PM Hasina reiterates Bangladesh’s interest to import hydroelectricity from Bhutan
PM Hasina emphasised proper use of the special economic zone allotted to Bhutan in Kurigram and hoped Bhutan would set up industries there.
Energy
Doubts persist over oil project off South Korea’s southeastern coast despite expert briefing
Since the announcement a week ago, the claim has triggered a wave of public attention, expressing both excitement and skepticism, with the government providing multiple…
Inner Mongolia forges green power
Last year, the region supplied 306 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity to outside the region, equivalent to the annual output of three Three Gorges Dam.
¥150 billion eyed to support hydrogen projects; Japan to announce plan at IPEF meeting
The Japanese government aims to stimulate private-sector investment by using the money as a springboard for projects such as power generation using hydrogen, development of…
Singapore plans to build two more hydrogen-ready natural gas power plants by 2030
On June 4, the Energy Market Authority (EMA) invited the private sector to build, own and operate two new power plants to be up and running in 2029 and 2030. Each plant is…
Hurdles along the electric road: Kuensel
Bhutan could lead in a big way in switching to clean energy in the transportation sector, if taken seriously. What is needed are bold decisions and infrastructure to make it…
South Korea bets big on gas, oil prospects in East Sea
According to officials at the Industry Ministry, the review from Act-Geo reported that the buried amount of natural resources could be somewhere between 3.5 billion and 14 billion…
Laos, Australia: Putting renewable energy into action, sparking new connections
The Laos-Australia Renewable Energy Day discussed technological and economic opportunities, heard from the private sector on new ideas, discussed ways to increase investment, and…
The path to nuclear energy: Philippine Daily Inquirer
The urgent need to add generation capacity—especially in the face of the dwindling supply of natural gas from the Malampaya natural gas field that powers 40 percent of the…
Indonesia, Singapore move forward with solar power export plan
Plans to export solar power to the city-state took a long time to materialize considering the scale of the project, which is estimated to cost roughly US$50 billion.