Hanwha Energy starts commercial production at Malaysian solar plant
SEOUL, Dec 14 — Hanwha Energy Corp., South Korea’s renewable energy company, said today it has completed a 48-megawatt solar power plant in Malaysia and started commercial production, Yonhap news agency reported.
Laos – the ‘battery’ of Asia and a ticking environmental time bomb
Number of power plants soon to be completed by the end of 2020:53 hydropower plants under construction or in the planning stage, including those set to be completed this year; there will be more than 90 hydropower plants in Laos with a combined installed capacity of almost 14,000MW.
Thai govt threatens to veto new Lao dam
LOEI: Thai authorities are not happy with the potential environmental impact of the planned Sanakham hydroelectric dam in Laos and have hinted they may exercise a section of the Mekong River Agreement to halt the scheme, according to Somkiat Prajamwong, secretary-general of the Office of National Water Resources (ONWR).
Initiative to spur on green energy
The Vietnam Corporate Energy Leaders (VCEL) initiative has been announced at the Vietnam Corporate Sustainability Forum 2020, promoting the use of renewable energy in driving greener production and sustainable growth in a globally competitive Vietnam.
PH solar energy firm on track to supply power needs of roughly 10M Filipinos
MANILA, Philippines — A local solar energy company said Thursday that it is on course to provide “the power demand of approximately 10 million Filipinos” as its projects in the provinces of Batangas, Cavite, Nueva Ecija, and Tarlac were being implemented on target.
Myanmar-based solar-powered products provider bags $2m in series A2 round
SolarHome, a “pay as you go” solar-powered products provider for households, announced that it has closed US$2 million in a series A2 financing round led by investment firm Trirec and Insitor Impact Asia Fund.
Thai protests slow transition to renewables
Excess power capacity and complicated market governance are contributing to providers’ unwillingness to further invest in solar and wind
Network of pioneering businesses for renewable energy makes debut
NDO – A network of pioneering businesses for renewable energy was announced at the Vietnam Corporate Sustainability Forum 2020 in Hanoi on December 10, in the presence of Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam.
