Electricity prices surge in Laos amid rising demand and weakened kip
On social media, many Lao citizens have shared photos of their monthly electricity bills, expressing shock at how much the costs have risen.
Airbus bets big on sustainable aviation fuel business in China
Airbus said it will continue to strengthen cooperation with Chinese suppliers to promote the use of SAF to contribute to the sustainable growth of the aviation industry.
China, South Korea and Japan looking into ASEAN’s clean energy market amid US scale-back
A new report found that the number of international investment projects for renewable energy in Asean has increased by an average of about 15 percent per year since 2020, with…
Czech-Korean nuclear deal under EU scrutiny
The signing was suspended after a regional court granted a preliminary injunction at the request of France’s EDF, the losing bidder in the tender.
Investment in green growth gains momentum in Southeast Asia
Green investment in the SEA-6 reached US$8 billion in 2024, a 43 percent increase year-on-year.
South Korea-Czech nuclear deal advances despite court injunction
The deal was postponed after a court injunction was granted in response to a legal challenge by French energy company EDF, an unsuccessful bidder in the tender.
Czech utility CEZ to appeal court ruling, vows to proceed with Korea nuclear deal
A court injunction has temporarily blocked its $18 billion nuclear plant deal with Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power.
South Korea’s Czech nuclear plant deal halted by court injunction
French energy firm EDF filed a complaint last week against the Czech competition authority, the Office for the Protection of Competition, after it dismissed EDF’s objections…
Hopes rise for Hokkaido nuclear reactor restart after clearing major safety hurdle
One reason for the Tomari reactor’s protracted screening process was a shortage of Hokkaido Electric employees with expertise in geology and natural disasters such as…
China still backs overseas coal plants despite 2021 pledge, research shows
China is involved in constructing 7.7 gigawatts of new coal-fired power, mostly plants used to run nickel smelters in Indonesia, US think tank Global Energy Monitor said.