Indonesia Advances Supergrid Development To Boost Renewable Energy Integration
Indonesia is taking significant steps toward developing a supergrid to address the imbalance between renewable electricity supply and demand. The supergrid will connect renewable energy sources across islands, enhancing system reliability, increasing the renewable energy mix, and improving generation cost efficiency.
Philippines route to electrification
AS the world transitions to cleaner energy, the Philippines is gradually making progress toward electrification. Dr. Jose Bienvenido Biona, executive director of the Electric Vehicle Association of the Philippines (EVAP), shared insights at the 2nd Asean Battery Technology Conference in Singapore in a session titled “Philippines Route to Electrification.”
Vena Energy moves ahead with 550 MW of solar in the Philippines
Singapore’s Vena Energy and MGen Renewable Energy, the renewables unit of Manila-based Meralco PowerGen Corp., have signed an investment agreement for 550 MW of solar in the Philippines. Construction is due to start later this year.
Meralco resumes bidding of 600MW, 400MW power supply
The Manila Electric Company (Meralco) announced Wednesday that the Competitive Selection Process (CSP) for its 600 megawatts and 400 MW power supply will resume.
$92mn waste-to-energy plant project lags behind schedule in southern Vietnam
A waste-to-energy plant project, worth almost VND2.3 trillion (US$92 million) in investment in Dong Nai Province, southern Vietnam, was approved in 2022 but its feasibility study remains incomplete and the investor has yet to be chosen.
LONGi and ABOITIZ Sign Order for the Largest Single 600MW Power Plant Project in the Philippines
Recently, LONGi has signed an order for a 600MW Hi-MO 7 ground power plant project with ABOITIZ POWER, which is also the largest single-unit order in the Philippines.
Sluggishness of LNG-to-power projects can undermine Vietnam’s energy security: ministry
LNG-fired electricity is set to play an essential role in the socio-economic development and national energy security in Vietnam, however, LNG-fired power projects in Vietnam are facing a series of obstacles.
EMA can impose power rationing during an emergency under proposed law
The Energy Market Authority (EMA) will be able to direct generation companies and consumers to ration power in an emergency to maintain the stability of the power system, under proposed laws introduced in Parliament on Aug 6.
