Indonesia prioritizes gas over renewables to meet power demand surge
In May, Indonesia’s state-owned electricity monopoly, PLN, vowed to increase its complement of natural gas power plants as part of a gambit, it said, to make its power supply cleaner and more reliable. The plan was part of a 10-year supply blueprint that also expanded use of all other sources of energy that it had […]
Sarawak to supply electricity to Brunei via Tudan-Lumut 275kV transmission line, says Premier
KUCHING (Aug 27): Sarawak is set to supply electricity to neighbouring Brunei Darussalam through a 275kV transmission line linking Tudan in Miri to Lumut and Kuala Belait, said Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg.
ERC chair raises need to review electricity bill component charges
MANILA – Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) chair Francis Saturnino Juan on Friday cited the need for a reset in several components of the electricity bills, saying these have not been reviewed in over a decade.
Philippines’ 2 GW Northern Luzon Floating Wind Project Presses Ahead
Power projects in Vietnam face challenges under adjusted power development plan VIII
Power generation and grid projects in Vietnam are facing an array of challenges during their implementation under the Adjusted Power Development Plan VIII (PDP VIII).
NESTLÉ THAILAND SWITCHES SIX FACTORIES TO RENEWABLE ENERGY
BANGKOK — Nestlé (Thai) Ltd. has begun operating all six of its Thai manufacturing facilities on green electricity from renewable sources as part of an ambitious sustainability drive aimed at achieving carbon neutrality by 2050.
Electricity supply to Cambodian border town of Poipet cut
Officials from the Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA), in Aranyaprathet district of Sa Kaeo province, removed transmission lines and electricity meters from the Ban Klong Luk border checkpoint, cutting the electricity supply to the Cambodian border town of Poipet.
DOE directs fast restoration of 25 Visayas, Mindanao power plants
MANILA – Generation firms operating 25 power plants that are on forced outage and eight others that are on derated capacities in the Visayas and Mindanao have been tasked to immediately restore their facilities.
