SingHealth, Singapore’s public healthcare provider, plans to install 300 EV charging points at its facilities by 2028. It has collaborated with state-owned electricity and gas distribution company SP Group for the new decarbonisation initiative.The first twelve chargers have already been installed at the SingHealth Tower at the Singapore General Hospital (SGH) Campus. Both visitors and staff at SingHealth Tower can use the new EV chargers. According to local media, these have an output of 7.4 kW. Charging an EV like the BYD Atto 3 for an hour using these chargers would thus add approximately 50 km of range. The cost…
Author: Chitrika Grover
With funding from the European Union (EU), the Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) has launched Energy Plus – a new program fostering a climate-resilient and low-carbon economy and society in northern Pakistan.The €35m ($38m) program aims to improve access to clean energy for more than 350,000 people in Gilgit-Baltistan and Chitral. It will prioritize underserved communities with limited or no access to sustainable and reliable energy and those unlikely to be reached by the national electricity grid soon.While Pakistan has made progress in increasing its electrification rate, significant disparities persist in access and reliability. All of the urban population has some…
EGAT, AIT, and CSU collaborate to study and develop low-cost, easy-to-recycle Edge Sealed Modules (ESMs), with the plan to test their efficiency in power generation at Sirindhorn Dam. On July 15, 2024, Thidade Eiamsai, Deputy Governor – Power Plant Development and Renewable Energy of the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT); Prof. Nitin Tripathi, Acting Vice President for Academic Affairs, Asian Institute of Technology (AIT); and Prof. Kenneth F. Reardon, Associate Dean for Research of Walter Scott, Jr. College of Engineering, Colorado State University; signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) online to study the potential of ESMs in the areas…
Indonesia and the Philippines lead Southeast Asia in coal dependency, with both countries experiencing rapid growth in coal reliance in 2023. Indonesia surpassed Poland and China in coal share for power generation, reaching a record high of 61.8%. Meanwhile, the Philippines’ coal generation surpassed these countries, rising to 61.9% in 2023 from 59.1% in 2022.In both nations, sluggish growth in renewable energy means that the majority of electricity demand growth is met by coal. Indonesia saw coal meet 67% of its increased electricity demand in 2023, while the Philippines’ coal generation increased by 9.7%, outpacing demand growth by 4.6%.This contrasts…
Philippines’ ACEN Corp. has entered into an agreement with its subsidiary Belenos Energy Corporation for the subscription of redeemable preferred shares valued at PHP467.75m ($8.02m) that will support the latter in its implementation of renewable energy projects. In a bourse filing, ACEN said the agreement covers 467.75 million shares priced at PHP1 ($0.017) apiece. This will be issued out of the increase in authorised capital stock of Belenos, it added. “The acquisition will allow ACEN to have a significant ownership in Belenos and is meant to implement Belenos’ investment into a potential renewable energy project,” the Ayala-led company said. The…
Huasun Energy, a leader in high-efficiency heterojunction (HJT) technology, has achieved significant gains in the Thai market following the successful conclusion of the “ASEAN Sustainable Energy Week Thailand 2024”. Recently, Huasun Energy and A2 Technologies, a leading EPC company in Asia, signed a cooperation agreement for the supply of G12-132 high-efficiency HJT modules. The agreement aims to strengthen their competitiveness in the Asia-Pacific and international markets by leveraging the core resources of both parties. The signing ceremony, attended by Jacky Chan, Huasun’s Director of Overseas KA Sales & Project Development, and Suryion Udcharchon, CEO of A2 Technologies, signifies a new…
In a possible move to allow solar producers to find more avenues for their excess power generation, the Vietnamese government has announced that direct power purchase agreements (PPAs) between independent power producers and large electricity consumers will be allowed. Vietnam saw a massive solar boom till about a year back, which led to grid issues for the country.The power sales have been allowed via two routes. First, sales through the national grid, which involves the purchase and sale of electricity via a term contract between an independent power producer (IPP) and a large electricity user or an authorized electricity retailer…
South Korea’s GS Entec Corp. is set to invest 300 billion won ($216.8 million) in facilities to manufacture wind power equipment as it shifts its business focus toward the eco-friendly industry.The energy equipment manufacturing unit of South Korea’s energy-to-retail conglomerate GS Group on Tuesday unveiled a plan to spend 214 billion won on automatic equipment to produce wind power foundations and 86 billion won on buildings for the business.“GS Entec’s investment and business shift is in line with GS Group’s new strategy of future growth through digital eco-friendly sectors,” said a GS Group official. “The unit plans to accelerate cooperation…
Enfinity Global Inc., a renewable energy provider received $164 million (JPY 26.24 bn) financing for a 250 MW solar PV portfolio in Japan. The financing, made in partnership with Macquarie Capital and a syndicate led by Shinhan Asset Management, positions the company for further growth in Japan.The portfolio consists of seven operating utility-scale solar projects, one project under construction, and has an enterprise value of over $1 billion. The portfolio is expected to produce more than 300 GWh of clean energy annually, enough to power 60,000 Japanese homes and offset 35,000 tons of CO2 emissions.”We are delighted to partner with…
Levanta Renewables has opened its account in Thailand with the acquisition of a 139.4 MW solar portfolio from Super Energy Corporation Public Co. The portfolio consists of 24 ground-mounted projects across four Thai provinces, all of which are contracted under 25-year power purchase agreements (PPA) with the Provincial Electricity Authority of Thailand.The Vietnam-based Levanta Renewables is 90% owned by renewable energy infrastructure investor Actis. Levanta has set itself a target of a 1.5 GW renewables portfolio in South East Asia. Levanta Renewables (Levanta), Actis’ (a leading sustainable infrastructure investor) renewable energy developer and independent power producer in Southeast Asia, has…