$8 million solar bike investment unveiled

The Korea Energy Agency (KEA) has announced it is planning to invest in a project supplying electric bikes and building solar charging stations in the Kingdom. KEA, a government agency carrying out national energy policies for energy efficiency improvement and renewable energy dissemination, plans to inject 10 billion won ($8 million) in its project, local media […]
Vestas scores 67MW double in Vietnam

Vestas has won turbine orders totalling 67MW for two wind farms in Vietnam. The order covers supply, transport, installation and commissioning of 16 V150-4.2MW machines for an unnamed customer and projects.Both projects are planned to achieve commissioning in the third quarter of 2021.
Enercon seals 310MW Vietnamese six pack

Enercon has secured new turbine orders totalling 310MW for six wind farms in Vietnam. The contracts cover the supply of 74 E-138 EP3 E2/4.2MW machines scheduled to be installed by the end of next year. Enercon said that earlier this month it had completed a 64MW project featuring E-126 EP3 hardware in the Vietnamese province of Ninh […]
Singtel deploys solar panels on Bedok Data Centre

Singtel on Tuesday announced that it has completed a new solar energy installation at its Bedok Data Centre, the company’s largest renewable energy installation to date. The 1.65 MWp solar energy installation on the data center’s wide rooftop consists of 4,292 solar panels across an area of approximately 8,205 sq m, or the size of two […]
Winds of change for energy industry

A leading Southeast Asia energy firm’s plans to create the Kingdom’s first wind turbine farm are one step closer to being realised. Singapore-based The Blue Circle are in the early stages of negotiation with the state-run electricity supplier Electricite du Cambodge (EDC) to thrash out a power purchase agreement (PPA) over the farm, which will be […]
Southeast Asia’s hydropower boom grinds to a halt as COVID-19 stalls projects

Incomplete and prospective hydropower dam projects in Southeast Asia, particularly along the Mekong River and its tributaries, are at risk of major delays and shutdowns as the COVID-19 pandemic impacts major industries, energy markets and worker safety.
COVID-19: 150GW of Asia-Pacific renewables ‘at risk’

Up to 150GW of wind and solar projects across the Asia Pacific could be delayed or cancelled over the next five years if a coronavirus-led recession extends beyond 2020, according to latest Wood Mackenzie analysis.
Singapore achieves 2020 solar target, enough to power 60,000 households a year

Just in time for Earth Day, Singapore has met its 2020 solar target of 350 megawatt-peak (MWp) — roughly enough to power 60,000 households a year, the Energy Market Authority (EMA) and JTC Corporation said on Wednesday (April 22).