Indonesia set to become EV battery battleground
The competition is between the longer-range nickel-based battery and the cheaper, iron-based battery.
Energy
Indonesia to ban LNG exports to meet domestic needs
Coordinating Maritime Affairs and Investment Minister Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan said the ban would not affect ongoing export contracts but that the policy would apply for contract…
How Asean can seize its energy opportunities
The once slow but steady worldwide energy transition is now a rocky and uncertain global energy landscape, notes the writer.
South Korea’s electricity bills to rise by 5.3% as Kepco battles mounting losses
The decision to finalize the second-quarter utility rates had been due to come in March, but was postponed for more than a month on concern of rising prices amid the economic…
Philippine senators want China investor out of National Grid following power outages
A senator also said the country’s territorial dispute with China in the West Philippine Sea should prompt the government to reconsider State Grid Corp. of China's role in the…
Region advances with clean energy, innovation, infrastructure
Based on current trends, the UN Economic and Social Commission said it will still take another 42 years for the region to reach its goals.
Indonesian businesses await clarity on EU deforestation regulation
According to the regulation, importers into the EU will have to prove that the palm oil, among others, have not contributed to deforestation.
US firm plans to build small nuclear power plants in Philippines
Oregon-based NuScale Power said it would soon be conducting a study to identify the possible sites for itssmall modular reactors in the country.
Drilling of Asia’s deepest oil, gas well begins
The well, located at the edge of the Taklimakan Desert, is expected to register a depth which is 620 meters plus longer than the height of Mount Qomolangma.
Is Bangladesh fuelled by inefficiency?
The paper says the government must phase out inefficient power plants and rethink its energy policy.