Vietnam adjusts biomass power prices
Hanoi (VNA) – Adjustments have been made to biomass power prices under the Prime Minister’s Decision No.08/2020/QD-TTg on amendments and supplements to several articles of the Decision No.24/2014/QD-TTg dated March 24, 2014. Accordingly, the prices will range from 1,634 – 1,968 VND (0.07 – 0.08 USD) per kWh, exclusive of added value tax.
No electricity price increases until the end of Q2
HÀ NỘI — The Ministry of Industry and Trade has called for no increases in the electricity price until the end of the second quarter at the earliest to support businesses amid the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. This was the highlight of the ministry’s Directive No 06/CT-BCT issued on Wednesday to fight the COVID-19 pandemic and to remove difficulties for […]
No plant shutdown during summer, DoE orders
THE Department of Energy (DoE) has issued a policy prohibiting the maintenance shutdown of power plants and transmission facilities in the summer months to ensure energy security of the Philippines, during the season.
Waste-to-energy project in Phnom Penh proposed
The Ministry of Mines and Energy has unveiled a project which will convert waste materials to energy in Phnom Penh. A study on the waste materials for conversion will also be conducted simultaneously. The Ministry of Mines and Energy has unveiled a project which will convert waste materials to energy in Phnom Penh. A study on […]
Lao government considers tax to protect environment
PHNOM PENH (Vientiane Times/ANN): Industries that produce pollution may have to pay more taxes now that the Lao government has embraced the National Green Growth Strategy. Under the strategy, which Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith endorsed on Jan 30, the Ministry of Finance will impose taxes to discourage industries from producing pollution and harmful waste.
NGCP open to ERC audit
MANILA, Philippines — The National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) reiterated its willingness to be audited by government through the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC). NGCP issued the statement after the Senate Committee on Energy said the grid operator failed to submit to a mandatory audit as ordered in the previous hearing.
SLNG, Pavilion Energy ink agreement for LNG storage and reload in Singapore
Singapore LNG Corporation (SLNG) and Pavilion Energy have signed a five-year agreement for LNG storage and reload services at SLNG Terminal on Jurong Island of Singapore. Under the agreement, Pavilion Energy, wholly-owned by Singapore government’s Temasek Holdings, will have access to tank capacity of 180,000 cu m on a segregated basis at the SLNG Terminal over […]
Indonesia, Sweden to cooperate in sustainable bioenergy development
Jakarta (ANTARA) – The Policy Analysis and Development Agency of Indonesian in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in cooperation with the Indonesian Embassy in Stockholm, held an event entitled, the “Policy Dialogue on Strategic Bioenergy in Indonesia and Sweden” in Jakarta on Wednesday.
