Cache Logistics Trust has contracted Sembcorp Industries to install and operate rooftop solar systems at three logistics warehouses in Singapore owned by Cache. The 7.9MW of PV capacity will be installed on warehouses including the Commodity Hub, Pandan Logistics Hub and Cache Changi Districentre. When completed, Commodity Hub will house Singapore’s largest rooftop solar facility […]

SINGAPORE — Some 900,000 Singaporean households will receive the next instalment of the GST Voucher – Utilities-Save (U-Save) rebate this month, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) announced on Wednesday (Jan 2). Eligible Singaporean households will each receive a GST Voucher – U-Save rebate of up to S$100, depending on their Housing and Development Board (HDB) […]

Da Nang (VNS/VNA) – The central city of Da Nang, in cooperation with the European Union (EU), has launched a pilot project to develop solar energy in the city. The Da Nang Energy Conservation and Technology Consultant Centre (DECC), under the municipal Department of Science and Technology, will design and install solar energy systems at the […]

Laos intends to complete 12 new hydropower dam projects in 2019 with a total capacity of 1,950 megawatts, the Vietnam News Agency reported on Wednesday, quoting local media. Some 80% of the electricity produced by the plants, or 1,570 megawatts, will be exported to Thailand, while the rest is earmarked for domestic consumption. Laos currently has […]

Malaysian utility Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) via its wholly-owned subsidiary, TNB Energy Services Sdn. Bhd (TNBES), is to increase electricity supply for Tioman Island with solar and hydropower. The island, located 32 kilometres off the coast of Pahang, will have its mini-hydro station in Sungai Mentawak rehabilitated and solar panels installed on the rooftop of the […]

The directors of Energy World Corp (ASX:EWC) are pleased to receive an a permit from the Department of Energy in the Philippines to construct, own and operate a liquefied natural import terminal and regassification facility. The permit allows for an extended construction period of 24 months. This will enable completion date for the first tank […]

Vietnam will likely face a power shortage during 2020-2030 if electricity generation is not increased and there is not enough fuel (coal and gas) for generation. It is forecast that the demand for electricity will continue to grow at a high level until 2030. The power sector will need to ensure 265-278 billion kWh of […]

SINGAPORE: From Apr 1 this year, all Singapore-registered diesel-powered vehicles will be required to have at least three-quarters of a tank of fuel when leaving Singapore via the land checkpoints, said Singapore Customs on Wednesday (Jan 2). This minimum requirement, commonly referred to as the “three-quarter tank rule”, currently only applies to Singapore vehicles running on petrol […]

New Delhi: Sembcorp Industries and Cache Logistics Trust today announced they have signed a solar power agreement for installation and operation of rooftop solar farms at three logistics warehouses in Singapore owned by Cache. Under the agreement, Sembcorp will install, own and operate rooftop solar panels with a combined capacity of around 7.9 Megawatt atop […]

The joint venture of SMC Global Power Holding Corp. and Meralco PowerGen Corp. plans to spend P99 billion to put up a 1,200-megawatt coal project in Mariveles, Bataan. Mariveles Power Generation Corp., the joint venture firm, said in an environmental impact statement submitted to the Environmental Management Bureau it would construct and operate the Mariveles […]