Emergency pact to ensure continuous power supply to Baguio, Benguet
BAGUIO CITY – The Benguet Electric Cooperative (Beneco) signed on Tuesday an Emergency Power Supply Agreement (EPSA) with Aboitiz Power’s subsidiary GN Power Dinginin (GNPD), ensuring uninterrupted supply of electricity to its franchise areas, which is this city and the province of Benguet.
ABMM And Sun Energy Subsidiaries Build The First PLTS CBESS In Indonesia
JAKARTA – A subsidiary of PT ABM Investama Tbk (ABMM), PT Cipta Kridatama, and solar energy development company SUN Energy collaborate to develop the first Containerized Battery Energy Storage System (CBESS) in Indonesia.
Vietnam to update Power Development Plan amid ambitious energy goals
Vietnam is expected to finalize the updated National Power Development Plan (PDP8) by the end of February. According to the draft, the country has significantly raised its electricity demand forecasts, energy imports, and renewable energy capacity. Solar power generation targets have been tripled, while the previously planned 6 GW offshore wind power capacity has been […]
Proposal to significantly increase electricity imports from China and Laos
HÀ NỘI — The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has proposed a significant increase in electricity imports from China and Laos, expanding them up to five times compared with the current power development plan. According to the latest adjustments to Power Development Plan VIII, Việt Nam aims to import 3,700 MW from China by […]
Sarawak to power southern Philippines
Kota Kinabalu: Sarawak will begin supplying excess electricity to the southern Philippines via Sabah starting next year. The move is in compliance with a request from Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim made earlier. The power will originate from a 500-megawatt (MW) combined cycle gas turbine power plant in Miri, supplemented by three additional Bintulu plants […]
Asean power grid key to regional energy security and integration: Sec-Gen
JAKARTA: The AseanPower Grid (APG) is a central component of the region’s energy vision, aimed at transforming energy security, resilience and regional integration, said Asean secretary-general Dr Kao Kim Hourn (pic).
Vietnam’s southernmost province eyes exporting electricity to Singapore
Vietnam’s southernmost province of Ca Mau aims to build a grid to export electricity to Singapore, provincial authorities suggested at a Monday meeting with Singaporean Ambassador to Vietnam Jaya Ratnam.
Thailand Urged to Renegotiate Renewable Energy Purchase Agreements to Lower Electricity Costs
The Thai government is facing growing calls to renegotiate power purchase agreements (PPAs) with renewable energy producers to ease the financial burden on consumers and businesses. The proposal, led by Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) member Worawit Srianunraksa, suggests adjusting electricity purchase prices to reflect actual generation costs, potentially reducing electricity bills by 0.17 baht per […]
