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).

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.

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.

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.

Thailand BOI Approves Investment Applications Worth USD1.1 Billion in EV, Renewable Energy, Data Centers, Travel Infrastructure Projects

BANGKOK, Oct. 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — The Thailand Board of Investment (BOI) yesterday approved investment promotion applications worth a combined 41 billion baht (USD1.1 billion) in projects including the manufacturing of electric vehicles (EV), the generation of renewable energy from waste, data centers, as well as travel and tourism infrastructure and equipment.