EMA Announces Energy Partnerships with PSA and Shell

The Energy Market Authority (EMA) of Singapore announced two new EMA partnerships that total a combined USD 12 million. The aim is to support the uptake of new energy storage solutions and renewable energy solutions like solar. The first partnership is with the PSA,...

Thailand Launches Net Metering Scheme for Residential PV

In May 2019 Thai metropolitan and provincial electricity authorities commenced a net metering scheme for residential PV installations with a generation capacity of up to 10 kW. The Office of the Energy Regulatory Commission will be in charge of evaluating...

Two New Solar Power Plants Operational in Tay Ninh Province

TTC Group and Gulf Energy Group (Thailand) inaugurated two solar power plants in Thanh Thanh Cong Industrial Zone in Trang Bang district, Tay Ninh province, Vietnam. Spread out over an area of 120 hectares, the two plants were built with an investment of VND 2.7...

Five Indonesian Geothermal Working Areas to be Auctioned in July 2019

The Indonesian Directorate General of Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation (EBTKE), a department under the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (EDSM), is planning to auction five Geothermal Working Areas (WKP) with a development potential of 725 MW. Planned...
ADB Grants USD 305M to Largest CCGT Power Plant in Indonesia

ADB Grants USD 305M to Largest CCGT Power Plant in Indonesia

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) announced the first drawdown of funds under a private sector financing package totaling more than USD 305 million invested in Jawa-1, which would be the largest combined-cycle gas turbine (CCGT) power plant in Indonesia. This is...
Malaysia’s Petronas acquires Amplus Energy Solutions

Malaysia’s Petronas acquires Amplus Energy Solutions

Petronas, a Malaysian state-owned oil and gas company, has entered into an agreement with I Squared Capital, a leading global Infrastructure investor, to acquire 100% interest in Amplus Energy Solutions Pte Ltd, also known as M+, a Singapore-based company with a...

USD 3 Billion Energy Complex to be Built in Batangas City

Three Chinese state-owned companies have agreed to develop a 102-hectare property into an Energy complex in the coastal village of Simlong in Batangas City, Philippines. Simlong Energy Development Corp, which is named after the coastal village, signed the MOUs with...

EGAT to Implement New Flexible Power Generation System

The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT), a state-owned enterprise, is looking to develop a flexible power generation system to tackle unstable power generation from renewable Energy sources. With renewable power generation and distribution increasing...
Work Commences on Korea-Tra Vinh Wind Farm Project

Work Commences on Korea-Tra Vinh Wind Farm Project

The construction of a new wind farm in Tra Vinh province, in the South of Vietnam, has been launched on April 24th. This is a joint project between Tra Vinh Wind Power Limited Company No. 1 (TWPC) and their partners from South Korea. The wind farm covers a total area...

Oman Investing USD 15 Billion in Indonesian Energy Project

Oman’s Overseas Oil and Gas (OOG) is investing USD 15 billion to build a new oil refinery and petrochemical plant in Bontang, East Kalimantan in Indonesia, together with a consortium of partners. The government of Oman will provide financial support for the...