Indonesia’s EV ambitions could help boost investments in the rest of Southeast Asia
Indonesia’s EV-friendly policies have lured global investors to the country, but experts say they could also boost investments in Southeast Asia’s automotive industry more broadly.
Indonesia’s Gojek ties up with Vietnam EV battery-swap startup
Indonesian ride-hailer Gojek plans to tap battery-swap stations for its drivers in Vietnam to charge electric motorbikes as swiftly as filling a gas tank.
Thailand targets carbon neutrality and renewable energy milestones by 2040
At the recent High-Level Dialogue on Financing for Development during the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly, attention was given to the role of global financial architecture in meeting Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Minister promotes super grid development at 1st CACEW in Hainan
Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Arifin Tasrif promoted investment in Indonesia’s super grid and clean energy development at the 1st China-ASEAN Clean Energy Week (CACEW) in Hainan, China, on Tuesday.
China govt-linked unit commits RM15b investment for waste-to-energy partnership with Citaglobal
Citaglobal Bhd has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with China government-linked Shanghai SUS Environment Co Ltd (SUS), with a RM15 billion investment commitment from SUS for joint collaboration and development of waste-to-energy (WTE) projects in Malaysia.
EV industry faces ‘critical’ worker shortage
Thailand faces a critical shortage of electric vehicle specialists and skilled workers needed to fuel the growth of the industry, which is struggling to fill more than 53,000 positions, says the Electric Vehicle Association of Thailand (Evat).
Solar projects to generate RM2bil in EPCC works
About 2.4 gigawatts (GW) of the country’s large-scale solar (LSS) projects have been awarded to date and out of this, about 1.4GW are operational, says Maybank Investment Bank (IB) Research.
Vietnam calls on businesses to take lead in saving energy
The Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade has called on each individual and organization, especially enterprises, to take action to save energy, Vietnam News reported on Tuesday, citing Trinh Quoc Vu, deputy director of the ministry’s Energy Saving Department.
