14 rice mills to use 18.4 MW solar power this FY
Fourteen rice mills will install 18.4 megawatt solar power in the current financial year 2025-2026 under the Public-Private Partnership, according to the Myanmar Rice Federation. Shwe Wah Yaung rice mills inaugurated a ceremony to generate electricity with solar in Shwelinpan Industrial Park in Hlinethaya Township. Yangon Region Chief Minister U Soe Thein, accompanied by officials […]
17 approved energy projects endorsed to NGCP
A TOTAL of 17 power-generation projects were approved in June and formally endorsed to the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP), the Department of Energy (DOE) announced on Tuesday. Of the projects, 14 are new and three are amendments; 15 are renewable energy; and two are energy storage systems.
ASEAN’s first cross-border wind project Monsoon starts powering Vietnam
After more than a decade of negotiations, Laos’ first and ASEAN’s largest onshore wind project, the Monsoon Wind Power Project, has officially started transmitting electricity to Vietnam as of July. This milestone marks the successful realization of ASEAN’s first cross-border wind power initiative and sets a new precedent for the ASEAN Power Grid (APG) and […]
Indonesia Pushes Local Power Projects to Expand Electricity Access in Remote Areas
Jakarta. The Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Ministry is accelerating efforts to bring electricity to all corners of Indonesia, including its most remote regions, by encouraging the development of power plants based on local resources.
Work Advances at Hoa Binh Hydropower Expansion in Vietnam
Vietnam Electricity (EVN) has finished putting in the rotor for Unit 1 of the Hoa Binh Hydropower Plant Expansion. The rotor is a key part of the generator and weighs about 585 tonnes. EVN said this part of the work is necessary before they move on to installing other equipment. Different teams were involved, including those […]
Asean Centre for Energy must study low-carbon options for regional power grid: experts
The idea for an interconnected Asean Power Grid (APG) may be more than two decades old, but the time is ripe for an in-depth study to be conducted on its decarbonisation pathways, say experts. “Asean has to give the mandate to the Asean Centre for Energy (ACE) to undertake such a study,” said Professor Woo Wing […]
Power supply normal post-Crising, says NGCP
MANILA, Philippines – Grid operator National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) said the country’s power supply remained normal as no transmission facilities had been damaged following the onslaught of Severe Tropical Storm Crising (international name: Wipha).
Malaysia boosts coal power output, imports to meet rising demand
SINGAPORE/KUALA LUMPUR, July 18 (Reuters) – Malaysia is boosting coal-fired power output and importing the fuel at record levels, a Reuters analysis of data showed, taking advantage of low prices even as it pledges to increase use of gas-fuelled electricity generation in the longer term.
