Vietnam nears US$11bil-plus deal to shift economy from coal
HANOI (Bloomberg): Vietnam is set to follow Indonesia and South Africa with a climate financing package of at least US$11 billion to shift its economy away from coal and boost the rollout of renewable energy sources.
Explosion at Petronas’ Sabah-Sarawak Gas Pipeline in Malaysia
Malaysia’s Petronas has confirmed reports of a fire incident at the Sabah-Sarawak Gas Pipeline (SSGP), nearby Lawas, Sarawak, following an explosion on Wednesday.
Indonesia, Saudi Arabia ink agreement for cooperation in energy sector
Jakarta (ANTARA) – The Indonesian and Saudi Arabian authorities have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in the energy sector that is expected to boost bilateral relations. Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Arifin Tasrif, as per the statement on Wednesday, said that the cooperation aims to bolster collaboration between both countries.
Sungrow and Thai government body partner on energy storage and green hydrogen
Sungrow has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to collaborate on energy transition topics with the Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) of Thailand.
COP27: Vietnam’s Net Zero Commitment One Year On
A study published in Nature, in June of this year, found that 46 percent of the Vietnamese population lived in areas prone to flooding. This ranked the Southeast Asian nation’s population the third most exposed out of 188 countries included in the study.
IEA welcomes Indonesia’s Just Energy Transition Partnership as key step forward for international cooperation on energy and climate
IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol has welcomed the new Just Energy Transition Partnership that Indonesia and a group of leading economies launched at the G20 Leaders Summit in Bali as an important step forward for international cooperation on financing clean energy transitions in emerging economies.
Sungrow and the Provincial Electricity Authority of Thailand (PEA) Signs MOU for A Broader Cooperation
BANGKOK, Nov. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — On November 15th, 2022, Sungrow, the global leading inverter and energy storage solution supplier and the Provincial Electricity Authority of Thailand (PEA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Energy Storage and Green Hydrogen Business.
Indonesia unveils initiatives to speed up its energy transition
The government of Indonesia on Tuesday launched its Energy Transition Mechanism (ETM) Country Platform which will lead the country’s “just and affordable transition in the energy sector”, say its leaders.
DOE: Foreigners now allowed to explore renewable energy resources in Philippines
Foreign investors or companies may now engage in the exploration, development, and utilization of the country’s renewable energy (RE) resources after the Department of Energy (DOE) amended a section of the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of the Renewable Energy (RE) Act of 2008.
ExxonMobil and Pertamina advance offshore CCS hub in Indonesia
US supermajor ExxonMobil and Indonesia’s national oil company Pertamina are firming up plans for a carbon capture and storage (CCS) project offshore Java, Indonesia, that has the geological potential to store up to 3 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide.