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KUCHING, Oct 16: Sarawak Energy Berhad’s operational and retail subsidiary, Syarikat Sesco Bhd, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Netrunner Sdn Bhd regarding the sale and purchase of electricity for Netrunner’s Sarawak Data Centre Park (SDCP), the first energy-efficient
Tier 4 data centre hub in the State, with completion scheduled for 2030.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 16 — A total of 6,617 battery-powered electric vehicles (BEVs) were sold in the first half of 2024 (1H2024) marking a significant 112 per cent year-on-year surge in the electric vehicle (EV) market, said Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz.
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To achieve the goal of becoming a Net Zero city, Hanoi should encourage and invest in the transition of transportation vehicles to electric (cars, motorcycles, buses) and move towards enacting mandatory regulations on electric vehicle quotas.
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KUALA LUMPUR: Japan’s Mitsubishi Power Ltd, part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Group, is eyeing hydrogen power projects in Malaysia to support the country’s transition to green energy.
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Pang Te Cheng, the consul general of Singapore in Ho Chi Minh City, expressed his hope that the southern province of Ba Ria – Vung Tau will create the optimal conditions for Singaporean firms to invest in the fields of logistics and energy, especially in the wind power development.
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The Manila Electric Co (Meralco) and South Korea’s Samsung Corporation Engineering & Construction (Samsung C&T) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) during the Philippines-Korea Business Forum in Manila. The forum took place during South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s visit to the Philippines earlier in October.
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The Vietnam rooftop solar sector is set for a major boost with a new draft decree published in early October 2024, introducing fresh policy guidelines to promote self-produced and self-consumed solar energy. This draft is poised to create favorable conditions and open viable commercial opportunities for foreign investors in Vietnam’s renewable sector.
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The newly established Thai government is poised to recommence discussions with Cambodia regarding a disputed maritime zone, which is thought to contain natural gas and oil reserves valued at billions of dollars.
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.
