Myanmar LNG projects overcome pandemic and sceptics
China and Hong Kong-led consortium has started operating first of three planned facilities as Yangon targets nationwide electrification. A Chinese-backed LNG-to-power project that recently started generating electricity for the largest city in Myanmar underlines rising Chinese involvement in the Southeast Asian country’s growing gas and power sectors.
Putrajaya announces extension of electricity bill discounts to Dec 2020
KUALA LUMPUR, July 2 — The government has decided to extend discounts offered on electricity bills, as announced under the Prihatin Economic Stimulus Package, until December this year. The three-month extension will benefit up to 7.66 million domestic users in peninsula and up to 520,000 and 580,000 in Sabah and Sarawak respectively, according to Energy and […]
Energy minister comes up with plan to spark Thai economy
BANGKOK (The Nation/ANN): Energy Minister Sontirat Sontijirawong has come up with a plan to help mitigate the impact of Covid-19 and plans to propose it to Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam on Thursday (June 25). Sontirat said this plan will help accelerate investments, such as community power plants to stimulate the grassroots economy, promote the country […]
Floating Solar to Generate 900% More Electricity Across APAC: IEEFA
Asia leads Europe in deploying floating solar, also known as floating photovoltaic (FPV), a new IEEFA report finds. Energy finance analysts Sara Jane Ahmed and Elrika Hamdi at the Institute of Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) note that power demand in the Philippines and Malaysia has dropped by as much as 16 percent during the COVID-19 lockdown, causing extreme […]
Investment in Myanmar to help China
Amidst a brutal border standoff, the government has approved investments in a Myanmar project which will lead to more gas for China. The Cabinet Committee of Economic Affairs, under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved an additional investment of $121.27 million by ONGC Videsh for the development of Block A-1 and A-3 of the Shwe […]
Cabinet accepts B200bn in energy schemes
The cabinet on Tuesday acknowledged the Energy Ministry’s plan to accelerate investment in energy projects worth more than 200 billion baht, starting later this year, in a collective move to help reboot the economy. According to Rachada Dhnadirek, deputy government spokeswoman, the Energy Ministry has pledged to rev up spending on large-scale energy projects and renewable […]
Sarawak govt steps in to revive 23 delayed Rural Electrification Scheme projects
KUCHING, June 29 — Sarawak Utilities Ministry has stepped in to revive all 23 Rural Electrification Scheme (RES) projects located mainly in the northern region of the state which are significantly behind schedule. Its minister, Datuk Seri Dr Stephen Rundi Utom today said that this move was part of the Sarawak government’s efforts to fulfill its […]
Peninsular Malaysia reportedly among foremost beneficiaries of electricity relief
KUALA LUMPUR (June 28): Peninsular Malaysia is reportedly among the foremost beneficiaries of government measures to overcome the economic downturn due to Covid-19, in particular the highest rebate for electricity bills covering several sectors and all households in Southeast Asia and the world.
