Thailand’s Oil Giant Is Going on a Green Spending Spree
Thailand’s oil giant, whose sales account for about 10% of the nation’s economic output, is suddenly spending billions of dollars on electric-vehicle and renewable-energy companies and tilting its traditional businesses toward chemicals and plastics.
ASEAN countries start to shake off smokestack addiction
JAKARTA/BANGKOK/LONDON — Fossil fuel-reliant Southeast Asian nations have begun moving away from oil, coal and other polluting resources, swayed by a global push for decarbonization, with Indonesia’s state-owned public utility promising a full exit from coal in four decades.
Hyundai and LG Energy to build EV battery factory in Indonesia
SEOUL — Hyundai Motor Group said on Thursday it will partner with LG Energy Solution to build an electric vehicle battery factory in Indonesia to secure a stable supply of battery cells for its EVs.
TNB seeks collaboration to help accelerate EV adoption
–A+A KUALA LUMPUR (July 19): Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB), which is eyeing a leading role in the development of electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure nationwide, wants to collaborate with partners to drive EV adoption in Malaysia.
Singapore looks to power up electric vehicle charging network
Transport authority announces plans to co-fund installation costs of 2,000 electric chargers at private residences, of up to SG$4,000 ($2,959) per charger.
All trams in Singapore Zoo, Jurong Bird Park to run on electricity; Mandai carpark to have 30 electric vehicle chargers
SINGAPORE – All trams at the Singapore Zoo, River Safari, Night Safari and Jurong Bird Park will be converted to run on electricity by the end of the year, as Wildlife Reserves Singapore (WRS) makes a major commitment to reduce its carbon emissions through more sustainable transport.
Philippines needs to fast track passage of law on EVs
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines needs to fast track the passage of a law supporting the electric vehicles (EV) in the country to advance the barely surviving industry and meet government’s goal of increased EV usage.
Indonesia bets on biofuels over oil, but EVs could render both moot
JAKARTA — The rapid development of electric vehicles looks set to overtake the biofuel infrastructure that Indonesia is investing heavily in, and could render the country’s alternative-fuel model redundant, new projections show.
