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SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 18 October 2023 – Senoko Energy today, announced the launch of SolarShare 2.0 – the first commercially available peer-to-peer grid scale trading platform for solar energy in the country.
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MANILA – The Royal Norwegian Embassy in Manila is in discussion with stakeholders in Norway and the Philippines to help the latter prepare its workforce for offshore wind energy developments.
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Jakarta. Indonesian coal miners are at risk of losing their jobs as the nation shifts towards clean energy, which involves the early closure of coal mines. A recent Global Energy Monitor report estimates that around 30,000 workers in the coal sector could face potential layoffs from 2020 to 2040.
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The Russian State Atomic Energy Corp. (Rosatom) has signed agreements with the governments of Burkina Faso, Mali and Myanmar for nuclear energy cooperation, with plans for the building of nuclear power plants.
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In a landmark development, PT PLN (Persero) has joined hands with Trina Solar, Sinar Mas, and Agra Surya Energi to establish a joint venture for renewable energy manufacturing. The joint venture agreement marks a pivotal moment in PLN’s transition into the emerging renewable energy sector.
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Vietnam’s energy sector, in spite of attracting substantial investment interest in recent years, is encountering various challenges, notably in ensuring energy security and efficient management of resources, a session of the National Assembly heard on October 12.
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PHNOM PENH (Phnom Penh Post/ANN): Cambodian Minister of Economy and Finance Aun Pornmoniroth has announced that the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has committed to investing in projects related to climate change and private sector development. Those projects will focus on strengthening the financial sector over the next five years, in order to support small and medium enterprises (SMEs).
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Vietnam’s National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue and Chairman of Russia’s State Duma Vyacheslav Victorovich Volodin agreed that oil, gas and energy cooperation is an important pillar of the countries’ comprehensive strategic partnership.
ASEAN Centre for Energy (ACE) is an intergovernmental organisation within ASEAN structure that represents the 10 ASEAN Member States’ (AMS) interests in the energy sector.
