Ho Chi Minh City residents face record high electricity bills amid intense heatwave
Recent statistics indicated a sharp increase in electricity consumption, signaling that consumers will face much higher costs than the average monthly bills.
Vietnam sets new framework for retail electricity pricing
HANOI – Việt Nam has officially established the new framework for average retail electricity prices, as announced by Deputy Prime Minister Bùi Thanh Sơn.
PowerChina completes Southeast Asia’s largest floating solar power plant in Indonesia
Chinese company Power Construction Corporation of China (PowerChina) has completed the Cirata floating photovoltaic power plant in Indonesia, marking the commissioning of the largest facility of its kind in Southeast Asia. With a capacity of 192 megawatts, the project is located on the Cirata Reservoir in West Java Province and has been feeding the national […]
Household electricity and gas tariffs to remain unchanged from April to June
SINGAPORE: Household electricity and gas tariffs will remain unchanged for the period between April and June after coming down for two consecutive quarters.
Thailand Eyes Renewable Energy Expansion Through ASEAN Power Grid
Thailand has set an ambitious target to generate 50% of its electricity from renewable sources by 2037 under the newly drafted Power Development Plan 2024 (PDP2024). However, achieving this goal will depend heavily on the ASEAN Power Grid (APG), a regional initiative designed to interconnect electricity infrastructures across ASEAN member states.
Central Vietnam province aims to add 2,300 MW of wind power to development plan
Vietnam’s central province of Quang Tri plans to add 1,800 MW of 43 land-based wind power projects and 500 MW of offshore wind power to the draft implementation scheme of the national power development plan VIII (PDP VIII).
Indonesia publishes new guidelines for PPAs from power plants using renewable energy
The Government of Indonesia through the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) has ratified the Ministerial Regulation (Permen) ESDM Number 5 of 2025 concerning Guidelines for Power Purchase Agreements (Perjanjian Jual Beli Tenaga / PJBL) from Power Plants that utilize Renewable Energy Sources. The new guidelines will apply to geothermal power plants, as well as hydroelectric, […]
Thaksin backs solar power to cut energy costs for Thailand’s data centers
To attract investment from high-tech industries such as data centers, the de facto leader of Thailand’s ruling Pheu Thai Party and former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra announced that the government will increase the use of renewable energy sources like solar power.
