PLN And USAID Renew Commitment To Accelerate Renewable Energy Development In Indonesia
![](https://aseanenergy.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/WhatsApp-Image-2024-07-13-at-17.05.15.webp)
PT PLN (Persero) has reinforced its collaboration with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to expedite Indonesia’s energy transition through various renewable energy and electricity modernization initiatives. This renewed commitment was formalized with the signing of the continuation of the Terms of Reference (TOR) at the PLN Head Office in Jakarta.
Vietnam Government to Draft Decree Encouraging Rooftop Solar Power Development
![](https://aseanenergy.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/16.webp)
The Vietnamese government is moving forward with a new decree aimed at promoting the development of rooftop solar power for self-consumption. This initiative is part of broader efforts to boost clean energy sources and reduce reliance on the national grid.
PLN supplies 8,978 MWh of green electricity to Uniqlo Indonesia
State electricity company PT PLN will provide green electricity to fashion company PT Fast Retailing Indonesia (UNIQLO) of 8,978 megawatt hours (MWh) through the Renewable Energy Certificate (REC) service as part of the commitment to support decarbonisation of the industrial sector in the country.
Electricity rates likely up this month
![](https://aseanenergy.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/h614_2024-07-08_22-14-35789_thumbnail.jpg)
MANILA, Philippines — Electricity rates within the franchise coverage of energy utility provider Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) will likely increase this month due to the amortization of deferred charges.
Myanmar And Thailand Collaborate On Energy Projects To Enhance Regional Power Infrastructure
![](https://aseanenergy.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/22-2.webp)
A significant Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signing ceremony took place at Inya Lake Hotel, Yangon, marking a collaboration between Myanmar and Thailand’s energy engineering sectors.
Rooftop solar power users in Cambodia are required to pay capacity charges: electricity authority
![](https://aseanenergy.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/84612.jpg)
On Sunday, the Electricity Authority of Cambodia (EAC) said that rooftop solar power installers with a capacity above 10 kilowatts are obliged to pay capacity charges.
Gas production hikes and regional buying to cut LNG imports
![](https://aseanenergy.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/5184216_790.jpg)
Thailand plans to increase domestic gas production and renew gas purchases from neighbouring countries to reduce its dependence on liquefied natural gas (LNG) as gas demand is expected to increase in Asia, say energy authorities and analysts.
Power demand lifts Vietnam’s April-May coal imports
![](https://aseanenergy.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/vietnamjan-maycoalimports24062024103936.jpg)
Vietnam’s coal imports in April-May rose from a year earlier on strong demand from utilities to cater for increased electricity consumption in households and industries.