Thai PM visits Singapore for closer energy cooperation
SINGAPORE, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) — Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin was on an official visit to Singapore on Thursday and met separately with Singaporean President Tharman Shanmugaratnam and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, according to a statement by the Singaporean Foreign Ministry.
Schneider Electric invests in green data centre solution in Singapore
Schneider Electric is investing S$1.2 million to collaborate with the Sustainable Tropical Data Centre Testbed (STDCT) in Singapore and create green and efficient cooling solutions for data centres.
Meralco rates up this month
MANILA, Philippines — Rates of Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) are up for the second straight month this month as a result of higher generation and transmission charges. Meralco said overall electricity rate for a typical household went up by P0.4201 per kilowatt-hour to P11.8198 this month from P11.3997 per kWh in September.
Kingdom’s National Solar Park most cost-efficient in ASEAN
Cambodia’s National Solar Park supported by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) will enable the country’s state-run national power utility Electricite du Cambodge (EDC) to charge local power consumers with the lowest tariff in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) region, said a release by the Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME).
Singapore set to start importing green energy from Indonesia within 5 years
Singapore could start importing two gigawatts (GW) of renewable energy annually from Indonesia within five years, in what is the Republic’s biggest effort so far to import low-carbon electricity.
Malaysia parliament approves energy efficiency law
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 11 (Reuters) – Malaysia’s parliament on Wednesday passed a law that will require the country’s biggest energy consumers to implement power-saving measures, as it looks to slash its energy consumption and carbon emissions.
Việt Nam has the opportunity to welcome strong transaction flows in renewable energy
The Mckinsey commented that Việt Nam’s renewable energy development rate could increase exponentially to attract manufacturers and ensure energy security.
Myanmar Junta Seeks AI Tech from Russia to Pump More Oil
The junta’s new energy minister has asked Russia to provide technology embedded with artificial intelligence to extract oil from wells in Myanmar that do not have much left in them, as he continues scrambling for investment in what was one of Myanmar’s most attractive industries for foreign investment before the coup.
