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North Maluku’s Halmahera Study Forum of Foshal, The Indonesian Forum for Environment, Trend Asia, and the Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation revealed a plethora of problems found in the nickel downstream agenda. The Jokowi-initiated program in North Maluku, for example, led to a massive deforestation issue.
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Investors have been nibbling at selected oil and gas (O&G)-linked counters on Bursa Malaysia, with several stocks trading at or near one-year high on the recent rebound in oil prices and improved work activities outlook in key sub-segments and Malaysia.
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The Maharani Energy Gateway project, with a total investment of US$2 billion, to be built in Muar, Johor, is set to promote Malaysia’s green energy initiatives further and boost the country’s trade and investment opportunities with Chinese companies, said Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz.
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Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on Sunday called for collective efforts to finish the Quang Trach-Pho Noi power transmission line project in the central province of Thanh Hoa by mid-2024.
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The Responsible Energy Initiative Philippines (‘REI Philippines’) officially launched today on the inaugural International Day of Clean Energy.
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The Ministry of Industry and Trade has proposed a hike in electricity price this year after pushing it up 7.5% last year to narrow down the loss of national utility Vietnam Electricity (EVN).
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The province of Northern Samar aims to become the wind energy capital of the Philippines with the implementation of a P108-billion wind energy project by an offshore company.
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The government will soon open up bids for Malaysia’s fifth large-scale solar (LSS) photovoltaic programme, with a quota of up to 2GW of which a developer can bid for up to 500MW.
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.
