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More power generation firms have signified their interest to take part in the Manila Electric Company’s (MERALCO) competitive auction to fill its 1,800-megawatt power requirement.
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The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is expected to draw up a revised energy policy over the next 12 months toward helping member developing countries to “reduce dependence on coal fuel and eventually phase out coal,” just falling short of an outright ban on financing coal-fired power projects.
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KUALA LUMPUR: Public Islamic Bank Bhd (PIBB) has taken green energy one step further with its solar panel financing for residential houses.
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MAN PrimeServ, the after-sales brand of MAN Energy Solutions, has signed a five-year service agreement for a new 200 MW power plant near Phnom Penh.
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A decline in renewable energy costs is prompting the Energy Policy and Planning Office (Eppo) to review the inclusion of feed-in tariffs in electricity prices to help power operators, though it would increase power bills for households.
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With human activities causing global warming and climate change, the Solar Land exhibition has turned the Gallery Room and Rooftop Garden of Thailand Creative and Design Center into a fun scientific playground, where visitors can learn how to generate electricity at home or in daily life to reduce the consumption of fossil fuels.
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At its 53rd Foreign Ministers’ Meeting last September, Asean, with the support of all member States, endorsed Italy’s candidature as a development partner, thus establishing the first formal link between Italy and the Asean family. It is a significant achievement, part of Italy’s closer engagement with the region.
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.
