Taiwan based CDWE (CSBC-DEME WInd Engineering) has completed the installation of the first jacket of the Zhong Neng offshore wind farm in Taiwan. Located off the western coast of Changhua. Zhong Neng Offshore Wind Project is a 300MW project, co-owned by China Steel Corporation, Taiwan’s state-owned and largest integrated steel maker, and a renewable energy infrastructure fund managed by Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners. “The project reached a financial close in December 2021, and is expected to start commercial operations in 2024. CDWE, a consortium of Belgium’s DEME Offshore and Taiwan’s CSBC, used the recently delivered “Green Jade” DP3 heavy lift and…
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Malaysia’s Reservoir Link Energy Bhd, a firm dealing in energy-related services, has successfully obtained six new solar contracts from June to August 2023, through its subsidiary Founder Energy Sdn Bhd, in which it holds a 51% stake. The firm said that the contract signifies the firm’s commitment to the solar energy sector. The contract is estimated to be at RM6.59 million. These projects are situated in Selangor, Johor, and Penang. These projects cover diverse scope of work, including engineering procurement, construction, commissioning, and solar facility earthing works. Reservoir Link Executive Director Thien Chiet Chai said, “Malaysia’s solar industry has been…
In order to add to the company’s growing renewable energy portfolio, Manila-based Aboitiz Power Corp. is set to build new solar facilities in Negros Occidental and Zambales. The firm’s subsidiary Aboitiz Renewables Inc. (ARI), will develop a 17173-megawattMW) solar power project in Calatrava, Negros Occidental, and a 211-MW solar power project in Olongapo, Zambales. “We are looking to begin the construction of our Calatrava Solar and Olongapo Solar projects this year on the way to achieving our growth strategy of providing an additional 3,700 megawatts of renewable energy by the next decade,” AboitizPower President and CEO Emmanuel Rubio said. As…
Extensive load shedding and high and rising electricity costs are a few of the reasons for consumers to seek a switch to solar power in Pakistan. With industry pointing out that the nation pays some of the highest electricity tariffs in South Asia, it is indeed a wonder why solar has not established a stronger foothold in Pakistan. Blame it on the government agencies again, which have not only failed to deliver electricity effectively, but remain the key obstacles to consumers finding their own solutions, even at a time when power outages of 8-12 hours are commonplace, with no respite…
US-headquartered solar photovoltaics (PV) manufacturer, First Solar, has revealed incidents of unlawful forced labour practices at its Malaysian plant. In a recent sustainability report for 2023, the firm said, “The report found that the four onsite service providers in Malaysia employed foreign migrant workers who were subjected to unethical recruitment including the payment of recruitment fees in their home countries, passport retention and unlawful retention of wages.” “As a result of the findings and our corrective actions, the service providers have since returned all passports and unlawfully retained wages to the workers, and we have updated our site service agreements…
Japanese Toyota Tsusho Corporation has secured a contract from the Beninese Electricity Production Company, under the Ministry of Energy and Water, for the construction of a 25 MW solar power plant in the Pobe region of the Republic of Benin. This project is the first large-scale renewable energy power plant construction project in West Africa by a Japanese company. It may be noted that Toyota Tsusho has been involved in expanding renewable energy generation in Africa, including the completion of a geothermal power plant that is the largest power provider in Kenya (total of 280 MW) in 2015 and the…
Shizen Energy Inc.(Shizen Energy), Alamport Inc.(Alamport), and NiX JAPAN Co., Ltd. (NiX) will install a 3 MWp rooftop solar power plant for PT Eco Paper Indonesia, a subsidiary of PT Alkindo Naratama Tbk (ALDO) and a manufacturer of industrial paper products. It will be using environmentally-friendly concept that uses waste paper products as its raw materials. To this end, Shizen Energy, Alamport, and NiX have jointly established PT ATW Alam Hijau (Alam Energy) with ATW Group, which provides solar power generation equipment sales and construction services. Alam Energy provides solar rental services to manufacturers and other industrial customers as well…
Philippines-based Aboitiz Renewables Inc., a subsidiary of Aboitiz Power Corp., has signed a joint venture agreement with Singapore-based Vena Energy to invest in the 102 MW wind power project in Rizal and Laguna. The wind power project is expected to reach financial close and commercial operations in 2024 and 2025, respectively,the firm said. Aboitiz Power President and CEO (Chief Executive ) Emmanuel Rubio said in a filing to the Philippine Stock Exchange the joint venture would build on the company’s foothold in wind energy. “This underscores our aspiration to be a significant contributor to a well-managed and just energy transition…
Malaysian Sunview Group Berhad’s subsidiaries, Fabulous Sunview Sdn. Bhd. and Solarcity REIT Sdn. Bhd. have been selected as solar power producers under the Corporate Green Power Programme. Among one of the 22 entities, Solarcity REIT Sdn. Bhd., is selected to be a solar power producer under the CGPP, and has been allocated an export capacity of 29.99 megawatt (“MWac”). This is the maximum quantum assigned to a solar power producer. Meanwhile, as a part of the group that includes, JAKS Solar Power Sdn. Bhd. and Ann Joo Green Energy Sdn. Bhd., Fabulous Sunview Sdn. Bhd.it has also been allocated with…
With various significant green projects getting implemented in Thailand, the country is set to be the powerhouse for clean energy in Southeastern region. Kansai Electric Power Rooftop Project Among the noteworthy green projects in the country is the latest installation project of panels on the rooftop of a factory in Thailand manufacturing high-performance Falken tires for the European market. This will be the world’s biggest stand-alone rooftop solar panels project to be built by Japan-based Kansai Electric Power’s Thailand unit. The size of the rooftop is equivalent in size to over 18 football pitches. Located in the heart of Thailand’s…