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KUCHING, June 18 — The 43rd Asean Senior Officials Meeting on Energy (SOME) marked a significant milestone today with representatives reaching consensus on several strategic agendas aimed at advancing the regional energy sector.
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HCM City (VNA) – Saigon Hi-Tech Park (SHTP) is aiming to pull more than half of its energy from renewable sources, a step in Vietnam’s race to hit net-zero emissions by 2050, heard a local seminar on June 17.
The push aligns with Ho Chi Minh City’s broader target to secure 15% of its energy from solar, wind, and waste-to-energy by 2030, locking in energy security while advancing national climate goals.
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A meeting on June 11 brought together Vietnamese authorities and international partners to shape a roadmap for these centres, drawing lessons from global experience and aligning with Vietnam’s Power Development Plan VIII (PDP8). The meeting, hosted at the Ministry of Industry and Trade and co-chaired by the Electricity Authority of Vietnam (EAV) and Germany’s GIZ Development Agency, was convened under a working on renewable energy centres.
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Vietnam has been consistently discovering oil in wells across both producing and developing fields, which, according to leading broker Vietcombank Securities (VCBS), will help ensure national energy security amid a rapid decline in domestic gas supplies.
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HCM CITY — Furthering its leadership in green finance and commitment to sustainable development, Ho Chi Minh City Development Joint Stock Commercial Bank (HDBank) has signed a VNĐ2 trillion (US$76.7 million) credit facility agreement with PetroVietnam Power Corporation (PV Power), a leading power producer and subsidiary of the Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (Petrovietnam).
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The recent handover of 33 foundations manufactured by Petrovietnam Technical Services Corporation (PTSC) to an offshore wind power project of Orsted has been recognized as an outstanding work of state-owned Petrovietnam.
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Philippine-based PetroSolar Corporation, a unit of energy group PetroGreen Energy Corporation, has secured Shell Energy Philippines as the power offtaker for a 20-MWp solar park.
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KUCHING: Sarawak does not rule out the possibility of extending its power supply beyond national borders, including to southern Philippines via Sabah.
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.
