Swedish government funds solar energy project in Cambodia
The Swedish government has provided funding for a pilot project for a solar energy micro grid launched by The Ministry of Mines and Energy and the UN Development Programme (UNDP) in Cambodia.
Aboitiz Power on track to double capacity
MANILA, Philippines — Aboitiz Power Corp. said it remains on track to more than double its capacity by 2030 despite the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the power sector.
DOE prepares for green energy auction in June
The Department of Energy said Friday it will push through with the Green Energy Auction program in June for an initial 2,000 megawatts of renewable energy capacity.
DOE extends FIT incentive for hydro power ‘indefinitely’
The Department of Energy (DOE) has green-lighted ‘indefinite extension’ on the award of feed-in-tariff (FIT) incentives for run-of-river (ROR) hydropower projects that will be pursued by renewable energy (RE) developers.
FIT-All rate increase for RE to greet consumers
Electricity consumers will be greeted with a “Happy New Year rate hike” as they will need to pay more as subsidy to renewable energy (RE) projects via the feed-in-tariff allowance (FIT-All) line item in the electric bills that had been jacked up to P0.0983 per kilowatt hour (kwh), almost double if compared to the current […]
Trina Solar completes 35MW Solar Power Plant in Vietnam
Trina Solar just completed the construction of the 35MW Trung Son Solar Power Plant in Vietnam. The project has achieved commercial operation and is the company’s second utility scale solar plant in Vietnam following its 42MW Phong Phu project. Trina Solar served as a Turn-Key Solution provider wherein it developed, designed, constructed and connected the […]
Lao Plan to Build Another Big Mekong Dam Dismays Villagers, Concerns Thais
Laos is preparing to build what will be its seventh of nine planned large-scale Mekong river mainstream dams, the latest project in its controversial economic strategy to become the “battery of Southeast Asia,” sources in the country told RFA.
Govt offers 500MW until 2023 in energy scheme
AFTER the success of Net Energy Metering (NEM) 2.0, the Energy and Natural Resources Ministry (KeTSA) yesterday announced the third NEM scheme for the next three years.
