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DAVAO CITY—The Philippine and Canadian business councils in the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) will push for the inclusion of nuclear energy in the energy mix among members of the world’s largest economic bloc.
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JAKARTA/HANOI, Nov 1 (Reuters) – Plans to reduce the use of coal in Indonesia and Vietnam with financial support from Western donors face teething problems, which could have implications for the prospects of richer countries helping poorer ones shift to cleaner energy.
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Jakarta – Indonesia slashed carbon emissions targets for its power sector by 2030 and pledged to boost the share of renewable energy in a roadmap it released on Wednesday as it seeks to wean itself off coal.
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The Energy Development Corporation (EDC) has been awarded the exploration licenses for two geothermal exploration sites for which it had submitted bids. The two sites are the Buguias-Tinoc Geothermal Power Project with a potential 100-MW capacity, and the Mt. Sembrano Geothermal Power Project with a potential 20-MW capacity.
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Jakarta (ANTARA) – Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources, Arifin Tasrif, has called for the use of hydropower to accelerate Indonesia’s energy transition and achieve net zero emissions (NZE) by 2060.
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SINGAPORE – From 2033, Singapore will import 1.2 gigawatts (GW) of low-carbon electricity – primarily generated by wind power – from Vietnam, which will help fulfil the Republic’s target of importing 4GW of renewable energy by 2035 via electricity imports.
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Selangor: As climate change accelerates, so too Malaysia is accelerating its use of renewable energy. Since 2000 and the Five Fuel Diversification Policy, Malaysia has included biomass, biogas, municipal waste, solar and small hydropower in the energy mix.
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Vietnamese automaker VinFast on Friday sent 150 cars to neighboring Laos for the launch of an electric taxi service, months after starting a similar scheme at home. The communist state’s first homegrown car manufacturer is hoping to compete with EV giants such as Tesla, and is trying to crack international markets.
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.
