Electric cooperatives extend payment period
MANILA, Philippines — State-run National Electrification Administration (NEA) said 83 electric cooperatives have already announced a 30-day extension for electricity consumers to settle their power bills amid the ongoing public health crisis in the country.
Holcim sustains use of alternative fuel
Leading cement maker Holcim Philippines Inc. plans to further increase its consumption of qualified and properly segregated and pre-processed waste as alternative fuel and raw material to manage costs and help address the solid waste problem in the country.
Govt should align tax incentives with a carbon-neutral economy, says NMP Anthea Ong
Nominated Member of Parliament (NMP) Anthea Ong in Parliament on Thursday (26 March) called for the government to align the tax incentives with a carbon-neutral economy in order to attract and grow more of champions to pioneer the green economic activities. During her debate on Economic Expansion Incentives Act (EEIA) Amendment Bill, Ms Ong said that […]
Covid-19 knocking the lights out in Vietnam
DA NANG – Vietnam was coming to grips with impending energy and electricity shortages when the coronavirus struck. Foreign oil and gas companies including several US majors were all set to invest in Vietnam’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) sector, including various gas-to-power projects in the country’s southern provinces.
DOE calls for continuous service of industry players amid COVID-19
The Department of Energy (DOE) has directed all wholesale electricity spot market (wesm) participants to follow the existing rules and regulations, and continue their trading operations amid the enhanced community quarantine to ensure that there is continuous delivery of sufficient power supply.
Royal Group gets nod for 700mW coal fired power plant from National Assembly
THE National Assembly of Cambodia yesterday approved a draft provision of a state guarantee for three new power projects, one of which is a 700 megawatt (mW) coal-fired power plant investment to be undertaken by the Royal Group. All three power projects are contracted under a power purchase agreement with Electricite Du Cambodge (EDC). The agreement […]
Sembcorp Design and Construction bags $433m biosolid treatment deal
A $433 million contract to build a biosolid treatment facility for the Tuas Water Reclamation Plant (WRP) has been awarded to Sembcorp Design and Construction (SDC). National water agency PUB said in a statement yesterday that SDC will construct Tuas WRP’s energy-efficient biosolids building, digesters and greasy waste receiving facility.
Cambodia Announces Ten Year Moratorium On New Mekong Dams
The government of Cambodia has announced that the country will not develop new hydropower dams on the Mekong River for the next 10 years, putting two planned dams at Sambor and Stung Treng on pause. The decision means that Laos, which has opened two new dams in the past six months, is now the only country on the Lower Mekong Basin […]
