Overreliance On Hydropower Is Causing A Crisis In Southeast Asia
The swirling currents of the once mighty Mekong shrunk by drought and increasingly crippled by dams point towards an unprecedented crisis of water governance along the more than 4,900 kilometers of southeast Asia’s longest river. “This is the worst ecological disaster in history of the Mekong,” declared Chainarong Setthachua, natural resources expert at Thailand’s Maha Sarakham […]
Tie-ups with Korean auto sector sought
SEOUL: The soon-to-be launched National Automotive Policy (NAP) 2019 will open up opportunities for local players to further explore cooperation with the South Korean automotive sector. Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said he was impressed with the advancements made by the South Korean automotive sector and would like it to consider investing more in […]
Over 50% of businesses ignoring orders on wastewater release into central Thailand canal
The Pollution Control Department says over 50% of businesses are ignoring orders regarding the discharge of wastewater into Klong Saen Saeb. The canal connects Bangkok’s Chao Phraya river with the central Thailand provinces of Prachinburi and Chachoengsao. The Nation reports that between 2016 and 2019, over 289 establishments out of 600 have stuck to the […]
Malaysia’s Petronas wins bid to supply LNG to Thailand’s EGAT
BANGKOK, Nov 28 (Reuters) – Petronas LNG Ltd., a subsidiary of Malaysia’s state oil and gas company Petronas won a bid to supply 130,000 tonnes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Thailand’s state-owned Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand. Petronas LNG offered the lowest price among 12 companies who bid, Patana Sangsriroujana, EGAT’s deputy governor for […]
POWERGEN Asia and Asian Utility Week unite under global Enlit brand
Clarion Energy (part of Clarion Events) today unveiled Enlit – the new name for POWERGEN Asia and Asian Utility Week – at a launch event hosted in Singapore’s CBD attended by over 100 energy professionals. The result of a six-month creative consultation with market-leading Larsen Energy Branding, Enlit is the world’s only complete energy event. […]
4 energy projects given EPNS certifications
Four new energy projects had been accorded “certificates of energy project of national significance” (CEPNS) by the Department of Energy (DOE) entailing that they are entitled to streamlined project permitting and approval processes. These CEPNS energy ventures include the Galoc field area and development which is an investment in the upstream oil and gas sector; […]
DOE hosts first forum on the Cleaner Energy Future Initiative for ASEAN
MAKATI CITY, Nov. 28 – The Department of Energy (DOE), in partnership with the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) of Japan, and the Mitsubishi Research Institute, Inc., hosted the inaugural Government-Private Forum on Cleaner Energy Future Initiative for ASEAN (CEFIA) yesterday , 27 November, at the Makati Diamond Residences. The CEFIA seeks to […]
AC Energy raises $400 million from green bond issue
MANILA, Philippines — AC Energy Inc., the Ayala group’s power business, has launched its first ever US dollar denominated perpetual, fixed-rate green bonds amounting to $400 million. Proceeds from the issue will be used to fund the company’s renewable energy expansion in the Asia Pacific region. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange yesterday, […]
