UiTM Solar 2 gets AAIS rating on RM100m green sukuk

MALAYSIAN Rating Corp Bhd (MARC) has assigned its preliminary AAIS rating on UiTM Solar Power Dua Sdn Bhd’s (UiTM Solar 2) proposed Green Sustainable and Responsible Investment (SRI) Sukuk of up to RM100 million, with a stable outlook.MARC in a statement today said the stable outlook is backed the company’s 21-year power purchase agreement with […]

Optimal sizing for solar water pumps

Researchers in Malaysia have proposed a new approach for optimal sizing of solar water pumps. Their method consists of using a single PV module, a charge controller, several batteries, and a DC load.  

Sharp Builds Mega Solar Power Plant in Binh Dinh Province, Vietnam

Sharp Energy Solutions Corporation (SESJ)(3) announces the completion of a mega solar power plant in Binh Dinh Province, Vietnam. The project was a collaboration with multiple partners, including power generating company Viet Nam Viet Renewable Energy Joint Stock Company(4) and local construction company as well as co-owner of the project NSN Construction and Engineering Joint […]

Bantayan Island to complete electrification by 2022

Consumers being served by the Bantayan Island Electric Cooperative  (BANELCO) could expect full electrification of the entire area by year 2022, based on the energization program being cast by the power utility.

New Egat head eager to slash bureaucratic rules

Boonyanit Wongrukmit, the newly appointed governor of state-run Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat), vows to reduce bureaucratic hassles and build a more informal atmosphere at work to make Egat more agile in dealing with the fast-changing energy industry.