Energy Capital Vietnam (ECV) LNG Project Expected to be Added to Vietnam National Power Development Plan Per Directive of Prime Minister
DALLAS, Aug. 19, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has assigned Vietnam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade a directive to propose a liquified natural gas (LNG) power project being developed by a consortium led by Energy Capital Vietnam (ECV) for inclusion into the National Power Development Plan of Vietnam.
Ministry issues guidelines for efficient energy use
Hanoi (VNA) – The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has issued guidelines for the planning of efficient energy use from 2020 to 2025 at the city and provincial level. The guidelines, compiled with support from the Danish Energy Partnership Programme (DEPP), aim to help Vietnam’s 63 cities and provinces record energy use and develop local […]
Plans for wind power from Chinese firm fall apart in Myanmar
Residents of Chaung Tha, a holiday resort and village on the Bay of Bengal, are still relying on diesel generators to get them through electricity blackouts more than four years after Myanmar’s government gave a Chinese company the go-ahead to build a wind farm nearby. Shortly before leaving office in March 2016, the Thein Sein-led government […]
DOE open to review of mandated oil inventories
The Department of Energy (DOE) said it is willing to review the mandated oil inventories for the downstream oil sector, following concerns raised on extremely thinning refining margins — which palpably sparked off the decision of Shell Philippines to shut down its oil refining venture.
DOE to review PH energy plan
Given the economic recession-induced downturn in electricity usage that practically decimated power supply-demand outlook and forecasts, the Department of Energy (DOE) announced that it will re-calibrate the Philippine Energy Plan (PEP) so it can apprise investors of the next round of projects where they could funnel their capital in the coming years.
Deputy PM urges acceleration of progress for Power Development Plan VIII
NDO – Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung had a working session on August 14 with the Ministry of Industry and Trade and relevant agencies regarding the National Power Development Plan VIII for the 2021-2030 period, with a vision to 2045 (hereinafter referred to as PDP 8).
Jokowi highlights Indonesia’s efforts to attain energy autonomy
Jakarta (ANTARA) – President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) pointed to Indonesia’s massive endeavors, including through the production of biofuel, to establish energy autonomy. “In 2019, we had managed to produce and use B20 fuel, and this, year we will start with B30. We have been able to reduce the value of oil imports in 2019,” Jokowi […]
House panel pushes creation of government research arm on energy
The House Committee on Energy is eyeing to approve next week a substitute measure seeking the creation of the Philippine Energy Research and Policy Institute (PERPI) to bridge the research and policy gap in the country’s energy sector. Marinduque lone District Rep. Lord Allan Jay Velasco, chairman of the panel, cited the need to establish a […]
