Indonesia preparing change to more favourable geothermal feed-in-tariffs
With continued challenges to attract investors to develop geothermal projects in Indonesia, the country is now looking to change its current price determination scheme for geothermal electricity to a feed-in-tariff. With the planed change from the original scheme based on the local or local cost of supply (BPP) the new feed-in-tariff scheme is to be […]
Indonesia’s biggest thermal power plant is operational
Jakarta (ANTARA) – Indonesia’s biggest coal-based thermal power plant of the PLTU Jawa 7 Unit 1 with a total capacity of 2 X 1,000 megawatt (mw) of two stations is now officially operational. This PLTU Jawa 7 Unit 1 located in Terate Village, Serang, Banten Province, is the first coal-based thermal power plant that uses […]
State to continue support for fuel price fund
HA NOI — The fuel price stabilisation fund helps the central government manage domestic fuel prices for the foreseeable future, said Hoàng Anh Tuấn, deputy head of the domestic market department under the Ministry of Industry and Trade in a recent meeting with industry leaders.
After decades in darkness, this entire Thai village is now powered by solar energy
PRANBURI, Thailand: Patcharin In-juang was pregnant when she agreed to move to the home village of her husband in Pranburi district in central Thailand back in 2004. She was from the city, so she was expecting a different life in the rural community. But she was shocked to find out when she arrived at Wong […]
Sunlight used to convert plastics into useful chemical
Scientists here have developed a way to convert plastic waste into useful chemicals using sunlight. This is the first reported process that can completely break down a non-biodegradable plastic
Listen to our young on climate change
TEENAGE Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg was named the youngest Time’s Person of the Year on Wednesday. The 16-year-old has become the face of the youth climate movement, drawing support and large crowds at protests and conferences over the past year. But the global green icon has not been alone – millions of young people […]
Banks urged to phase out financing for coal projects
MANILA, Philippines — Philippine banks are urged to phase out financing for coal projects in the country. Clean energy group Center for Energy, Ecology, and Development (CEED) said 13 local banks were identified by the Global Coal Exit List (GCEL) to be responsible for lending or underwriting $6.3 billion to coal developers from 2017 to […]
President attends celebration of 50% nationwide electrification
A ceremony to celebrate the achievement of 50 percent nationwide electrification took place at the Ministry of Electricity and Energy in Nay Pyi Taw, attended by President Win Myint, the President Office reported. In his opening speech, the President said the government has been making efforts to meet domestic electricity consumption as power supply in […]
