Unlocking the Wind energy Potential in South East Asia
On 31 October 2019, energy industry leaders gathered in Singapore for the Wind Energy Conference at the Asia Clean Energy Summit (ACES). The conference, co-organised by the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) and the Sustainable Energy Association of Singapore (SEAS), featured dialogues on regulatory challenges, project financing and the latest technological advancements in the wind […]
Energy investment in emerging economies: Transforming Southeast Asia’s power sector
The new IEA Southeast Asia Energy Outlook 2019 (SEAO) provides a comprehensive overview of energy prospects in an increasingly influential region for global energy trends. Alongside the scenario projections and analysis, the report contains three “deep dives” – on the future of cooling, on regional electricity trade and renewables integration, and on investment – that reflect priorities […]
Gas to lead transformation in energy mix
SINGAPORE – With rising sea levels and a warming planet, the transformation of the global energy mix to cleaner sources is expected to be led by the gas sector while renewables will continue to gain traction, according to a US energy official. Kurt Donnelly, deputy assistant secretary for Energy Diplomacy of the US State Department, […]
World Bank sees rise in energy financing for LNG, RE projects
SINGAPORE – The World Bank Group is anticipating that financing flow in energy projects will be largely dominated by new projects in the liquefied natural gas (LNG) and renewable energy (RE) sectors in the near- to longer-term investment horizons. “LNG will remain to have a lot of space in energy financing as gas demand increases […]
Southeast Asia turning away from coal power
New coal power capacity has fallen sharply in the region as renewables become more competitive, finds report Wind and solar power plant, Ilocos Norte, Philippines (Source: Veejay Villafranca / Greenpeace) Countries in Southeast Asia are building fewer coal-fired plants than expected as lenders distance themselves from the polluting technology. A new report from Global Energy Monitor (GEM) […]
Decommissioning Challenges Escalating in South East Asia
For many decades now, South East Asia has been an important oil and gas producer, accounting for five percent of current global oil production. But now, age has caught up with oil and gas infrastructure in Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Brunei, Malaysia and Indonesia. In February 2018 the Jakarta Post estimated that over the next decade, around 380 […]
Asia must quit ‘coal addiction’: UN chief
The UN chief on Saturday warned Asia to quit its “addiction” to coal, as climate change threatens hundreds of millions of people vulnerable to rising sea levels across the region. The warning follows fresh research this week predicting that several Asian megacities, including Bangkok, Ho Chi Minh City and Mumbai, are at risk of extreme […]
RPT-Cheaper solar power gains ground in southeast Asia
(Repeats story that ran late on Thursday, with no changes to text) * Malaysia plans tender for 500 MW plant in Q2 2020 – minister * Solar power price in latest tender mostly lower than gas * Singapore to expand solar, energy storage in next decade * Vietnam has 44% of SE Asia’s total solar […]
