Bangkok: Thailand’s energy regulator on Thursday said it would block PTT Group’s multibillion-dollar acquisition of a company owned by French energy giant Engie on grounds that it could create a electricity monopoly in some areas. Engie signed a deal with Thai group Global Power Synergy Public Company (GPSC), part of state-owned PTT, in June to […]

THE Singapore unit of Globalfoundries has won the Best Practices in energy efficiency award this year at the EENP Awards for a project that involves switching from hot to cold water for post chemical de-ionised (DI) water rinse, which is a low carbon innovative process. In the wafer fabrication process, chemicals were used extensively to […]

THE second Outstanding Energy Manager of the Year award winner Pandurangan Siva started his career in Asahi Kasei Plastics Singapore (APS) in 2007 as a senior engineer in the engineering department. His first project was to conduct a plant-wide energy audit with grant support from the National Environment Agency (NEA). The following year he successfully […]

THE carbon tax to be introduced from next year is part of a national strategy to reduce carbon emissions in Singapore. It is expected to encourage businesses here to improve their energy efficiency, to become sustainable, and to reduce their operating costs in the process. The carbon tax is an important step to sustain the […]

BANGKOK — Japanese electric vehicle startup FOMM will spend 1 billion baht ($30.4 million) to set up in Thailand its first-ever production site, the company said Tuesday at a news conference here. Mass production is slated to begin around February for the venture’s FOMM One, an electric car that seats four people and can run 160 km […]

A 47.5 MW floating solar power plant is being planned by Vietnamese hydropower producer Da Mi, a unit of Vietnamese power utility Electricity of Vietnam (EVN), at one of its water reservoirs in the south of the country. The Asian Development Bank is now considering financing the project. Meanwhile, Sharp has announced the completion of […]

Sharp Corporation (TYO:6753) announced today that a recently completed 48-MW DC/35-MW AC solar power plant in Vietnam has formally started commercial operations. A joint construction project of Sharp Energy Solutions Corporation (SESJ), the Thanh Thanh Cong Group (TTC Group) and the Gia Lai Electricity Joint Stock Company, operating under the umbrella of the TTC Group, […]

Delta Offshore Energy PTE Ltd (DOE) has announced that, earlier this year, it signed a memorandum of agreement with the Bac Lieu Party Chairman. DOE is the lead developer for the only 3000 MW LNG-to-power project in Bac Lieu Province, Vietnam. This agreement solely allows the company and its consortium to build, own and operate […]

SEMBCORP Industries on Wednesday announced that its 225-megawatt gas-fired Sembcorp Myingyan Independent Power Plant (IPP) in Mandalay, Myanmar, has successfully commenced full commercial operation following its first phase operation in May this year. The approximately US$300 million power plant uses advanced combined-cycle gas turbine technology that maximises power output while minimising emissions. With the successful completion, the facility will generate […]

ILOILO CITY — The Department of Energy (DOE) urged Regional Development Councils (RDCs) around the country to adopt the Philippine Energy Plan (PEP) 2017-2040 in order to secure the country’s energy needs over the next three decades. In an interview at the sidelines of the “Energy 101 for Media” seminar here Wednesday, Assistant Regional Director […]