatts (MW) within the next two years, in order to meet rising demand. Several power generation […]