Vietnam should design incentives to attract investment in biomass power development so as to optimise the country’s great potential in the field, experts said at an online conference on November 25. Dr. Nguyen Anh Tuan, Director of the Renewable Energy Centre under the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s Institute of Energy said that all regions […]

A ceremony to receive financial contributions for the second phase of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)’s Renovation of the Nuclear Applications Laboratories (ReNuAL 2) was held in Seibersdorf, Austria on November 25.

The Department of Energy (DOE) said it needs Php7.6 billion for it to be able to implement the clean energy scenario (CES) for 2022 under its Philippine Energy Plan 2020-2040 (PEP).

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – The Indonesian government is targeting to reap US$21.28 billion worth of investments through increasing the added value of minerals. Indonesia has commodities with reserves and production levels ranking in the world’s top 10. Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Arifin Tasrif said Indonesia is an attractive destination for mining investments, as it owns the largest reserves and […]

Jakarta (ANTARA) – France is ready to disburse funding worth 520 million Euros to help accelerate Indonesia’s green energy transition, according to the Coordinating Ministry for Maritime Affairs and Investment’s statement received here on Thursday. The funding disbursal was agreed upon at the signing of the Letter of Intent (LoI) between France and Indonesia on […]

Japan’s Sumitomo Corporation and Tokyo Gas have teamed up with Malaysia’s national oil company, Petronas, to conduct a feasibility study to establish a supply chain of carbon-neutral methane to Japan.

Thailand car makers are ramping up the production of electric vehicles after the Thailand Board of Investment approved new electric vehicle projects. The 24 projects allow car makers to produce electric vehicles of all types, including hybrid electric vehicles, plug-in hybrid electric vehicles and battery electric vehicles. BOI data shows that these types of EVs […]

During the past several years, Thailand has increasingly suffered from a series of climate-induced catastrophes – from the worst drought in 40 years, to extreme heatwaves and floods that have inundated over ten thousand households. These events brought about unthinkable misfortunes especially to the financially vulnerable. And the obvious culprit is climate change.

Japanese energy and grid players have concluded an agreement for a survey on power sector decarbonisation in Indonesia. Under the agreement, Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), TEPCO Power Grid, JERA and Tokyo Electric Power Services will draw up a proposed roadmap that embodies the targeted power source structure and power supply system while taking into […]

ePLDT has partnered with local energy firm Mpower to buy renewable power for its data centers. The ICT subsidiary of Philippines-based telco PDLT said that, through the partnership, MPower’s renewable energy supply will help decarbonize the company’s VITRO data centers.