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Jakarta (ANTARA) -State-run oil and gas company PT Pertamina has revealed that it is considering raising liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) imports from the United States, as a share of Indonesias total LPG imports, to 60 percent.
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TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – The President Director of Perusahaan Gas Negara (PGN), Arief Setiawan Handoko, stated that the import of Indonesias liquefied natural gas (LNG) is not urgent. According to him, the national gas production of 6,600 MMSCFD still meets domestic demand.
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Contemporary Amperex Technology Ltd (CATL) has signed a framework supply agreement for a project to export renewable energy from Indonesia to Singapore. Developer Vanda RE announced the agreement to procure up to 2.2GWh of battery energy storage systems (BESS) with the Chinese battery and BESS manufacturer this morning.
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Singapore is ramping up efforts to cut emissions from its power sector by funding new research into carbon capture and storage (CCS).
The Energy Market Authority (EMA) has chosen five proposals from three local power companies — Keppel, PacificLight Power, and YTL PowerSeraya — to receive co-funding for feasibility studies focused on CCS technologies.
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Commercial operations of the Monsoon Wind Project, Laos’s first and Southeast Asia’s largest onshore wind farm, are expected to begin by late August or early September.
Deputy Governor of Sekong Province, Khanti Seelavongsa, announced the timeline during a provincial council meeting on 15 July.
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The President 100 vessel, sixteen metres long and powered exclusively by pure biodiesel (B100), has been officially launched in Singapore. This project brings together Weichai Power, China Classification Society (Singapore), the Marine Energy and Sustainable Development Centre (MESD) of Nanyang Technological University, and the local shipyard Pinnacle Marine, which oversaw the construction of the vessel. According to the official statement, the vessel is equipped with two Weichai WP13C450-18BF marine engines and two CCFJ20J-W5BF generator sets, providing the entire propulsion system.
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Jakarta (ANTARA) – Deputy Minister of Investment and Downstreaming Todotua Pasaribu has called for accelerated oil and gas downstreaming as Indonesia’s entryway into the petrochemical industry.
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The bustling corridors of the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) are vibrant with chatter and anticipation, as today marks a pivotal moment in the ever-evolving saga of electricity pricing in Thailand. With the fresh scent of a new quarter just weeks away, the ERC is set to unravel the tapestry of discussions that will ultimately weave the fabric of electricity costs from September to December. Casting the spotlight on this gathering, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Energy, the ever-astute Prasert Sinsukprasert, took to the podium yesterday to announce the ERCs intention to open the floor for public input on the evercontentious topic of the variable electricity tariff (Ft). This endeavor, kicking off today, holds the promise of aligning future electricity rates with the currents of government policy.
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.
