The global energy crunch has increased electricity bills for some local small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) by three to five times, with more expected to be hit this year as contracts under old rates expire.

A scheme that offers one-month fixed price electricity plans to large consumers has been further extended through May, as global gas prices continue to rise to record levels amid unprecedented volatility in the electricity market.

Vietnam needs considerable international support in terms of concessional capital to take measures for concurrently ensuring national energy security and achieving net zero emissions by 2050, said Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien.

Singapore Airlines and Scoot, the low cost carrier of the Singapore Airlines Group, as part of a pilot program and with support from the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore and Singapore-headquartered global investment firm Temasek, will use sustainable aviation fuel for all flights from Q3 to expedite decarbonization in the aviation industry.

Dau Tieng 5.1 and Dau Tieng 5.2 solar power plants are expected to start construction in Q2, with an investment of VND3.56 trillion ($157 million). With a capacity of 225 MW each, the two power plants will cover 332.5 hectares at Dau Tieng Lake in the southern province of Tay Ninh. Construction is expected to […]

The Indonesian Government’s commitment is an important prerequisite for developing a nuclear power plant and achieving the net-zero emissions target, a nuclear technology researcher at the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) has opined.

The Indonesian Government had decided to use Solar Power Plants (PLTS) as the backbone to supply clean energy in Indonesia by 2060. “We will use solar power as the backbone of renewable energy,” Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Arifin Tasrif noted in a statement on Monda

Prior to 2015, exports of crude oil and coal contributed largely to Vietnam’s state budget. However, since 2015, with great fluctuations in energy import and export activities, Vietnam has become an energy importer. The rise of coal is clear evidence for Vietnam’s transition from an energy exporter to an energy importer.

With the growing concern about climate change and rising energy costs, more and more companies in the Philippines are racing to put electric vehicles (EVs) on the road.

Indonesian Minister of Investment Bahlil Lahadalia on Wednesday told a forum in Jakarta that Hon Hai, known as Foxconn internationally, would build a factory on a 200-hectare plot of land in the Batang Industrial Complex in Central Java, Reuters and Indonesia-based news Web site Industry.co.id reported. In addition to vehicles, the factory is to produce […]