Bangkok targets 8,000 electric buses within 3 years

In the Thai capital of Bangkok, 1,250 electric buses are currently set to replace old diesel buses. Within three years, the number of electric buses in the Bangkok metropolitan area is to be increased to 8,000.

Indonesia, UK cooperate on energy efficiency program

Indonesia and the United Kingdom cooperate on the Partnering for Accelerated Climate Transition (UK-PACT) Program, or the “Towards Indonesia’s Low Carbon Energy Transition” (MENTARI) through energy efficiency in the building infrastructure sector.

Azerbaijan to expand co-op with Vietnam in oil industry, renewables

The discussions on the expansion of the cooperation with Vietnamese companies in the fields of oil refining and renewable energy were held during the meeting of Azerbaijan’s Minister of Energy, Parviz Shahbazov, with the delegation led by Deputy Chairman of the Foreign Relations Commission of the Communist Party of Vietnam, Nguyen Thi Hoang Van, Trend reports via the Ministry of Energy of Azerbaijan.

ACWA Power, PTT Public Company Limited and Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand set to support Thailand’s decarbonisation aspiration

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia/ Bangkok, Thailand: ACWA Power, a leading Saudi developer, investor, and operator of power generation, water desalination and green hydrogen plants worldwide; PTT Public Company Limited (PTT), Thailand’s national integrated energy company; and Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT), an electric power related state-owned enterprise which aims to secure the power reliability under the supervision of Thai Ministry of Energy and Ministry of Finance, signed a landmark memorandum of understanding with a view to embarking on green hydrogen and derivatives projects that meet the Southeast Asian country’s domestic energy demand and enable valuable export opportunities.

MHI and EGAT ink MoU to Strengthen Cooperation on Clean Power Generation in Thailand

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) and Thailand’s largest power producer Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to study and exchange information relating to clean power generation, hydrogen, carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) technologies in support of the nation’s goal of achieving carbon neutrality by 2050.