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SINGAPORE – Singapore will in the coming months be ready to deploy part of the US$500 million (S$646 million) it had set aside as initial funding for green projects in the region, with the set-up of a new office to advance a scheme announced in 2023.
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Hanoi (VNA) – Energy is a core, strategic cooperation area within the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between Vietnam and Russia, Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son told the Russian press.
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[SINGAPORE] Singapore’s Building and Construction Authority (BCA) launched the Green Mark (GM) certification scheme 20 years ago, a green-building rating system designed to evaluate a building’s environmental impact and performance. Subsequently, in 2008, new buildings were required to meet a minimum environmental sustainability standard. Over this time, the government has also introduced the minimum standards for existing buildings to reduce energy use.
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MALAYSIA’S electric vehicle (EV) sector continues to gain traction, with more than 43,000 battery electric vehicles (BEVs) now operating across the country.
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SINGAPORE – An Asean-wide electricity grid could result in cheaper, cleaner electricity for people across the region. But poor grid connectivity between countries and the lack of long-term demand for green electricity are among factors that could hinder investments in this area.
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Authorities of Binh Dinh province have proposed the Ministry of Industry and Trade include the 15-megawatt Hoi Van geothermal power plant project in the revised National Power Development Plan VIII (PDP8).
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Thailand eyes importing 3–5m tonnes of LNG yearly from Alaska under joint project talks with US to boost energy security and become Asia’s LNG hub.
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.
