Energy Absolute (EA), a Thai renewable power generation firm, has officially launched its battery-run boat service for public transport on the Chao Phraya River, linking Bangkok and Nonthaburi. The boats can serve 1,200 people a day and incorporate contactless payment...
In its inaugural sustainability report, Indonesian ride-hailing giant Gojek announced that the company plans to make every car and motorcycle on its platform an electric vehicle (EV) by 2030. The shift to EVs is part of the company’s goal to achieve zero...
Thailand’s Metropolitan Energy Authority (MEA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with private firm Newsky Energy Thailand on co-investment arrangements for two new waste-to-energy power plants in Bangkok. Construction will start later in 2021, and the new...
D.M. Consunji Inc., the engineering and construction arm of DMCI Holdings, announced the commencement of construction of the Philippines’ largest water reclamation facility (WRF). The WRF is a project of Maynilad Water Services Inc. (Maynilad) known as...
Malaysian electric vehicles (EV) maker Tree Technologies Sdn Bhd (Treeletrik) has signed a partnership to supply 200,000 units of its 100% electric motorbikes to Indonesia via distributors PT Pasifik Sakti Enjiniring and Nahdatul Ulama Board...
As part of Singapore’s push to become a zero-waste nation, Singapore is considering a reporting framework that would require large commercial and industrial firms to measure and report their amount of food waste segregated for treatment. Once implemented, the...
The Malaysian Ministry of Environment and Water has decided to accept the plastic waste imports from the United States that arrived in March, following the new rules of United Nations’ Basel Convention that allows clean, sorted plastic waste imports in January 2021....
Vietnam has approved the master scheme on basic investigation on water resources through 2030 with a vision to 2050. In this context, the government plans to build a national water resource monitoring system and for the forecast of flooding, droughts, saltwater...
Indonesia and Germany have launched a strategic partnership to develop green infrastructure in the South East Asian country. The initiative aims to reduce carbon emissions in urban areas across Indonesia. According to the agreement, Germany will provide EUR 2.5...
Singapore’s fourth desalination plant, the Keppel Marina East Desalination Plant (KMEDP), has officially opened. KMEDP is operated by Marina East Water Pte Ltd (Marina East Water), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Keppel Infrastructure Holdings Pte Ltd (Keppel...
Malaysian Water Agencies, Air Selangor in Selangor state, and Indah Water Konsortium Sdn Bhd (IWK), a company under the Ministry of Finance have signed a partnership agreement on a sustainable water recycling project through a special purpose vehicle (SPV) named...
Republic Cement, a leading construction solutions provider and Colgate-Palmolive Philippines, makers of leading oral and personal care health and hygiene products, have joined together to address the plastic waste problem in the Philippines. Both companies signed a...
