Power bill cut for 22m houses
The cabinet has formally approved energy authorities’ decision to either waive or cut electricity charges for 22 million households where people are working at home because of the coronavirus disease.
Cambodia hoping to produce oil this year, despite global slump
As the global price of oil craters amid the Covid-19 pandemic, Singapore-based KrisEnergy Ltd remains on track to extract the first drop of oil in the first half of this year, said a Ministry of Mines and Energy senior official.
Covid 19 electricity price reductions overshadowed by reports of skyrocketing energy bills nationwide
Hard-pressed households looking forward to electricity price reductions instead this week were confronted with startling increases in bills well beyond the seasonal rise in demand or even what might be expected from the Covid 19 emergency lockdown. Minister of Energy Sontirat Sonthichirawong is treating the reports seriously and is investigating. It comes as the Thai […]
FTI calls for power bills to be suspended
Asia may draw lessons from Singapore’s swift move on hydrogen
A move by Singaporean companies to tie-up with Japanese firms to explore the potential for hydrogen in the energy mix may send a strong signal to other Asian energy consumers that it’s time to accelerate the process to embrace the fuel as the region prepares itself for energy transition.
Singapore says oil trading sector resilient despite global demand drop
Singapore’s oil trading sector remained resilient despite the drop in global demand for energy, three government agencies said in a joint statement.
DOE issues updated payment guidelines due to extended ECQ
The Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Alfonso Cusi signed on April 16 a memorandum mandating all involved power sector participants including private and public corporations, local government units (LGUs), and consumers to continue implementing and following the guidelines on the deferment of payments due to the extension of the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) until April […]
LNG market favorable in next few years due to low prices
THE next years will likely be favorable for importers of liquified natural gas (LNG) like Philippines due to low prices, Fitch Solutions Country Risk and Industry Research said in an outlook issued Tuesday.
