Waste-to-power plant to be developed at flagship environmental facility
Singapore’s National Environment Agency has presented a Letter of Acceptance for the development of a waste-to-power plant and a materials recovery facility at the country’s new Tuas Nexus IWMF Phase 1. The Letter of Acceptance was issued to a Keppel-led consortium for the project’s EPC contract, which is worth more than $1.5 billion. The Integrated Waste Management Facility […]
Keppel-led group snags $1.5b contract to develop waste management plant in Tuas
The National Environment Agency (NEA) has awarded a Keppel-led consortium a $1.5 billion engineering, procurement and construction contract to develop facilities for a new integrated waste management plant in Tuas.
Indonesia’s palm oil exports drop 19% in first two months
Indonesia’s palm oil exports, including oleochemicals and palm oil kernel, dropped nearly 19 percent in the January to February period driven by lower exports to China as the coronavirus pandemic took a toll on the country’s top export commodity
As palm oil for biofuel rises in Southeast Asia, tropical ecosystems shrink
Indonesia and Malaysia are looking to shore up demand domestically and in China, with the EU having changed course away from biofuels.
Policies needed to encourage investment in waste-to-energy
Vietnam needed to develop policies to encourage investments in waste-to-energy, also called bioenergy, which would significantly contribute to protecting the environment, experts have said.
Piles of Waste Problem
NEWS from Kuningan, Jakarta, on Friday, March 6, came as a shock to Yudi Prabangkara. That weekend, Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Deputy Chair Nurul Ghufron mentioned Presidential Regulation No. 35/2018, which was initiated by the coordinating ministry for maritime affairs and investment, where Yudi is assistant deputy for the infrastructure, mining, and energy division.
Malaysian palm oil groups urge Sabah state to allow work to resume
[KUALA LUMPUR] Two Malaysia palm oil grower groups on Tuesday asked the government of Sabah, the country’s biggest palm producing state, to reconsider the extension of an order suspending palm operations as part of coronavirus containment efforts.