PEA granted 30% of EEC power provision via quota
Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA), the state power distribution arm, has announced it was given a quota to produce 30% of total power capacity in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) until 2037 under the PEA’s renewable power generation development plan.
Myanmar more use of LPG, locally produced oil for cooking
Myanmar President Orders Mining Firms to Publish Contracts, Boosting Transparency
YANGON — Myanmar’s president has instructed the government, state-owned enterprises and private companies involved in the country’s extractive sector to publicly disclose any contracts from Jan. 1.
Blueprint for zero-carbon goal underway
Energy authorities and the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) are drafting a Thailand Integrated Energy Blueprint (TIEB) to set up a zero-carbon emission goal in response to the growing trends of renewable energy and electric vehicles (EVs).
Vietnam Gas Supply Crunch Hinges on Geopolitical Interference
General Electric (GE) recently inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Vietnamese electric utility Genco3, a subsidiary of EVN, Vietnam’s largest power company, to help develop a liquefied natural gas (LNG) power plant near Ho Chi Minh City.
Myanmar Vows to Slash Carbon Emissions by Hundreds of Millions of Tonnes
YANGON—Myanmar’s State Counselor promised to submit a national climate action plan by the end of the year that includes commitments to reduce the country’s carbon emissions by hundreds of millions of tonnes, in her comments to the international Climate Ambition Summit.
China Huadian releases its first Cambodia Sustainable Development Report
BEIJING, Dec. 14, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — China Huadian Corporation (CHD) recently released Light up Cambodia: CHD Cambodia Sustainable Development Report, the first Cambodia Sustainable Development Report and the first country report issued by China Huadian Corporation Ltd.
Hanwha Energy starts commercial production at Malaysian solar plant
SEOUL, Dec 14 — Hanwha Energy Corp., South Korea’s renewable energy company, said today it has completed a 48-megawatt solar power plant in Malaysia and started commercial production, Yonhap news agency reported.
