Low-carbon economy
Singapore plans to import green energy to reach low-carbon goals
Singapore plans to transform its energy consumption towards low-carbon electricity by 2035 and import up to four gigawatts of green power, the equivalent of...
Thai company to invest $1.4b in renewable energy
Thailand's promising solar industry received a welcome boost this week with the news that a leading domestic clean energy developer is set to invest...
Indonesia to start work on world’s biggest geothermal plant
Indonesia will begin construction next month of its long-delayed $1.6-billion Sarulla project, the world's biggest geothermal power plant, the country's chief economic minister said...
Japan assists Cambodia to Reduce Carbon Footprint
The government of Japan on April 11 signed a Low Carbon Growth Partnership agreement with Cambodia, aiming to assist the country to reduce the...
GE to set up $1.4b business in Indonesia
US technology company General Electric (GE) said that it has chosen Indonesia as the country in which to launch its $1.4 billion distributed power...
Southeast Asia’s energy hunger needs to be stilled
The Asian energy ministers’ meeting, the Fifth Asian Ministerial Energy Roundtable held on September 12 in Seoul and co-hosted by South Korea and Qatar,...
Are the Philippines’ energy dreams too ambitious?
Alongside the C-5 highway in Metro Manila, one of the pulsing thoroughfares of the capital, a raggedy tarpaulin banner belonging to a hotel known...
Geothermal energy: Indonesia shows some latent steam
One of the world’s most volcanically active countries, Indonesia has a daunting geography that, though at times self destructive, could be harnessed with modern...
Contracting with the Philippines’ green ambitions
The Philippines has outlined an ambitious energy plan to generate 15,000 megawatts from renewable energy by 2030, or half of the projected supply. There...
Philippines awards pioneer solar farm
The Philippine government has green lighted the country’s first major solar farm to Philippine Solar Farm-Leyte, which can begin construction on a 30-megawatt plant...
Philippine growth too much to power?
The Philippines’ national energy plan will have to be rethought if the country continues to maintain its current clip of economic growth, a high-level...
Roadmap set for ‘low-carbon’ Thailand
Thai and Japanese researchers have embarked on a "Roadmap for a Low-carbon Thailand towards 2050" initiative that is aimed at contributing to widespread climate-policy...
Philippines schedules largest wind farms
The Philippines took another step towards realising its renewable energy potential by approving three new wind farms, which will become the largest in the...
Sarawak’s unduly overlooked solar potential
Solar power plants are suitable for Sarawak’s equatorial location on Borneo, and the low frequency of debilitating storms make the energy source especially viable, writes Justin Calderon after an on-site inspection.
Philippine green energy tariffs due 2014
In a spur to see half of the Philippines’ energy derive from renewable sources by 2030, the central government has announced that an anticipated...
Renewables: The brighter solution for the Gulf
Qatar-based GreenGulf is a renewable energy company that develops and manages large-scale renewable energy assets in Europe, the Middle East and Asia. Inside Investor wanted to know more from the CEO.
Sarawak hydropower seeks private funds
The private sector is increasingly playing a pivotal role in the development of hydropower plants, the International Hydropower Association (IHA) has highlighted, with Sarawak...
Thailand turns to solar power
As Thailand’s energy demand is projected to rise over the next decade, the country increasingly turns to the development of renewable energy sources, such...
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Thailand, Singapore most vulnerable to potential US recession
Southeast Asia could be seriously affected in case the US falls into recession, but some countries would be more badly hit than others, economists...