Indonesia-Malaysia to Collaborate on EV Battery Factory Development

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Indonesia will sign an MoU with Malaysia to develop an electric car battery factory at Samalaju Industrial Park using a hydropower plant from a dam in Bakun, Sarawak, Malaysia. The information was relayed by the Indonesian Consul at Kuching Sigit Witjaksono during a diplomatic reception.

DOE pushes for RE-centered Western Visayas

ILOILO CITY (PIA) — The Department of Energy (DOE) during the 3rd Quarter Regional Development Council (RDC) 6 meeting revealed that Western Visayas is poised as the Renewable Energy (RE) center of the country with a total of 113 renewable energy service contracts already awarded.

Pathway to net zero

The ever-increasing need to meet the 2030 Climate Pledge, draws closer and Malaysia is gearing up with plans to reach net zero by 2050, as agreed upon in the Paris Agreement 2015.