ADB to Improve Community Resilience, Livelihoods of Around 3,000 Villages in Myanmar
NAY PYI TAW, MYANMAR (27 November 2019) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $195 million financing package for a project that will develop climate-resilient and market-oriented infrastructure and livelihoods in 2,942 villages in Myanmar’s Ayeyarwady, Chin, Sagaing, and Tanintharyi regions. This will help reduce rural poverty and strengthen the villages’ climate and […]
Kingdom in talks with Russia for nuclear science
Cambodian and Russian experts yesterday concluded discussions on the possibility of constructing and establishing a Nuclear Science and Technology Centre in the Kingdom. The discussion, which was held in Siem Reap province over two days, took place at the 3rd meeting of a Cambodia-Russia joint working group on cooperation in the use of nuclear energy […]
Dams And Climate Change Kill The Mekong – Analysis
Excessive reliance on hydropower, severe droughts combined with rising seas destroy the Mekong River delta, threatening livelihoods of millions. By Tom Fawthrop 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 […]
ASEAN Energy Storage Devices Market Expected to Witness a Sustainable Growth over 2020
Rise in the energy demand and depleting fossil fuels is pushing the market towards non-conventional sources of energy. Energy demand is expected to increase by 70% between 2012 and 2035. The existing conventional sources of energy are depleting at a much faster rate than expected and their depletion is equally proving detrimental to the climate. […]
Two geothermal projects in the Philippines receive status of national significance
As reported on the website of the Philippines Department of Energy, four energy projects have recently been recognized as projects of national significance. Two of these projects are geothermal projects, lead by Energy Development Corp. (EDC) and Philippine Geothermal Production Co. Inc. The certificate of being energy project of national significance (CEPNS) for the commercial […]
Another solar farm eyed in Currimao town
LAOAG CITY — Ilocos Norte continues to attract more investors on renewable energy as a 72-megawatt solar farm is being eyed in Currimao, Ilocos Norte. If plans push through, this will add to the existing 20-megawatt solar project in Barangay Paguludan-Salindeg which was inaugurated in 2016. The area covers 24 hectares of forestland. In a […]
AC Energy taps BPI Capital for global green notes offer
MANILA, Philippines — AC Energy Inc., the energy platform of the Ayala conglomerate, has appointed BPI Capital as the sole global coordinator for its proposed green notes offering. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, AC Energy said it is proposing the offering of fixed for life (non-deferrable) senior perpetual non-call three-year green notes. […]
ASEAN’s Largest Off-Grid Hybrid Microgrid Now Live
The inaugural project in CleanGrid Partners’ $100 million microgrid investment portfolio has gone live in the Philippines. Philippine hillside village. Photo by Daniel Zuckerkandel/Shutterstock.com Installed by the WEnergy Global Fund’s Sabang Renewable Energy Corporation (SERC), the off-grid hybrid microgrid is located in the town of Cabuyagan on the Philippine island of Palawan. It’s the first […]
