Laos earned $2,012 million from the export of electricity in the first nine months of this year, an increase of 12% compared to the same period last year.

Large businesses will be able to get a one-month fixed price electricity plan for January 2022, under a new temporary scheme that aims to help them secure contracts amid “unprecedented volatility” in the electricity market.

Low electricity offtake tariffs remain the unaddressed challenge to developing geothermal power plants in Indonesia, after the recent launch of a state-funded well-drilling program addressed the issue of high production costs, experts say.

Mainstream Renewable Power has received approval from the provincial government of Soc Trang in Vietnam for the first 200MW phase of the Phu Cuong Soc Trang offshore wind farm.

Senators on Thursday exposed what they said were defects in the government’s approval of the controversial acquisition by Davao-based businessman Dennis Uy of a majority interest in the Malampaya project.

Malaysia Airlines Bhd (MAB) flew its maiden flight using sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) recently, in partnership with Petronas Dagangan Bhd (PetDag) and Neste Oyj, marking its commitment to make SAF as the cleaner and more viable energy option for regular flights by 2025. 

Malaysia is looking forward to exploring cooperation with the United States in its plan to introduce a utility-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) into the Peninsular electricity system.

French services company Technip Energies said November 15 it signed an agreement with Malaysian state energy company Petronas to develop and commercialise carbon capture technologies.

Malaysia’s final energy consumption charted a positive growth of 2.8% at 66,483 kilotonne of oil equivalent (ktoe) in 2019, from 64,658 ktoe in the previous year, said the Energy Commission.

MANILA, Philippines – Electricity rates for households serviced by the Manila Electric Company (Meralco) are increasing in December, a spillover effect from the Malampaya shutdown in October.