KUALA LUMPUR : Malaysia is focusing on its power generation plan with a target of 31% renewable energy (RE) in its installed capacity in 2025, and 40% in 2035, as its energy transition plan until 2040. The Energy and Natural Resources Ministry (KeTSA), in a statement tonight, said its minister Datuk Seri Dr Shamsul Anuar […]
CEO John Ng on Singapore’s Sustainable Future
John Ng, CEO of the utility company, says he has always kept green energy in mind since he began his career as a boiler engineer over 35 years ago. “I joined the power industry in 1985 … as a boiler engineer, I’m supposed to make sure that the boiler works in the most efficient way,” […]
Vietnam Smashes 2020 Solar Capacity Records
Once again Vietnam has set another local record in its solar sector. This time it is for rooftop solar installation. At the end of 2020, the country’s rooftop solar installations added 9.3 gigawatts (GW) to its national grid. Vietnam outdid itself with a new record by creating an eight-fold increase in rooftop solar by the […]
Australia’s Big Plans for Clean Energy Exports
A plan to export solar power to Southeast Asia via underwater cable have attracted media attention, but have a lot of obstacles to overcome. Earlier this year an energy company called Sun Cable inked a development agreement for an ambitious solar farm project in Australia. The plan is to build a 12,000 hectare solar farm […]
Malaysia’s reNIKOLA targets 1GW peak solar capacity by 2025
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian solar company reNIKOLA Sdn Bhd aims to reach 1GW peak generation by 2025 by adding capacity and through acquisitions, according to managing director Boumhidi Adel. “Our sights are set on projects in Malaysia but we don’t discount looking at projects in the ASEAN region in the near future,” he said in an […]
STC International lights up the rural area in ASEAN
TAIPEI, TAIWAN : STC International, a Taiwanese company specialized in solar energy system integration, under the assistance of GTPO (Green Trade Project Office) and ITRI, successfully built its presence from the ground up in the ASEAN market. From Cambodia’s rural area to Malaysia, from NGOs to retail restaurants, STC’s solutions are being adopted in ASEAN […]