Solar Power Plants as backbone of Indonesia’s clean energy: Minister
The Indonesian Government had decided to use Solar Power Plants (PLTS) as the backbone to supply clean energy in Indonesia by 2060. “We will use solar power as the backbone of renewable energy,” Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Arifin Tasrif noted in a statement on Monda
Two new solar power plants built in southern province
Dau Tieng 5.1 and Dau Tieng 5.2 solar power plants are expected to start construction in Q2, with an investment of VND3.56 trillion ($157 million). With a capacity of 225 MW each, the two power plants will cover 332.5 hectares at Dau Tieng Lake in the southern province of Tay Ninh. Construction is expected to […]
Solar energy in Cambodia’s national grid up 10%
The amount of solar energy transmitted through the national grid is around 10 per cent higher than in the same time last year, and authorities are encouraging more investment in clean and renewable energy, according to the head of the state electric utility. Electricite du Cambodge (EdC) director-general Keo Rottanak told The Post on February […]
Shifting from diesel to solar energy
UNIVERSITI Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) has launched a project to replace diesel engines on fishing boats with solar panels as a way of introducing a more environmentally-friendly source of energy.
India, ASEAN can develop entire ecosystem for renewable energy: R K Singh
Union Power and New & Renewable Energy Minister R K Singh on Monday said India and ASEAN together can develop the entire ecosystem for renewable energy (RE) and explore the joint initiative for building RE manufacturing hubs in the region. At the ASEAN-India High-Level Conference on Renewable Energy, in his keynote address, Singh said India […]
Vietnam: January 2022 updates to the new draft decision on corporate DPPA pilot program for renewable energy
On 11 January 2022, the Office of Government of Vietnam (OOG) issued Document No. 229/VPCP-CN to the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam (MOIT) for the next steps of updating the draft regulations on the implementation of the pilot program on the direct power purchase agreement (DPPA) mechanism between renewable energy power generation companies […]
Laos builds 58 solar power plants to develop sustainable energy
VIENTIANE, Feb 5 (Xinhua): A total of 58 solar power plants have been completed or under construction across Laos with a total installed capacity of 7,656 MW, local daily the Vientiane Times has reported.
Thai utility EGAT launches tender for hybrid project combining hydro, floating PV and storage
Thailand’s state-owned utility Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) has issued a tender for the construction of a hybrid power plant based on floating photovoltaics and hydropower.
