Floating Solar to Generate 900% More Electricity Across APAC new IEEFA report finds Asia leads Europe in deploying floating solar, also known as floating photovoltaic (FPV), a new IEEFA report finds. Energy finance analysts Sara Jane Ahmed and Elrika Hamdi at the Institute of Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) note that power demand in […]
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Sharp Corporation to launch new 45 MW solar power plant in Vietnam’s central province of Ninh Thuan in July 2020 Japanese electronics giant Sharp Corporation will begin operating a 45 MW solar power plant in the central province of Ninh Thuan in July. The plant is a joint venture between Sharp Energy Solutions Corp., a […]
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Laos to move on 1,400-megawatt (MW) Luang Prabang project, the third Mekong dam project, despite neighbours’ green concerns Laos is pushing ahead with a hydropower project on the Mekong River, despite reservations aired by neighbouring countries over its potential to harm fisheries and farming downstream, the Mekong River Commission (MRC) said on Wednesday. The 1,400-megawatt […]
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Thailand’s Cabinet accepts B200bn in energy schemes to help reboot the economy The cabinet on Tuesday acknowledged the Energy Ministry’s plan to accelerate investment in energy projects worth more than 200 billion baht, starting later this year, in a collective move to help reboot the economy. According to Rachada Dhnadirek, deputy government spokeswoman, the Energy […]
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Bangkok Lighthouse Networking Evening – 15 July 2020 – SPONSOR RSM Our first post-Covid19 event will be the networking at Clubhouse bar, we will be practicing a safe social distancing approach to this event. Our sponsor “RSM” will even offer you all face masks! Could you please kindly confirm your attendance so we can monitor […]
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Malaysia’s Kumpulan Powernet Bhd gets RM174mil mini-hydropower job in Laos Kumpulan Powernet Bhd has secured a second renewable energy project in Laos, as the group seeks to double its orderbook to RM2bil within the next one year. The company told Bursa Malaysia today that it was awarded a US$40.7mil (RM174.5mil) contract by Zhenghong Building Road […]
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Siemens Industrial expands tech service solutions in energy, building infrastructure and manufacturing businesses Siemens Industrial is taking the coronavirus crisis as an opportunity to expand its technology service solutions in three key businesses — namely energy, building infrastructure and manufacturing — that it believes will become more technology-driven in response to pandemic concerns. “We can’t […]
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McConnell Dowell wins EPC contract (EPC) works for new pump station and raw water pipeline at Thai Oil’s Sriracha Refinery McConnell Dowell will conduct engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) works for a new pump station and raw water pipeline in Thailand. Thai Oil Public Company Limited enlisted McConnell Dowell for the new Bang Phra raw […]
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Thailand’s Bang Pakong Combined Cycle (Units 1-2 Replacement) Power Project achieves milestones Congratulations to Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand’s Bang Pakong Combined Cycle (Units 1-2 Replacement) Power Project team for achieving two important milestones in recent months, despite varying challenges brought about by COVID-19 restrictions. In April, the project met the milestone for back energization […]
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Thailand’s Energy Ministry plans to buy solar energy generated by public under new project The Energy Ministry aims to launch a new public solar energy project with an annual target of 50 megawatts and the pilot phase to be completed in 60 days, Minister Sonthirat Sonthijirawong said. “The ministry will work with the Electricity Generating […]
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