SINGAPORE: Even though coal makes up just over 1 per cent of Singapore’s energy needs, phasing out the use of the fossil fuel may not be such a straightforward affair for Singapore, experts say.

A Chinese survey ship, the Da Yang Hao, was sent to waters within Malaysia’s continental shelf to carry out its own survey. “The apparent trigger for its deployment were the activities of the West Capella, a drillship no stranger to oil and gas standoffs, contracted since July by Thailand’s PTTEP for drilling in the Siakap […]

JAKARTA: Indonesia’s coal consumption for power generation is likely to rise by 3.1% next year compared to 2021, the head of the country’s state utility said on Monday, amid calls to pare back use of the fossil fuel.

JAKARTA: Indonesia’s 2022 coal consumption for power generation is likely to reach 119 million tonnes, Zulkifli Zaini, CEO of the country’s state utility Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) told parliament on Monday. Coal demand by PLN itself is expected at 68.43 million tonnes next year, while 50.76 million tonnes is likely to be used by independent […]

JAKARTA — A fire at Pertamina’s refinery complex in Cilacap, Central Java province, has been fully extinguished without disrupting production activity, the chief executive of the Indonesian energy company said on Sunday.

Several of the country’s biggest business groups have flagged the transaction regarding the Malampaya deep water gas-to-power project, citing the buyer’s supposed lack of experience in gas operations.

Singapore will phase out the use of unabated coal power by 2050 and end direct government finance of this kind of power internationally, its government has announced. Unabated refers to coal power generation without the use of any technologies to reduce CO2 emissions, such as operational carbon capture and storage or utilisation.

According to the Global Climate Risk Index 2021, Thailand is one of the countries most affected by climate change globally, ranking 9th of 170 countries. In October this year, Thailand proposed a carbon neutrality by 2065-2070 roadmap at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). Thailand became the first ASEAN country to formally propose and announce […]

GLASGOW, United Kingdom — The Philippines is urged to intensify its efforts to fight climate change after nearly 200 countries clinched a major deal that called for more ambition and action, but fell short of providing vulnerable nations funds to help them adapt to and recoup damages from climate-related impacts.

JAKARTA, Nov 15 (Reuters) – Indonesia has introduced new rules on carbon trading to set up a market mechanism to help achieve the country’s greenhouse gas reduction targets by 2030, according to a copy of the regulation seen by Reuters.