Oil and gas fueling South China Sea tensions
Vietnam’s crucial offshore energy industry is being squeezed as US-China tensions rise in the South China Sea. According to reports, China is pressing for the termination of a Vietnamese offshore development with Rosneft Vietnam, a joint Russia-Vietnam venture that recently canceled its contract for London-based Noble Corp’s semi-submersible exploration rig.
Will Vietnam’s new energy policy mark a turning point for coal?
Vietnam’s government faces crucial choices as it draws up a new national energy plan for 2021-2030. Due to be published this summer, the Power Development Plan 8 will provide a vision for power supply up to 2045. Experts are hoping that Vietnam will use the plan to further its position as a renewables leader in […]
Sarawak govt to subsidise 70pc of electricity connections for low-income homeowners
KUCHING, July 19 — The Sarawak government will subsidise 70 per cent of the electricity connection fees for low-income urban homeowners if the charges cost between RM5,000 and RM10,000, said state Utilities Minister Datuk Seri Stephen Rundi Utom.
Govt prioritizes 4 sectors for guaranteed energy supply amid pandemic
Jakarta (ANTARA) – National Energy Council (DEN) Secretary Djoko Siswanto pointed to the government’s four priority sectors — transportation, electricity, households, and industry — as key targets for guaranteed access to energy supplies during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Indonesia categorized as energy-resilient based on 6.44 index scoring
Jakarta (ANTARA) – The National Energy Council (DEN) has classified Indonesia as “resilient” in energy on the basis of the energy resilience index gauged from several indicators. “Alhamdulillah (thank God), our score (in energy resilience) is categorized as resilient. Our score is 6.44,” DEN’s Secretary General, Djoko Siswanto, noted in a statement here on Friday.
Vietnam begins coal import from US
Vietnam has received its first coal shipment from the U.S., paving the way for further imports amid rising demand to produce electricity. Over 21,700 tons arrived this month in the northern province of Quang Ninh from California, state-owned coal mining company Vinacomin said in a statement on Wednesday. The second batch is scheduled to arrive […]
Electricity trade unions oppose omnibus bill revisions over privatization concerns
Major electricity industry trade unions are considering public protests and strikes to opposite revisions to the 2009 Electrification Law in the controversial omnibus bill on job creation, mainly over concerns that the country’s electricity supply chain will be privatized.
Energy security is national security
The energy industry is faced with the challenge of supplying steady power to communities across the Philippines as the pandemic continues to impact industries everywhere. One of the national issues that COVID-19 has pushed to the forefront is the imperative for the Philippines to achieve energy security and independence and critical to fulfilling this objective […]
