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IN a renewed push to accelerate the country’s clean energy transition, the government will exempt the 1.6% Renewable Energy Fund (KWTBB) surcharge on electricity sourced through certified green energy schemes, starting 1 August 2025.
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Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnam National Petroleum Group (Petrolimex) is set to pilot the sales of E10 biofuel at its stations in the pre-merger areas of Ho Chi Minh City starting August 1, according to Tran Ngoc Nam, member of the Board of Directors and Deputy General Director of Petrolimex.
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Hanoi (VNA) – The Government has issued an official dispatch, expediting the removal of long-standing obstacles that have affected renewable energy projects nationwide, with officials asked to report to the Prime Minister by July 25.
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Jakarta. The Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Ministry is accelerating efforts to bring electricity to all corners of Indonesia, including its most remote regions, by encouraging the development of power plants based on local resources.
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Vietnam Electricity (EVN) has finished putting in the rotor for Unit 1 of the Hoa Binh Hydropower Plant Expansion. The rotor is a key part of the generator and weighs about 585 tonnes.
EVN said this part of the work is necessary before they move on to installing other equipment. Different teams were involved, including those in construction, technical monitoring, and electromechanical setup.
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Constant Energy has partnered with Nam Phat Group – ranked among Vietnams Top 500 Enterprises – to deploy a 2.6 MWp rooftop solar project in Vietnam for Nam Phat Steel, a key subsidiary.
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The adoption rate of electric vehicles (EVs) in Malaysia may reach 9.6% by the end of this year, supported by the introduction of new models and growing consumer interest, according to Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA) president Mohd Shamsor Mohd Zain.
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The Philippines, one of the world’s most coal-dependent power markets, has boosted LNG imports and gas-fired power generation in recent years, to the point of being on track to see the first decline in coal power generation in 17 years.
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.
