Thailand to add 3 more large-scale pumped storage hydropower plants

To mitigate the impact of intermittent wind and solar power generation, the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) plans to invest 90 billion Thai baht (approximately 2.6 billion USD) in expanding pumped-storage hydropower plants at three dams.
Singapore could expand SE Asia’s biggest BESS and flow battery, launches VPP push

Singapore’s government and Energy Market Authority (EMA) have announced power sector and grid enhancements, including a possible expansion of Southeast Asia’s biggest battery storage plant.
Indonesia to export EV battery material to US next month, minister says

JAKARTA, Oct 18 (Reuters) – Indonesia plans to export nickel-based material used to make electric vehicle batteries to the United States next month, its energy minister said on Friday.
Philippines announces renewables, energy storage auction

The Philippines’ Department of Energy (DOE) has said that energy storage and maximizing the country’s existing renewable energy infrastructure will be a major theme for its next green energy auction. GEA-4 will take place in the final quarter of 2024.
Panasonic Energy Establishes a Scheme to Collect and Recycle Used Dry Batteries in Thailand

Osaka, Japan – June 10, 2024 – Panasonic Energy Co., Ltd., a Panasonic Group Company, is pleased to announce that it has established a scheme to recycle used dry batteries through 7-Eleven stores in Thailand in March 2024, after commencement of collection of used dry batteries in 2022 in collaboration with CP ALL Public Company Limited […]
Vietnam’s Vingroup to enter PH to make EV batteries

Vietnam’s Vingroup Company has expressed interest in investing in the Philippines particularly in electric vehicle (EV) battery production during President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s state visit to Vietnam on Monday.
TNB to undertake 400MWh battery storage project, says ministry

Tenaga Nasional Bhd will kick-start a 400 megawatt-hour (MWh) battery energy storage system (BESS) pilot project in this quarter, marking Malaysia’s first utility-scale battery storage project to address intermittency issues of renewable energy (RE).
Eve Energy to build energy storage plant in Malaysia

Chinese lithium battery maker Eve Energy will build a new affiliate in Malaysia targeting the energy storage market, expanding its presence in the Southeast Asian country.