In January 2022, Singapore and Indonesia signed an MOU on Bilateral Partnership on Green and Circular Economy Development, and an MOU on Energy Cooperation. With these MOUs in place, Singapore will be investing USD 9.2 billion to support green investment and build a...
Thailand is planning major infrastructure projects for 2022. Cumulatively valued at over USD 45 billion, these mega-infrastructure projects aim at improving the country’s land, sea, and air connectivity. Key examples of the planned projects include upgrading the...
The Philippines’ Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Region VIII is looking to implement infrastructure projects worth PHP 43 billion (USD 0.8 billion) in Eastern Visayas in 2020 to improve the region’s roads and bridges network. The projects, which are...
Last month, Nanyang Polytechnic (NYP) and Schneider Electric launched the Sustainability Experience Centre, a one-stop platform aimed at helping Singapore’s SMEs implement green technologies at the workplace. The center is focused on sustainable facilities...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) of the Philippines announced that construction of three new bridges crossing Marikina River will commence by the second semester of 2022. The Unified Project Management Office (UPMO) Bridges Management Cluster under...
The Government of Indonesia has initiated and executed many projects related to infrastructure development infrastructure projects over the last six years, including the construction of new toll and non-toll roads, new airports, seaports and dams, as well as the...
Sungrow, an inverter solution supplier for renewables, has agreed to cooperate with Super Energy, a leading renewable energy provider, to build Southeast Asia’s largest battery energy storage system (BESS) project in Thailand. Sungrow will supply the...
The Housing Development Board (HDB) is looking to ramp up the supply of new Build-To-Order (BTO) flats over the next two years to meet the strong housing demand from Singaporean households. An estimated 23,000 flats are expected to be launched per year from 2022 to...
Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB), Malaysia’s sole 5G wholesale service operator has successfully integrated five mobile network operators (MNOs) into its 5G network as of November 2021. The five MNOs were Celcom Axiata Bhd, Digi.Com Bhd, Maxis Bhd, Telekom Malaysia Bhd...
The state-owned company Vietnam Electricity (EVN) and Power Project Management Board 1 have started the construction of a 220 kV transmission line between Nam Mo (Laos) and Tuong Duong district in the coastal province of Nghe An. The 74-kilometer line was built as a...
Vietnam’s Ministry of Transport has announced that the country aims to construct nine new rail routes, consisting of 2,362 kilometers, by 2030, as a plan to upgrade the current transport network. These projects will require a total of VND 240 trillion (USD 10.3...
International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI) has partnered with PLDT Inc. and Smart Communications Inc. to build and operate the first 5G enabled intelligent port in the country. The 5G technology project will be implemented on ICTSI’s flagship port, the...
