Indonesia allocates 9.59m kilolitres of biodiesel for 2020: document
[JAKARTA] Indonesia’s energy ministry allocated 9.59 million kilolitres of unblended biodiesel for its mandatory biofuel programme in 2020, a ministerial decree released on Friday showed. That is 45 per cent higher compared with the 6.63 million kilolitres allocation for this year. President Joko Widodo has proposed starting mandatory use of palm-based biodiesel with 30 per cent […]
Work starts on 2,000 tonne waste-to-energy plant in HCM City
HCM City (VNA) – The Tam Sinh Nghia Investment Development JSC on October 16 kicked off construction on a waste-to-energy plant with a daily capacity of 2,000 tonnes of waste at the Tay Bac Solid Waste Treatment Complex in Cu Chi district, Ho Chi Minh City. To be built at a cost of 5 trillion VND (216.58 million USD), the […]
B20 implementation to be looked at holistically
THE government plans to increase the demand for palm oil as much as 500,000 tonnes per year, which would lead to the implementation of biodiesel B20 (a blend of 20% palm oil and 80% fossil fuel) at the end of 2020. Association of Water and Energy Research Malaysia president S Piarapakaran said the use of […]
Exclusive: India may restrict imports of palm oil, other goods from Malaysia – sources
NEW DELHI/MUMBAI (Reuters) – India is considering restricting imports of some products from Malaysia including palm oil, according to government and industry sources, in reaction to the Southeast Asian country’s leader criticizing New Delhi for its actions in Kashmir. India is looking for ways to limit palm oil imports and may place restrictions on other […]
Waste-to-energy plant to rise in Tarlac
METRO Clark Waste Management Corp. (MCWM), operator of the country’s first and only engineered sanitary landfill, said it is eyeing to start constructing next year its $210-million waste-to-energy facility in New Clark City in Capas, Tarlac as part of its efforts in venturing into renewable energy generation in the Philippines. MCWM President Rufo Colayco said […]
Eppo lines up waste power
The government plans to issue operating licences for community waste power projects for a combined 400 megawatts of new power capacity during 2019-20. Wattanapong Kurovat, director-general of the Energy Policy and Planning Office (Eppo), said the office is the project’s coordinator, working closely with the Interior Ministry and the private sector. “We are conducting a […]
Pestech inks agreement to enter Vietnam waste-to-energy project
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 23): Pestech International Bhd is exploring the possibility of participating in waste-to-energy (WTE) development projects in Cu Chi, Vietnam. In a bourse filing, the group said its wholly-owned subsidiary Pestech Power Sdn Bhd (PPW) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with TASCO Cu Chi Environmental Ltd (TCC). “The company believes that […]
What’s the future of waste-to-energy facility in the Philippines?
MANY INVESTORS ARE BECOMING MORE INTERESTED IN INVESTING IN WASTE-TO-ENERGY (WTE) FACILITY, AFTER THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) APPROVED THE COUNTRY’S FIRST WTE FACILITY LAST YEAR IN PALAWAN. Several planned WTE facility projects followed such as the planned WTE facility in Cebu that is being eyed by a Chinese firm; the WTE facility at the […]
