Thailand to develop free market for liquefied natural gas
Thailand’s Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) plans to fully develop a free market for liquefied natural gas (LNG) in the next three years, to ensure a sufficient gas supply and fair prices.
As scientists signal ‘code red for humanity’, Indonesia’s climate change targets still lack ambition: Experts
BANGKOK: Despite bringing forward its net zero emissions target by a decade to 2060, experts say Indonesia has missed an opportunity to upgrade its climate change ambitions ahead of critical global talks and amid dire warnings from top scientists about drastic temperature rise.
SOEs pour B100bn into key projects
State enterprises in the first half of the year invested more than 100 billion baht in energy infrastructure projects, under the government’s economic stimulus policy.
Novatek eyes Vietnam’s LNG market
Russian private natural gas producer and exporter Novatek is looking to sell LNG to Vietnam, it said, as it announced August 10 that it has opened an office in the capital Hanoi. The office will support its expansion into the global gas markets and provide continuous support for the its “prospective energy projects in Vietnam,” it […]
Indonesia suspends coal exports from 34 mining companies: Report
JAKARTA: Indonesia has suspended coal exports from 34 coal mining companies it said failed to meet domestic market obligations between January and July this year, CNBC Indonesia reported on Monday (Aug 9), citing a government document.
BMKG warns pressing need for authorities to mitigate climate change
Jakarta (ANTARA) – The national Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) made an earnest request to regional authorities, currently engaged in various large-scale developments, to commit to mitigating the impacts of climate change.
Enhanced Electricity Market for the entire Philippine grid
Through the Department of Energy’s (DoE) Department Circular no. 2021-06-0015, The commercial operations of the Enhanced WESM Design and Operations (EWDO) officially commenced on June 26, 2021, in the Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao grids. Finally, twenty years (20) after the enactment of the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA), the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) […]
Sabah inks deal to buy electric power from Sarawak
KOTA KINABALU, Aug 6 ― Sabah’s state-owned utility company Sabah Electricity Sdn Bhd (SESB) signed a deal to buy electricity from neighbouring Sarawak for the next 15 years. The chief minister’s department announced that Sabah would be importing 30MW via a 31-kilometre 275kV double circuit transmission line that will run from Lawas in Sarawak to […]
