United States Agency For International Development (USAID) and Urja Nepal recently inaugurated 23 new electric vehicle charging stations across seven locations in Bagmati province in Nepal. They also developed mobile electric vehicle (EV) chargers among these charging stations.This initiative supports Nepal’s target to increase electric vehicle (EV) sales to cover 90 percent of all private vehicles and 60 percent of all public vehicles by 2030. It can also help to achieve the target to reduce the nation’s reliance on fossil fuels and promote a more sustainable transportation sector.“USAID Nepal’s commitment and support to promoting electric mobility is second to none…
Author: Chitrika Grover
Philippines based solar company, Solar Philippines and its Indonesian partner secured a $14-million bank loan for the development of a 25-megawatt (MW) solar farm in Kubu District, Karangasem Regency, East Bali.Recently, PT Medco solar Bali Timur, a joint venture with Medco Energi, Indonesia’s independent oil and gas exploration and production company, signed a financing deal with Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI). The loan agreement was signed between Solar Philippines Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Leandro Leviste and BNI senior vice president Ditya Maharhani Harninda, as well as Medco Power president and CEO Eka Satria and Medco chief financial officer Myrta Sri Utami.BNI…
Malaysia’s Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources has announced the fifth round of the large-scale solar (LSS5) tender. The tender by the Malaysian government mentioned four packages with permitted generation capacities ranging from 1 MW to 500 MW. The 2 GW is up available for more than the capacity available under the fourth round of the scheme in 2021. The tender mentioned, “The first package includes 250 MW of rooftop or ground-mount solar plants, with permitted generation capacities of 1 MW to 10 MW. It is available to companies having at least 51% Bumiputera ownership (which refers to the Malay…
ACEN Renewable Energy Solutions (ACEN RES), a retail electricity supply unit of ACEN and the Ayala Group retail electricity supply unit, was selected by Cermatex Manufacturing Corporation, a Cebu-based casual footwear manufacturer, to provide renewable energy to their operating plants. The partnership ACEN is a leap in corporate sustainability as the partnership ensures that Cermatex’s facilities are claimed to be powered by a 100% renewable energy mix, that aligns with global environmental targets and responds to the growing consumer demand for responsibly produced goods.Leveraging the Retail Competition and Open Access program, Cermatex is now powered by clean energy from ACEN’s…
MAW Vridhhi Autocorp Pvt. Ltd, a Changan cars importer in Nepal announced the launch of the Deepal S07, an electric vehicle and a luxury car, in the country. Deepal S07 introduced first-time features, through which it claims to set new standards in electric mobility. Deepal is a sub-brand of Changan for developing and manufacturing new energy vehicles. The intelligent and luxurious E-SUV was jointly unveiled by Chen Song, Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Nepal, Guan Xin, the Vice General Manager of Changan Global, and Vishnu Agarwal, the Chairman of MAW Group, and Vivek Sikaria, Managing Director (MD)…