Hteinpin waste-to-energy project awaits parliamentary approval
The waste-to-energy project, to be implemented with Poland’s ODA loan of 50 million euro, will start in May at the Hteinpin garbage dump site if the Union Parliament gives the nod, said U Cho Tun Aung, Head of Environmental Conservation and Cleaning Department at the Yangon City Development Committee. “Currently, this proposal has been sent […]
Thai Energy Ministry encourages motorists to use biodiesel to reduce smog
BANGKOK, Jan. 21 (Xinhua) — Thailand’s Ministry of Energy on Tuesday suggested motorists to use biodiesel B10 and B20 to curb aggravating smog that is currently gripping the country. “By using biodiesel B10 and B20, we all can help reduce smog by 3.5 to 25 percent,” said the ministry’s Department of Energy Business. “Biodiesel could […]
Dutch banking giant ING under fire for palm oil financing
AMSTERDAM: The Dutch unit of the Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development will consider a complaint from three NGOs against banking giant ING Groep NV’s involvement in the palm oil industry. Dutch Milieudefensie, Liberian SDI and Indonesian WALHI claimed in July that the Dutch lender continued to finance firms in the industry, even after they […]
Penang city council wins another Asean award for cleanliness
GEORGE TOWN: The Penang Island City Council (MBPP) has made a name for itself internationally for the second year running after picking up the Asean Clean Tourist City Standard Award recently. State Housing, Local Government and Town and Country Planning Committee chairman Jagdeep Singh Deo said the award was presented to him at an event […]
Vietnam to raise FiT for biomass power projects
The Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam (MOIT) recently proposed a draft decision amending decision No. 24 of 2014 on support mechanisms for the development of biomass power projects in Vietnam. The draft decision, among other revisions, proposes increasing feed-in-tariffs (FiT) for biomass power projects. Under the draft decision, tariffs at the delivery point […]
Malaysia bets on diplomacy, not retaliation, to tackle India palm curbs
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia does not want to escalate a palm oil spat with India by talking of any retaliation for now, two government sources said on Thursday, after the prime minister’s media adviser called for tighter regulations on Indian expatriates and products. Muslim-majority Malaysia is instead betting on diplomacy to quell India’s anger […]
Waste-based power plants worsen air pollution, global warming: Environmentalists
Environmentalists have urged against using incinerators as waste-to-energy power plants (PLTSa) to tackle garbage problem in cities across the country, saying that they would cause more environmental problems. Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) executive director Nur Hidayati said that such a method of burning trash could aggravate pollution as it releases harmful toxins into […]
Investment on ‘waste to energy’ boosted
Investment on converting waste to energy in Cambodia has been boosted as part of urban garbage management in what officials said would help to keep the country clean and generate power for the grid. Investment in generating power from burning waste is mentioned in the draft on urban waste management policy which is being discussed […]
