Sustainable Energy Future for Asean? Cities Decide
For several weeks now people around the world have been starting and ending their day with the updates on the ongoing global pandemic. This piece is not about the coronavirus; it offers a perspective on a seemingly unrelated topic – the role of ASEAN cities in the region’s sustainable energy future.
Firms seen to defer PH exploration plans
SOME exploration companies are expected to shelve their plans to explore petroleum resources in the Philippines for about a year as the world continues to grapple with the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic, according to the Department of Energy (DoE).
Indonesian govt plans $8.6 bln coronavirus bailout for state firms
JAKARTA, May 17 (Reuters) – Indonesia is planning an $8.6 billion bailout for 12 state-owned firms, to reduce the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, mostly as cash compensation and working capital investments, according to government documents reviewed by Reuters.
Thai-Cambodian talks on disputed oil fields expected to resume
PHNOM PENH: Negotiations on oil and gas development in the long-contested overlapping claims in the Gulf of Thailand between Cambodia and Thailand will resume soon after the viral pandemic ends, according to a Cambodian Ministry of Mines and Energy official. Cheap Sour, the director-general of the General Department of Petroleum, said the countries had not […]
B.Grimm’s solar project sees 20 percent complete
Thailand-based Energy Company B.Grimm Power said its solar project in Cambodia is 20 percent complete after the firm took over the project from a local power company late last year. B.Grimm completed the acquisition of local company Ray Power Supply Co Ltd last November for $300,000.
Blockchain eyed for palm oil
The Energy Ministry has ordered the Energy Business Department to discuss with Thai oil traders the prospect of using blockchain to facilitate palm oil trade. A blockchain system would cut out the middleman between palm planters and palm oil mills, in theory allowing planters to sell the commodity at higher prices.
NUS engineers invent hybrid air-conditioner that reduces electricity consumption
SINGAPORE: A team of researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) has invented hybrid air-conditioners that reduce electricity consumption. The technology uses solar heat as an energy source, increasing the efficiency of the hybrid air-con as the weather gets hotter, NUS said.
House approves revised Mining Law amid outcry
As the country grapples with the COVID-19 crisis, lawmakers have approved a controversial revision of the 2009 Coal and Mineral Mining Law, despite outcry from civil society organizations. The new law, aimed at developing Indonesia’s downstream mining industry and increasing economic growth, will allow miners to extend permits through a simpler and centralized bureaucratic process.
