Southeast Asia is accelerating plans to harness energy from the sun in coming years as the cost of generating electricity from some solar power projects has become more affordable than gas-fired plants, officials and analysts said. The region, where power demand is expected to double by 2040, is striving to expand the share of renewable […]
Southeast Asia may become net fossil fuel importer in coming years
SINGAPORE : Southeast Asia could become a net importer of fossil fuels in the next few years, raising the financial burden on governments and increasing carbon emissions in the region, the International Energy Agency (IEA) warned in a report. This comes despite expectations of slower growth in the region’s energy demand as economies shift towards […]
Power Ledger brings blockchain energy model to region
Renewables and micro-level trade are seen giving a boost to Southeast Asia Australian energy tech startup Power Ledger is keen to expand business in Southeast Asia, as the region is expected to become the fourth-largest energy consumer in the world by 2030. In early September, Thailand hosted the 37th Asean Ministers on Energy Meeting and […]
Southeast Asia’s largest solar farm begins operations in southern Vietnam
A 420 MW solar power project, the largest of its kind in Southeast Asia, has officially started production in Tay Ninh. The inauguration of the Dau Tieng Solar Power Complex, a joint venture between Vietnamese construction firm Xuan Cau and Thai conglomerate B.Grimm, took place Saturday in Tan Chau District, Tay Ninh Province, around 100 […]
Largest solar power project in Southeast Asia launched in Tay Ninh
Hanoi (VNA) – The Dau Tieng PV solar power complex, the largest of its kind in Southeast Asia, has been put into operation in the southern province of Tay Ninh. The complex, comprising two solar power plants with a combined capacity of 420 MW, was inaugurated on September 7 in the presence of former President […]
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. […]