- Electricity/Power Grid
8 October 2021
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- Philippines
Customers of the Manila Electric Company (Meralco) should expect higher electricity bills anew in October as the power distributor is increasing rates again this month.
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Customers of the Manila Electric Company (Meralco) should expect higher electricity bills anew in October as the power distributor is increasing rates again this month.
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Indonesia has raised its new and renewable energy generation target to 51.6pc from an earlier proposal of 48pc in its 2021-30 electricity plan, with an aim of reducing its reliance on thermal power.
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Japanese power producer Jera has invested in Philippine utility Aboitiz Power, hoping to contribute to an “expeditious, cost-competitive” rollout of clean energy in the Philippines, whose power needs are rising and primarily met by coal.
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A microgrid pilot project is operating in Thailand, marking the first success of a national microgrid policy introduced in 2018.
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October 6 (Renewables Now) – An entity owned by global investor KKR & Co Inc (NYSE:KKR) will buy additional shares in the Philippines’ First Gen Corporation (PSE:FGEN) that will lift its shareholding in the independent power producer to 19.9%.
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Jakarta (ANTARA) – The development of coal-fueled power plants (PLTU) is no longer an option in Indonesia, which is moving to transition from fossil fuels to new and renewable energy, the Energy and Mineral Resources Minister has said.
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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.
