Cable route surveys to begin for Australia-Singapore solar sharing project
Surveys of the seafloor will begin this year for a ground-breaking project to export solar electricity from Australia’s Northern Territory to Singapore via a 3,800km submarine power cable. Sun Cable, the project developer, has awarded the cable route survey contract to Australian firm Guardian Geomatics, which will use its sister company’s vessel to conduct its work.
Asean: LYS Energy Group and Talesun Solar join forces to develop growing clean energy market
LYS Energy Group(LYS), the leading Singapore home-grown Solar Independent Power Producer (IPP) has signed a collaboration agreement with Chinese top solar cell and module manufacturer Talesun Solar (Talesun), to support both companies’ expansion of bolstering clean energy adoption by commercial and industrial sector (C&I) in the Association of South East Asian Nations (Asean) regions.
Indonesia’s Pertamina to develop Cilacap refinery without Aramco
JAKARTA, May 29 (Reuters) – Indonesia’s PT Pertamina will develop its Cilacap refinery in Central Java “independently”, the state energy company said on Friday, dropping a plan to boost capacity through a joint venture with Saudi Aramco. The two companies have been in talks to upgrade the Cilacap refinery since 2016 and last year said that […]
Siemens to supply compressors and generators to Indonesian refinery
German engineering company Siemens has been chosen to supply compression and power generation equipment for the Balikpapan refinery in Indonesia. Balikpapan refinery is located on Borneo Island in East Kalimantan, Indonesia. It is owned and operated by PT Pertamina (Persero).
Malaysia launches 1 GW solar tender
Malaysia’s Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources has announced the fourth round of the nation’s Large Scale Solar (LSS) procurement scheme will open on Sunday. The ministry tweeted, the maximum size of projects eligible has been halved, from 100 MW to 50 MW, to enable more developers to participate. Each developer will be limited to a maximum […]
Meralco: Waiving electric fees may cause ripple effect to entire power supply chain
MANILA, Philippines – The Manila Electric Company (Meralco) has warned that the structure of the country’s energy supply chain should be considered first before making proposals about waiving electricity bills due to the COVID-19 lockdowns. Meralco spokesperson Joe Zaldarriaga explained that other players and industries would be affected by proposals made by Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan), […]
For first time ever, fuel consumption falls instead of rising during Idul Fitri
Nationwide fuel consumption during this year’s Idul Fitri period was 31.2 percent below the normal level as the government had banned the traditional mudik (exodus) to contain the COVID-19 outbreak. Fuel consumption averaged 106.933 kiloliters per day in the Idul Fitri week, down from 155,377 kl per day in January and February, the months before Indonesia confirmed its first […]
Isaan Mekong basin network concerns the Sanakham hydropower push
Amidst the spreading of the Coronavirus 2019 in every corner of the world, the government in each country, as well as the departments, organizations, and other related parties are vigorously collaborating in solving the problem with a hope of surviving the disaster that is impacting the human race.
