Renewable energy
Philippine tycoon to build world’s largest solar farm
Philippines-based Prime Infrastructure Holdings, a company controlled by Filipino billionaire Enrique Razon Jr. has unveiled plans to construct the world’s largest solar power facility...
Malaysia invites US businesses, including Tesla, to invest in the country
Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob during his four-day working visit to Washington, D.C. on May 11 has invited US businesses, particularly Fortune 500...
Wind power could cover one fifth of Philippines’ power demand: World Bank
The Philippines has the potential to install 21 gigawatt of offshore wind power by 2040, equivalent to about a fifth of its electricity demand...
World’s biggest floating solar power farms planned in Thailand
Thailand plans to build the world's largest floating solar farms to boost the country's share of clean energy, Bloomberg News cited Thepparat Theppitak, a...
Myanmar told to embark on wind energy
Myanmar in its quest to increase power production could adapt renewable energies such as wind energy and at the same time enticing investors in...
Thailand beefs up tax incentives for foreign businesses
The military government in Thailand has introduced desperately needed measures to lure foreign investors (back) to the country which saw its attractiveness for international...
Malaysia secures $720 million German investments
Malaysia has attracted 2.35 billion ringgit ($720 million) in investments from Germany during the its recent investment mission in Frankfurt.
International Trade and Industry Minister...
Laos to generate 15,000 GWh in 2015
The Lao government aims to generate 15,000 GWh of electricity in 2015 in a bid to reduce dependence on imports, official Lao news agency...
Potential for biofuel in Vietnam growing
Sales of biofuel have gone smoothly in Vietnam’s central province of Quang Ngai, the first locality in the country to fully phase out the...
First solar energy plants planned in Myanmar
Myanmar will soon see its first-ever solar energy project, through the investment of about $480 million – the biggest investments by a US company...
Indonesia passes law to tap volcano power
The Indonesian parliament on August 26 passed a long-awaited law to bolster the geothermal energy industry and tap the power of the vast archipelago's...
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...
Dubai’s DEWA to make power grid smarter
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) said it has signed a contract with the Middle East branch of CESI, an Italian technical consulting and...
Smart cities could have glowing trees to replace street lights
Smart cities of the future could have glow-in-the-dark trees to replace street lights, and gardens that grow vertically up walls, according to a new...
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...
Thailand eager to rebuild investors’ confidence
Thailand' Board of Investment (BoI), the agency responsible for promotion of foreign direct investment in the country, has set the rebuilding of foreign investors'...
Philippines, Myanmar to sign visa-free agreement
The Philippines and Myanmar will sign an agreement that will grant Filipino visitors visa-free access to Myanmar. This is one of the deals to...
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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...