Cambodia Announces Ten Year Moratorium On New Mekong Dams
The government of Cambodia has announced that the country will not develop new hydropower dams on the Mekong River for the next 10 years, putting two planned dams at Sambor and Stung Treng on pause. The decision means that Laos, which has opened two new dams in the past six months, is now the only country on the Lower Mekong Basin […]
Thai Ratch toasts to 2nd PPA for 227-MW Aussie wind farm
March 26 (Renewables Now) – Thailand’s Ratch Group PCL (BKK:RATCH) on Wednesday said its Australian subsidiary has secured a second off-taker for the output of the 226.8-MW Collector wind farm it is building in New South Wales.
Australia, Singapore to drive cooperation on low-emissions technologies
In a video conference on Monday, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and his Singaporean counterpart Lee Hsien Loong agreed to expand the two countries’ strong bilateral relationship in several areas of common interest, including military, digital trade, cyberspace security as well as low emissions technologies. The prime ministers committed to conclude a Memorandum of Understanding […]
Sun soon to rise on southeast Asia’s largest solar farm in Vietnam
HANOI, March 25 (Reuters) – Vietnamese private firm Trung Nam Group said on Wednesday it will at the end of this month start building a 450-megawatt solar farm in central Vietnam that will be the largest of its kind in southeast Asia. The 14-trillion-dong ($593.22 million) facility in Ninh Thuan province is scheduled to start power […]
EDC assures uninterrupted geothermal operations during community quarantine
Energy Development Corporations (EDC) has committed to providing uninterrupted power supply from their geothermal plants amidst the community quarantine being implemented in the island of Luzon in the Philippines. The quarantine was a mitigating measure by the government to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the country.
Vietnam has only weeks left to get its wind market back on track
Previously praised for its attractiveness and gusty growth, Vietnam’s wind market now faces a pivotal moment. Should the Vietnamese government fail to send a clear signal of continued support for the industry in the coming weeks, investors could pull out and the country could miss its target of two gigawatts (GW) of wind capacity by 2025 […]
Thai Activists Protest New Xayaburi Dam on the Mekong
NONG KHAI, THAILAND – It’s been more than 40 years since Bula Tawan first cast his fishing net out across the Mekong River when the waterway was rich in marine life. But the days of big catches have disappeared for most fishermen like Tawan, who once relied on the big hauls to earn a living and […]
Government studies plant to convert old power plants into renewables
The government aims to complete this year a study into replacing several aging fossil fuel-fired plants with renewable energy plants as it races against time to catch up with its green goals. The study, which began in January, not only includes mapping potential renewable sources but also future growth in targeted regions, the Energy and Mineral […]
