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Banpu doubles down on clean energy, targets 50% EBITDA from renewables by 2025
Banpu Public Company Limited, a leading Thai energy firm, has outlined its operating strategy for 2024-25 under incoming CEO Sinont Wongkusolkit.
Brunei expands its renewable energy effort to solar energy
During the 20th session of the Legislative Council, Dato Paduka Seri Haji Awang Halbi bin Haji Mohd Yussof, Minister at the Prime Minister's Office and Minister of Defence II, unveiled plans for Brunei's renewable energy future.
Pertamina EP Zone 7 unveils drilling plans to boost oil and gas production
Pertamina EP Zone 7, operating as the contractor under the cooperation contract for upstream oil and gas activities in the western part of Java, has announced initiatives to ramp up drilling operations throughout 2024
Philippines' leading energy firms collaborate on $3.3bn LNG facility
Three prominent Philippine energy firms have joined forces for the creation of a significant integrated LNG power facility, marking the first-time collaboration among them, the companies announced on March 3
China’s Fangchenggang Unit 4 finally obtains operating licence
China's National Nuclear Safety Administration, the nation’s leading nuclear authority has recently issued an operating licence for the Unit 4 facility at the Fangchenggang nuclear power plant
Taiwan's Taipower inks MoU for ammonia co-firing pilot project
Taiwan Power Co. has entered into a memorandum of understanding with Japan's IHI Corp. and Sumitomo Corp. for a pilot project aimed at incorporating ammonia co-firing at the Talin Thermal Power Plant in Kaohsiung
Asian implications of Biden's LNG pause
While the majority of US LNG currently goes to gas-starved Europe – 67% last year versus only 26% to Asia – the pause has no bearing on existing supply but on export projects due to enter service in the late 2020s.
Malaysia's Sarawak pioneers green hydrogen hub with strategic partnership
Malaysia is set to establish a production hub, named the Sarawak H2 Hub, located in Sarawak state.
Thailand's GUNKUL secures 6 solar power projects with EGAT and PEA, boosting capacity
Thai company Gunkul Engineering Public Company Limited has signed a 25-year power purchase agreement with the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
Laos to build massive $2bn wind farm, sparking environmental concerns
Laos is set to build one of Southeast Asia's largest wind farms near the Vietnamese border, aiming to become the "battery of Southeast Asia."
Shadowy Russia firm reportedly switches 60% stake in Uzbek gas storage facility to Hong Kong entity as Tashkent reacts to sanctions jitters
A shadowy Russian company has transferred its controlling stake in Uzbekistan's largest underground gas storage facility to a Hong Kong-registered holding company
Sakhalin Energy offers China a short-term annual deal of 12 LNG cargoes
Sakhalin Energy, the Russian energy company, has proposed a deal to supply Chinese buyers with 12 shipments of LNG annually for a period of three to five years.
Thai quest to increase LNG use sees groundbreaking shipment to Hin Kong Power Plant
Thailand's Gulf Energy Development has marked the arrival of its inaugural LNG shipment to supply the Hin Kong Power Plant west of Bangkok, as stated in the company's 2023 results report released on February 20.
Japan increases the size of its stake in the Scarborough LNG project
Japan has signalled its apparent confidence in Australian gas by doubling down on investments in Woodside Energy’s Scarborough project in Western Australia.
Woodside CEO: LNG demand to soar 50% in next decade
Australia’s Woodside Energy Group forecasts LNG demand to skyrocket 50% over the next decade, the firm’s CEO Meg O’Neill told Bloomberg in an interview on February 27.
Laos details Luang Prabang Hydro Dam Project, addresses relocation concerns
The Lao Ministry of Energy recently hosted a meeting to share information about the Luang Prabang Hydroelectric Dam project on the Mekong River.
CIP aims to spark Vietnam's offshore wind industry with La Gan project
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, a major global renewable energy investor, is forging ahead with plans to develop Vietnam's offshore wind power industry, using the La Gan project in Binh Thuan province as a catalyst
PLN partners with BYD Motor to accelerate home charging services in Indonesia
State-owned electricity company PT PLN has once again forged a collaboration with electric vehicle manufacturers to offer home charging services.
Large floating PV project starts work in Malaysia
In Malaysia, TC Sunenergy Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of Tan Chong Group, has successfully launched its 20-MW floating large-scale solar photovoltaic plant in Serendah
Japan – UK nuclear tie-up to help move nuclear fusion to the next level
Kyoto Fusioneering and the UK Atomic Energy Authority have inked a collaboration agreement aimed at propelling tritium breeding blanket technology from its conceptual phase toward commercialization
AsiaElec: Clone of Taiwan's Changbin Industrial Park completes major near-shore floating solar project
Taiwan's Changbin Industrial Park completes major near-shore floating solar project
Ciel & Terre Taiwan, in collaboration with HEXA Renewables, has successfully concluded the construction of one of Taiwan's largest near-shore floating solar projects within the Changbin Industrial Park, located in Changhua County
Gas company CGAS forges partnership to establish 1.5 MMSCFD LNG station
PT Citra Nusantara Gemilang is poised to collaborate with PT GT Ladang Teknik and Jianyang Greenfir New Energy Equipment Co Ltd to construct a 1.5mn standard cubic feet per day Liquefied Natural Gas Station.
Geothermal company under scrutiny after gas leak incident in North Sumatra
The Mining Advocacy Network is urging the government to take legal action against a geothermal company following a suspected gas leak incident that has affected hundreds of residents in North Sumatra.
Indonesian government revises regulations to boost rooftop solar power adoption
The government has taken steps to enhance the utilisation of solar energy for electricity generation through rooftop solar power plants with the issuance of Minister of Energy and Mineral Resource Regulation No. 2/2024.
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