BRUSSELS, BELGIUM: The European Union (EU) announced today it is preparing to support the Association of Southeast Asian Nations’ (ASEAN) Catalytic Green Finance Facility (ACGF) with €50 million ($54.9 million) to help governments prepare and catalyze public and private financing for climate-friendly infrastructure projects across Southeast Asia. Launched in April 2019 and managed by the […]
Mitsubishi PH showrooms to soon have EV charging stations
It’s not only the Outlander PHEV that Mitsubishi Motors Philippines Corporation (MMPC) plans to bring to the country soon. Apart from the plug-in hybrid that is set to arrive in late 2020, the automaker also plans to roll out a charging system, as well as their next-generation showrooms across some of their dealerships. As Mitsubishi deepens their […]
Total Solar Distributed Generation SEA has completed the construction of three solar projects for Jentec Storage in the Philippines
Driving costs and carbon footprint down in a sustainable way. CALAMBA, Philippines : Total Solar Distributed Generation (DG) SEA has completed the construction of three solar-powered rooftops for Jentec Storage Inc. in Calamba, La Union and Ilo-Ilo. With a combined capacity of 1.1 megawatts (MW), the system will generate an estimated 1.55 gigawatt-hours (GWh) of […]
Removable solar panels boost storm readiness in Dominica
By Laurie Goering LONDON: When Hurricane Maria flattened the Caribbean island of Dominica in 2017, the fierce storm left the country in the dark. “Everything was out. There was no electricity. The whole electrical grid was down,” recalled Williams Fitzroy, an engineer and inspector for the Ministry of Public Works. The blackout caused huge problems, […]
BGRIM secures solar rooftop projects in Oman and Philippines
B.Grimm Power Public Company Limited (BGRIM), led by Chairman, Dr. Harald Link, and President/Chief Executive Officer, Mrs. Preeyanart Soontornwata, signed an agreement With AI Madina Real Estate Company S.A.O.C., led by Mr. Khamis Bin Mubarak Al-Kiyumi, Chairman, and Tahseen International Company, led by Mr. Abdul Rahman Awadh Abdullah Barham Ba Omar, Chief Executive Officer, to […]
ADB, Infrastructure Asia Sign Agreement to Promote Innovative and Green Finance for Sustainable Infrastructure in Southeast Asia
SINGAPORE: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Singapore’s Infrastructure Asia today signed a cooperation agreement to help governments in Southeast Asia adopt innovative and green finance approaches to identify and develop bankable and sustainable infrastructure projects in the region, where the annual infrastructure investment needs total $210 billion until 2030. The agreement was signed during […]
Southeast Asia’s largest solar project completed by Filipino, Vietnamese firms
The Philippines-based AC Energy and Vietnam-based BIM Group have completed and finally connected the grid 330 megawatt of photovoltaic capacity spread across three projects in Ninh Thuan, Vietnam, with one 250 megawatt plant being the largest solar installation in Southeast Asia to date. Both the companies commenced working on the projects in January last year. […]
New DoE framework puts energy storage at heart of Philippines’ energy reforms
Questions around who should own, operate and ultimately benefit from the deployment of energy storage systems could soon be resolved in the Philippines after the government Department of Energy (DoE) issued a set of draft guidelines. In order to accommodate energy storage as an enabler for the modernisation of its electricity networks, the Philippines’ Department […]
