As an additional source of energy and to reduce carbon footprint, the construction of a solar farm at Palm Concepcion Power Corp. (PCPC) has commenced in Concepcion town, Iloilo province in the Philippines. The commencement of the construction is part of the seventh anniversary of the commercial operations of Palm Concepcion Power Corp. (PCPC). PCPC is the operator of a 135-MW coal-fired power plant in Concepcion town. PCPC President and Chief Executive Officer Nicandro Fucoy said, “The solar facility is part of PCPC’s expansion into renewable energy. The solar farm can reduce carbon footprint and be an additional source of…
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GoodWe, a firm that delves in solar inverter and energy storage solutions, hosted a ceremony, in Perak, to celebrate a significant milestone achieved in collaboration with two esteemed partners, M K Land Holdings Berhad (M K Land) and Solarvest Holdings Berhad. The partnership included the completion of a 10.95-megawatt (MW) large-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) plant in Perak, Malaysia. The ceremony was graced by esteemed guests, including representatives from local authorities and government bodies who played an instrumental role in supporting and facilitating this project. The project, a part of the fourth cycle of the Large-Scale Solar 4 (LSS4) scheme, exemplifies…
Multinational utility firm, ENGIE and Gamuda Land have signed a deal to collaborate on sustainable energy solutions for Gamuda Land’s townships in Malaysia. To this end, Thomas Baudlot, CEO Energy Solutions APAC and Country Head for Southeast Asia at ENGIE South East Asia and Gamuda Land CEO Chu Wai Lune have signed the MoU. Gamuda Land Chief Operating Officer (strategic operations) Jess Teng Poh Fern, and ENGIE Services Malaysia Managing Director Wong Yin Kee also attended the signing ceremony. Through this strategic partnership, ENGIE, which delves in in low-carbon energy and services and Gamuda Land Sdn Bhd, one of Malaysia’s…
In order to harness clean energy for the petroleum production process in the S1 Project, Thailand’s PTTEP has launched a 9.98-megawatt solar power project – Lan Sang Arun. The project is being operated by FutureTech Energy Ventures Company Limited (FTEV), a subsidiary of PTTEP is operating the project. With this it has become the first kind of project in Thailand where power from renewable energy sources is employed to support petroleum production activities. As per the firm, this will help reduce GHG emissions by approximately 13,000 tons of carbon dioxide equivalent per year, supporting PTTEP’s endeavor to achieve Net Zero…
ACEN Renewables International Pte. Ltd. (ACRI), the energy firm under the Philippines Ayala group, has partnered with a Singapore-based company to develop solar projects in Taiwan to expand internationally and reach its renewable energy expansion target. In a stock filing recently, ACEN said its renewable energy unit, ACEN Renewables International Pte. Ltd. (ACRI), had signed a shareholders’ agreement with Silverwolf Capital Ltd. for the project through a joint venture platform called ACEN-Silverwolf Pte. Ltd. According to ACEN, the listed energy platform of the Ayala group, ACRI will invest around $2 million as working capital for the project. ACEN will have…
In a new round of auctions for green energy projects, the Philippines will seek bids from renewable energy developers to install about 8 gigawatts (GW) of geothermal and hydropower supply. Informing of the auction, a government official said that the 8 GW or 8,000 megawatt (MW) target capacity represents the unsubscribed portion of the 11,600 MW of additional supply from solar, onshore wind, biomass and waste-to-energy resources, for which the Department of Energy had sought bids at an auction on July 3. The officials said that the developers had subscribed to about a third, or a total of 3,580.76 MW,…
BayWa r.e. Solar Trade, the solar trading arm of the global renewable energy developer, service provider and solar distributor, BayWa r.e., has surpassed a cumulative sale of 1 GW (gigawatt) of string inverters in Thailand for the first half year of 2023, making it a milestone for the region’s top global distributor. The 1 GW of string inverter sales is equivalent to 200,000 units of 5 kW (kilowatt) inverters, said the firm. BayWa r.e. Solar Trade entered Thailand in 2017, expanding to the Philippines in 2019 and later into Vietnam and Malaysia. Commemorating the milestone, Junrhey Castro, Managing Director, BayWa…
China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation completed the construction of the Sinopec Xinjiang Kuqa Green Hydrogen Pilot Project, a release from the company said. China’s largest photovoltaic green hydrogen production project lately is put into operation to produce an annual green hydrogen of 20,000 tons at full capacity, a significant breakthrough in China’s scaled industrial applications of green hydrogen. The green hydrogen produced by the project will supply to Sinopec Tahe Petrochemical to replace the existing natural gas and fossil energy used in hydrogen production, realizing the low-carbon development of modern oil processing and green hydrogen coupling. The project is China’s first large-scale…
Bangladesh-based two local garment exporters –Viyellatex Group & Comfit Composite Knit Ltd, a private Saudi Energy firm ACWA Power and State-run Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) have ambitious plans to set up a jointly solar power plant with a generation capacity of 300 megawatts (MW), as per the local reports. Recently, the country inaugurated its biggest solar power plant that generates 200MW of electricity, built by Beximco Power Ltd in Sundarganj Upazila of Gaibandha with an investment of $300 million. It is reported that Viyellatex Group and Comfit Composite Knit Ltd will each own a 15 percent share and ACWA…
Singapore-headquartered solar developer, ib vogt APAC has won the award of a project under the Corporate Green Power Programme (“CGPP”) with Samsung SDI Energy Malaysia. In its statement, the firm said, “CGPP is a virtual power purchase programme implemented by the Energy Commission to enable corporates to procure and consume renewable energy for their sustainability goals.” Commenting on this, Samsung SDI said in a statement, “The PPA with ib vogt is a major step for Samsung SDI to meet their stated goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions.” Through this project, ib vogt APAC will deliver 29.99 MW capacity of clean…