World Bank funds $86m for Vietnam energy efficiency projects
The World Bank has given a $11.3m grant to the State Bank of Vietnam on behalf of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) so it can lend companies money to improve energy efficiency.
World Bank okays $86 mln for energy efficiency in Vietnam
The World Bank will provide Vietnam with $86.3 million to support the development of a commercial financing market for investing in industrial energy efficiency.
Singapore utility boosts efficiency with novel turbine tech from Siemens Energy

Singapore-based utility PacificLight Power is set to leverage Siemens Energy’s first Advanced Turbine Efficiency Package (ATEP) at its existing 800MW power plant in Jurong Island.
Vietnam provided with US$86.3 million to boost energy efficiency investments

NDO – The World Bank, acting on behalf of the Green Climate Fund (GCF), has signed a US$11.3 million grant with the State Bank of Vietnam to support the development of a commercial financing market for industrial energy efficiency investments.
Cambodia to back green-entrepreneur drive
Cambodia has committed its support for a regional initiative to develop a programme that abets home-grown innovative entrepreneurs with climate tech solutions, according to an official at the Ministry of Environment.
New and existing buildings required to be more energy efficient under revised BCA standards

SINGAPORE: From the end of this year, all new buildings will face higher minimum energy performance requirements, said the Building and Construction Authority (BCA) in a media release on Thursday (Mar 4).
Home Team Academy’s new chillers are cool energy savers

Efforts to achieve sustainability goals for the public sector are getting a boost with the switch to chillers that can potentially lower global warming, something done at the Home Team Academy (HTA) two years ago.
Problem of cooling in a hotter Singapore

SINGAPORE – Climate change and urbanisation are nudging up temperatures in Singapore – and increasing the need for cooling here.