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For the first time this year, electricity demand in September breached comparative consumption in the same month in 2019, and this was gauged by Manila Electric Company (Meralco) as a signal that the Philippine economy is now ratcheting up on its recovery pace.
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Five energy projects with total capacity of 1,417.84 megawatts (MW) have received the approval of the Department of Energy to conduct grid impact studies.
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Nearly 6,000 megawatts (MW) of total power generation capacity would be added to the Luzon grid until 2025, the Department of Energy (DOE) said.
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Malaysia’s state energy firm Petronas on Monday announced the start of production from Phase 2 of its Ghazeer gas field located in Block 61, Oman, three years after the Khazzan gas field (Phase 1) was brought online.
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PT Medco Power Indonesia has secured working capital funding of around $28 million for its Blawan Ijen geothermal project in Indonesia, a joint project with Ormat Technologies.
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Solar panels (Shutterstock/File) California-based nonprofit organization New Energy Nexus announced on Friday its Indonesia 1 Funds, an initiative to invest in early-stage renewable energy companies.
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Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian, chairman of the Senate Committee on Energy, today called on the Department of Energy to immediately act on all pending solar project applications, emphasizing that a mechanism is already in place that streamlines the permitting process for both foreign and domestic investors.
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The Asian Development Bank will provide a certified green loan of $186m to Phu Yen TTP Joint Stock Co (Phu Yen JSC). The money will fund development and operation of a 257MW solar power plant in Hoa Hoi, Phu Yen Province, Vietnam.
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.
