Global energy management company Schneider Electric has distributed 1,000 portable light-emitting diode (LED) lamps that uses solar energy to disaster-affected areas in Central Sulawesi, it has said in a statement received on Tuesday. Schneider Electric Indonesia said the Mobiya portable lamps could store electricity and be used for up to 48 hours. The statement said […]

BEIJING, China — A top think tank here welcomed the upcoming state visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to the Philippines, saying it is a manifestation that the two countries are ready to work together despite competing claims to some parts of the South China Sea. Xi is set to visit Manila and hold talks […]

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 16): Serba Dinamik Holdings Bhd plans to acquire a 49% stake in OHP Ventures Incorporated (OHP Ventures) for US$800,000 or approximately RM3.33 million to expand its EPCC (engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning) business segment and capabilities. As a shareholder of OHP Ventures, Serba Dinamik may also reap benefits from an energy project […]

Quang Ninh (VNA) – Green transformation for energy and water resource security in the Mekong Sub-region is crucial for Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia to respond to climate change, experts said at a seminar held in the northeastern province of Quang Ninh on October 16. The event was jointly held by the Vietnam Academy of Social […]

TOKYO-Sharp Corp has built a solar power plant with a total solar panel capacity of about 48MW in Thua Thien Hue Province, Vietnam. According to Sharp, it is the first mega (large-scale) solar power plant in Vietnam. Sharp Energy Solutions Corp (a subsidiary of Sharp in Yao City, Osaka Prefecture), the Thanh Thanh Cong Group […]

HCM City (VNA) – Experts have suggested Vietnam build a balanced energy structure by developing renewable energy, given the increased energy demand in the country. Statistics show Vietnam uses a great deal of energy, with the industrial sector consuming the most at 47.3 percent of the total. The southern region faces a severe shortage of electricity […]

The World Bank, Asian Development Bank and other international financial agencies have confirmed their support for geothermal development in Indonesia. As reported by local news in Indonesia, several international financial agencies, among them the Asian Development Bank (ADB) confirm their support for the development of geothermal power project in Indonesia. In a statement this week […]

Indonesia expects to see a geothermal power generation capacity increase of 95 MW by the end of 2018, with the addition of the 55 MW Lumut Balai Unit 1 by Pertamina Geothermal Energy and the 40 MW Sorik Marapi geothermal power plant. The installed capacity of the geothermal power generation capacity in Indonesia is expected […]

SIXTEEN foreign firms have expressed interest to partner with electric cooperatives to put up clean-energy mini grids. According to the post-event survey conducted by the Alliance for Rural Electrification (ARE) that co-organized the first-ever Philippines Mini-grid Business-to-Business (B2B) Forum in Manila, “16 foreign participants said they would or were very likely to invest in mini […]

The country’s first solar power plant will start operating in November, U Maung Maung Kyaw, chief engineer of the Electric Supply Enterprise, said. The power plant, in Minbu township, Magwe Region, is expected to produce 40 megawatts initially but will produce 170MW once fully operational, according to U Maung Maung Kyaw. “Because this is our […]