Much seems to happening in the United States (US) when it comes to the addition and expansion of solar projects in the region. As per the latest forecast from the International Energy Agency (IEA), the US is likely to add 340 GW of renewable energy capacities over 2023-2028. The forecast from the IEA claims that globally China will remain the leader in its capacity additions of renewables during the period. However, besides China, the European Union and the United States (US) would see the highest additions of clean power. Experts have often attributed a spike in renewable energy additions in…
Author: Manish Kumar
Indian New and Renewable Energy Minister RK Singh recently told the Parliament that Southeast Asian countries like Singapore have become close allies to the country in terms of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the clean energy sector. He also said, “Solar power plants are being installed in the country with domestic as well as foreign investments. Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) up to 100 per cent is permissible through automatic route for setting up renewable energy projects, including solar energy projects, in the country. The country-wise details of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) equity inflows received in the solar energy sector during…
The Department of Energy (DOE) of the Philippines has now issued a draft notification to regulate the renewable energy auctions in the country. This comes three years after the country issued revised norms to regulate the auctioning of green projects in the country on November 3, 2021. These proposed norms are meant for the non-FIT eligible renewable energy technologies in the green energy auction programmes (GEAP). The first proposed amendment in its existing rules included the pricing methodology in such cases related to the pre-auction process. The draft norms from the Philippines DOE have fixed a time period for this.…
A recent report from the International Energy Agency (IEA) claimed that, unlike in European countries and the United States (US), power demand in Southeast Asian countries is on the rise. “While China, India and numerous countries in Southeast Asia experienced robust growth in electricity demand in 2023, advanced economies posted substantial declines due to a lacklustre macroeconomic environment and high inflation, which reduced manufacturing and industrial output,” the IEA report said. The report said that while renewables are set to meet almost half of this demand growth, one-third is expected to come from rising coal-fired generation. “We also expect Southeast…
Indonesian President Joko Widodo, a few months ago in November 2023, inaugurated the ambitious Cirata Floating solar farm with a capacity of 192 MWp, the largest in Southeast Asia. The Indonesian Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources is now all set to develop more similar projects, utilizing surface water landscapes spread throughout Indonesia, the Indonesian government said in a media release. “We have also inaugurated in 2023 the Floating PLTS, which some time ago we inaugurated in Cirata, we will redevelop projects like this. There is indeed a lot of surface water in our country that we can use, which…
A latest report from the Global Energy Monitor said that the utility-scale solar and wind capacity in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is up by a fifth since this time last year, and the region is on track to easily meet its upcoming renewables commitments ahead of schedule. But, the report said that the lack of progress in breaking ground on new projects, coupled with a challenging regulatory environment for renewables and continued reliance on fossil fuels, posed an uphill path to a clean energy transition. Data from the Global Solar and Wind Power Trackers show that ASEAN countries have grown their…
The Philippines Department of Energy (DOE) has now issued guidelines on the biofuel blend implementation in the country. As per the biofuel mandate of the South Asian country, the new norms mandate all the diesel fuel distributors to ensure mandatory three percent biofuel blending compliance in 2024. The country has also laid down time-bound blending parameters. “All diesel fuel distributed and sold by each and every oil company in the country shall contain biodiesel blend at three percent (3%) effective July 01, 2024, four percent (4%) effective July 01, 2025, and five percent (5%) effective July 01, 2026,” the norms…
LONGi Green Energy seems to be charting new territories in Malaysia. With an investment of MYR 1.8 billion (approximately RMB 2.8 billion), the avant-garde LONGi Malaysia Serendah Module Plant in Selangor has officially been set in motion. This landmark development signifies LONGi’s relentless pursuit of delivering top-tier solar products and spearheading sustainable energy practices. This groundbreaking project, spanning over 140 acres, is LONGi Green Energy’s premier manufacturing venture in Peninsular Malaysia. The firm said that it integrated the pinnacle of photovoltaic industry technology, craftsmanship, and equipment in the Serendah Module Plant which is poised to revolutionise the sector. “Once operational…
Asahi Kasei, Gentari Hydrogen Sdn Bhd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of PETRONAS’ clean energy arm Gentari Sdn Bhd (Gentari), and JGC Holdings Corporation (JGC) today announced working together to promote Green Hydrogen in Malaysia. The team today announced completion of a detailed feasibility study for the production of up to 8,000 tonnes per year of green hydrogen using a 60 megawatt (MW) class alkaline water electrolyser system. The parties also signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for a front-end engineering design (FEED) study for the said project. The project is supported by the Green Innovation Fund for Large-scale Alkaline Water Electrolysis…
Indonesia has now launched the largest floating solar farm in South East Asia with a capacity of 192 Megawatt peak (MWp). It was made on a reservoir in West Java province. Indonesian President Joko Widodo inaugurated the renewable energy farm. The floating solar aimed to boost the generation of green energy in the Southeast region. Masdar, one of the partners in developing the floating solar plant in the country said that the plant can offset 214000 tonnes of carbon dioxide per year due to the generation of solar power and could power around 50,000 houses with the renewable energy it…