ASEAN’s clean electricity growth struggling to keep pace with rising demand

Clean electricity sources met just 23% of ASEAN’s demand growth in 2024, down from 40% over the previous years, according to an Ember report.
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.
Still room to tap renewable energy electrification potential: Govt

Jakarta (ANTARA) – There is still significant room for tapping the electrification potential of new renewable energy in Indonesia, which is pegged at 3,687 gigawatts (GW), according to Deputy Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Yuliot Tanjung.
ERC approves NGCP’s P38B projects to strengthen PH power grid

The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has approved three significant transmission projects proposed by the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) amounting to approximately P38.09 billion.
Sabah’s Electricity Reserve Margin at Only 5 Pct, State Assembly Told

KOTA KINABALU, Nov 20 (Bernama) — Sabah currently only has a five per cent reserve margin for its electricity supply, the State Legislative Assembly was told today.
Philippines announces 4,475 MW renewable energy auction in GEA-3

The Department of Energy (DOE) has launched the third round of the Green Energy Auction (GEA-3), inviting energy developers to participate in securing 4,475 MW of new renewable energy capacity.
Thailand to build three PSPPs with combined capacity of 2.5 GW

Pumped storage power plants are power plants equipped with two reservoirs with an elevation difference: in the hours of low load, cheaper electricity from the common grid is used to pump water from the lower reservoir into the upper one, from which it gets discharged in the hours of high demand, setting off water turbines. […]
Vietnam utility EVN to build $277 mln transmission line to import power from China

State utility Vietnam Electricity (EVN) has got the go head to build the VND7,010 billion ($277.2 million), 500 kV Lao Cai-Vinh Yen line for transmission in the northwestern region and to import power from China.