The highest power consumption in Yangon Region is more than 1,548 megawatts, said Union Minister for Electricity and Energy Win Khaing at a meeting with industrialists and factory owners. Currently, the total power generation by power plants is about 3,586 MW. Yangon consumes about 1548.23 MW in maximum, accounting for nearly half of the total […]

Government suffers losses of K1.6 billion per year as each of 45 townships in Yangon Region see loss of electricity units worth about K30 million every month, said MP Yan Aung for Mingalar Taungnyunt Township Constituency No (2). The MP made the remark in his question about any plan to prevent electricity unit losses and […]

YANGON- Under Japanese sponsorship ,Myanmar will be carrying out preservation of water waste and to generate energy from rubbish in Yangon, says Yangon Mayor Maung Maung Soe at the press conference held in Yangon City Hall yesterday.

A submission for the government to acquire land for a new compressed natural gas (CNG) fuelling station in Yangon Region will be submitted in the coming budget year, said Yangon Region Minister for Agriculture, Livestock, Forestry and Energy U Han Tun during the sitting of  the Regional Hluttaw (assembly) on Thursday.  The submission will also be […]

MANILA, Philippines — The year 2018 put the spotlight on the Philippines’ dependence on imported fuel to power up the country’s progress and day-to-day operations. This was validated by the latest Energy Trilemma Index of the World Energy Council, which ranks 125 countries in three dimensions – environmental sustainability, energy security and energy equity. The […]

KUALA LUMPUR (July 10): Malaysia has no immediate plan to impose carbon pricing on industry players, because there are other prior actions that can be taken to reduce carbon emission, such as improving energy efficiency on existing processes before such regulation is introduced, Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change Minister Yeo Bee Yin said […]

YEO Bee Yin (picture) will be leading the Malaysian delegation to the 37th Asean Ministers on Energy Meeting and Associated Meetings (AMEM) in Bangkok, Thailand, to increase the country’s visibility in the regional energy landscape. In a statement, the Ministry of Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change (MESTECC) said Minister Yeo will exchange views with her […]

SERI ISKANDAR: The Energy, Technology, Science, Climate Change and Environment Ministry is in the midst of drawing up a new law to hold Malaysian companies and individuals accountable for causing pollution in foreign countries. Its minister Yeo Bee Yin said a policy for the Cross Border Pollution Act is being prepared and would be presented […]

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 3 — The government is seeking to increase the country’s target of renewable energy generation to 20 per cent in the next six years, said Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change Minister Yeo Bee Yin. She said this will be accomplished via the Malaysia Energy Supply Industry 2.0 (MESI 2.0) plan […]

KUALA LUMPUR: Three countries have agreed to take back 89 containers of plastic waste detained at seaports, at no expense to Malaysian government. “We already know where the country is from and we have contacted the ambassadors,” said Minister of Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change (MESTECC) Yeo Bee Yin. “So far, three countries […]