Analysis: LNG to surpass piped gas in Singapore’s future energy mix
Singapore — Singapore is set to shift toward LNG to meet the bulk of its gas demand in the coming years as piped natural gas supply contracts are discontinued and LNG import capacity is expanded, with a new floating regasification plant planned in the next decade. The commodity trading hub’s increasing reliance on LNG underscores […]
Hector Capital, Agritrade International eye green market in Singapore
INTEGRATED energy solutions provider Agritrade International and consumer-focused private equity firm Hector Capital are investing up to US$100 million in Sun Electric to help the homegrown solar rooftop developer go regional, and tap Singapore’s green energy market. Hector Capital has an investment in Singapore-based Agritrade International, which provides over 1.2 GW (gigawatts) of power capacity […]
Citing dirty fuel, consumer, clean-energy groups ask ERC to block Meralco’s power-supply deals
COALITION of power consumers and clean-energy advocates wants the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to reject the power-supply agreements (PSAs) of the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) on their allegation that the fuel source involved in the contracts, if implemented, will harm the environment. The Power for People Coalition’s (P4P) trooped to the ERC on Thursday to […]
Ayala unit seeks to beef up power capacity
AC Energy Philippines Inc. (ACEPH) is scaling up its existing power capacity by about half by the end of 2020, its top official said. From the existing capacity of 650 megawatts (MW), ACEPH President and Chief Executive Officer Eric Francia said the figure will be doubled to 1,300 MW by next year.
AC Energy plans to focus on renewables, peaking plants
AC Energy Philippines, Inc. targets to build around 1,300 megawatts (MW) of power generation plants by end-2020, or about three times the size of the company’s installed capacity before the Ayalas’ energy arm bought the former Phinma Energy Corp. last year. “We’ll be focusing a lot on renewables and peaking plants,” Eric T. Francia, president […]
MHPS ships JAC turbines for CCGT plant in Thailand
A new combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) project in Thailand has received the first shipment of eight gas-fired units needed for the plants under construction. Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems has completed a shipment of its JAC (J-Series Air Cooled) gas turbine. The shipment went from MHPS’ Takasago Works in Japan to the project on the […]
BCPG Plc plans to develop solar panel power generation in Malaysia and Taiwan
Both countries ‘ authorities allow private power companies to create renewable energy projects, said Corporate Business Development Executive Vice President Charnvit Trangadisaikul. “After Japan, Indonesia, the Philippines and Laos, the two nations will be major overseas markets for us,” he said. In solar, wind, geothermal and hydropower ventures, BCPG manages and produces a total capacity […]
Vietnam to Go Back to Solar Auctions, Decides to Ditch Feed-in-Tariffs
After months of confusion and uncertainty over the future of renewable projects in Vietnam, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has announced that the country will go back to conducting solar auctions, doing away with the feed-in-tariff (FiT) mechanism. Speaking on the topic of FiT, which has been prevalent for rooftop solar projects in the country, […]
