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The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) today launched a new £1 million initiative to strengthen transport policies and workforce development for a just transition to electric mobility in Bangkok.
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Cambodia is leaping its track in transition to clean energy, with solar farms set to double their electricity this year to the national grid.
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China and Brunei have pledged to work together on oil and gas exploration in the South China Sea, though a Chinese analyst noted that more negotiations were needed for energy cooperation to move forward.
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The Ministry of Energy Transition and Water Transformation (PETRA) has announced that a new round of bidding under the Large Scale Solar (LSS-6) programme will commence as early as the second quarter of 2025 (2Q25) to further increase renewable energy capacity in Malaysia’s electricity supply system.
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The Department of Energy Business revealed fuel consumption in Thailand saw a 2.1% rise last year, reaching a daily average of 155.4 million litres, in tandem with an estimated GDP growth of 2.6-2.7%, largely fuelled by bustling tourism-related industries.
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Jakarta (ANTARA) – The government is continuing to explore the development of domestically produced electric vehicles, including an electric version of the Maung tactical vehicle manufactured by PT Pindad.
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THE Department of Energy (DoE) is looking to start requiring gas stations to have electric vehicle (EV) charging points this year, as part of efforts to boost EV adoption in the country.
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The Ministry of Industry and Trade has identified five provinces in Vietnam as potential locations for large-scale nuclear power plants. These provinces are concentrated in the South Central, Central, and North Central regions.
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.
