Households can expect electricity bill to go up as more work from home during Covid-19 outbreak
SINGAPORE (THE NEW PAPER) – Singaporeans may see higher electricity bills at the end of this month, say energy experts. Mr.James Chong, vice-president of corporate sales and new energy solutions at Senoko Energy, said it may be too early to see a definitive impact of Covid-19 on residential electricity consumption as the work-from-home arrangements became more widespread only […]
‘World’s first international hydrogen supply chain’ realised between Brunei and Japan
A consortium in Japan says it has “realised the world’s first international hydrogen supply chain”, after successfully extracting H2 from a liquid organic hydrogen carrier (LOHC) shipped from Brunei. The Advanced Hydrogen Energy Chain Association for Technology Development (AHEAD) demonstration project aims to show that a global hydrogen supply chain can be established using LOHC — a […]
Singapore’s EMA and Keppel Sign $10 Million MoU for Green Innovations in Marine Sector
Singapore’s Energy Market Authority (EMA) and Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M) have announced that they have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) and entered into a $10 million (~₹759.42 million) partnership to develop energy solutions in the areas of distributed energy resources, digitalization, and emerging low-carbon alternatives.
Vestas scores 67MW double in Vietnam
Vestas has won turbine orders totalling 67MW for two wind farms in Vietnam. The order covers supply, transport, installation and commissioning of 16 V150-4.2MW machines for an unnamed customer and projects.Both projects are planned to achieve commissioning in the third quarter of 2021.
Enercon seals 310MW Vietnamese six pack
Enercon has secured new turbine orders totalling 310MW for six wind farms in Vietnam. The contracts cover the supply of 74 E-138 EP3 E2/4.2MW machines scheduled to be installed by the end of next year. Enercon said that earlier this month it had completed a 64MW project featuring E-126 EP3 hardware in the Vietnamese province of Ninh […]
Thailand energy commission considering cutting electricity charges to help businesses
As a measure to help hasten business sector recovery, the Energy Regulatory Commission earlier initiated a cut to electricity charges for large and medium-sized enterprises for three months. However, the COVID-19 outbreak situation has not improved and the Energy Regulatory Commission will now consider extending the measure until the end of 2020 to lessen the […]
POSCO International: Oil Price Plunge to Harm Earnings
POSCO International posted consensus-satisfying earnings for 1Q20. But, concerns towards its earnings from 2Q20 are emerging on likely: 1) earnings decrease at the trading division amid the Covid-19 crisis; and 2) OP erosion at the Myanmar gas field due to the recent oil price plunge. In order for investment sentiment to improve, oil prices will […]
Coronavirus means cheap oil isn’t good news for energy-hungry Southeast Asia
Oil prices are at the cheapest they have ever been in modern history, but this does not bode well even for Southeast Asia’s energy-hungry economies. In fact, compounded with the rising pressures of the coronavirus pandemic, the new lows seen in global oil prices are likely to hurt government coffers, spark a wave of bankruptcies, and unleash […]
