JAKARTA, Nov 29 (Reuters) – Indonesia’s energy ministry recorded around a million tonnes of taxable carbon emissions during a recent trial covering 32 coal power plants, a senior official said on Monday, as the country prepares to launch a carbon trading mechanism.

SYDNEY, Nov 27 (Bernama): Vietnam’s commitment at the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in the United Kingdom’s Glasgow, is a historical turning point in its climate change policy.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 26 — Petronas Research Sdn Bhd (PRSB) and Petronas Dagangan Bhd (PDB) have inked two memoranda of understanding (MoUs) with Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG) to reduce carbon emissions in aviation with the use of low carbon and sustainable fuels, innovation and technology.

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 […]

Six municipalities in Western Batangas in the Philippines are being provided with electricity from one of the largest solar facilities in Southeast Asia. Solar Philippines and technology group ABB’s collaboration on a 63.3 MW solar plant is bringing sustainable energy to a total population of more than 413,000 people in the towns of Nasugbu, Tuy, […]

SWISS engineering group ABB has partnered with Solar Philippines on a 63.3 MW solar plant project, the technological company said on Monday (Nov 29). At 93.3 ha, the plant – Calatagan Solar Farm located in Batangas in Luzon, Philippines – is one of the largest solar farms on the island.

Vietnam will increase its offshore wind power capacity to 36 gigawatts (GW) by 2045. The figure has been updated in Vietnam’s latest draft Power Development Master Plan VIII, according to a local report.

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 […]

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.