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…
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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…
The latest report by RMI, an energy think tank, discussed the bottlenecks in the long-term coal power Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) and the challenges toward energy transition in Indonesia. The report titled ‘Coal to Clean PPA Replacement’ sheds light on the clean energy transition in the Southeast Asian country. The report highlighted the importance of building a clean energy regime with a minimum local procurement of fossil fuels. It talked about the importance of including storage in the grid. It included storage of about 0.17 MW per MW for solar PV. The report made three broad suggestions to achieve the…
Renewable energy developer Vena Energy has entered into a framework agreement with technology suppliers for a cross-border clean energy ‘hybrid megaproject’ located in Indonesia’s Riau Islands province. The firm has revealed that it will explore opportunities to manufacture solar panel components as well as battery energy storage systems in the southeastern country, which will pave the way for the set up of a hybrid megaproject with up to 2 GW of solar and over 8 GWh of energy storage. The other firms that are part of the agreement include Chinese solar technology firm Suntech, US-based battery energy storage system (BESS)…
Philippines-based ACEN has signed an amended and restated loan and security agreement with Nature’s Renewable Energy Devt. Corp. (NAREDCO) and CleanTech Renewable Energy 4 Corp. (CREC4) to increase the loan facility signed last year by up to ₱ 1.16 billion, with same terms and securities applying. In a stock exchange filing, it said that the raised funds would be used to fund the remaining requirements of the first phase of the Cagayan North Solar Power project. It may be noted that in July 2022 that the firms signed a loan and security agreement, where ACEN granted NAREDCO a loan of…
Malaysia’s Gentari and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Gentari Green Mobility, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with BMW Malaysia to work towards implementing green mobility services and solutions and deploying renewable energy. Both firms aim to explore potential collaborations in areas such as the expansion of electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure, various EV fleet solutions, value-added services for BMW EV owners (EV charging subscription plans, electric forecourts, portable charging, and mobile charging services) and the deployment of joint renewable energy infrastructure. “We are thrilled to collaborate with a prestigious automotive brand like BMW to expand the accessibility of green mobility…
Indonesia and the United Kingdom (UK) have agreed to extend the MENTARI Energy Transition programme. In a statement, the Indonesian Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Arifin Tasrif disclosed this. MENTARI (Menuju Transisi Energi Rendah Karbon Indonesia) is a partnership between the governments of Indonesia and the UK to promote the uptake of low-carbon energy, supporting Indonesia’s just energy transition. The programme was launched in 2020 and is led by the British Embassy in Jakarta and Indonesia’s Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources. Aimed at enhancing the planning and procurement of renewable energy, the programme was initially scheduled to…