Singapore’s PUB plans launch of inaugural green bonds
The Public Utilities Board (PUB) will launch its inaugural green bonds by the end of August 2022,...
Read MoreAugust 22, 2022 | Key Developments, Singapore
The Public Utilities Board (PUB) will launch its inaugural green bonds by the end of August 2022,...
Read MoreAugust 22, 2022 | Key Developments, Thailand
The Ministry of Transport (MOT) is seeking foreign loans to finance the construction of two upcoming bridges in the provinces of Pattalung and Krabi in Thailand. The first bridge will be located over the Songkhla Lake and will...
Read MoreAugust 22, 2022 | Key Developments, Malaysia
The Ministry of Works (KKR) has earmarked a budget of RM1.8 billion for the maintenance and repair of federal roads across Malaysia during 2022. Out of the total amount, RM66.08 million will be spent on roads in Pahang, RM60.9...
Read MoreAugust 22, 2022 | Key Developments, Philippines
The Luzon International Premiere Airport Development Corporation (LIPAD) has awarded Professional Operations and Maintenance Experts Incorporated (PROMEI) and Philippine DCS Development Corporation (PDDC) energy efficiency and...
Read MoreAugust 21, 2022 | Urban Infrastructure
In 1993, Cambodia was rebuilding after thecivil war. The water situation across the country was abysmal with almost no drinking water available. The shortage in the capital Phnom Penh was also severe. The city had a network of...
Read MoreAugust 17, 2022 | Key Developments, Malaysia
Malaysia’s total renewable energy (RE) installed capacity has reached 23 per cent as of August...
Read MoreAugust 17, 2022 | Key Developments, Thailand
Energy Absolute Public Limited Company (EA), an electric vehicle (EV) developer, plans to trial...
Read MoreAugust 17, 2022 | Key Developments, Vietnam
Japan-based JERA, a joint venture (JV) company comprising TEPCO Fuel & Power and Chubu Electric Power, has acquired a 35 per cent stake in Vietnam-based Gia Lai Electricity (GEC), a renewable energy (RE) firm. The...
Read MoreAugust 17, 2022 | Key Developments, Lao People's Democratic Republic (PDR)
Work has started on a USD69.2 million solar photovoltaic (PV) solar photovoltaic and a 115 kV transmission line in the Attapeu province in Laos. The Solar Attapeu Power Project (SAPP) will have a total installed capacity of 50...
Read MoreAugust 17, 2022 | Key Developments, Malaysia
China-based Longi Green Energy Technology Company Limited (Longi) has delivered modules for a 9 MWp solar photovoltaic (PV) car canopy system in Malaysia. The order was placed by Pekat Solar while MFP Solar is the...
Read MoreAugust 15, 2022 | Communications
More than 1 million kilometres of submarine cables traversing the ocean floor, each about as wide as a garden hose, transmit up to 99 percent of international data, underpinning global trade and communication. This vital digital...
Read MoreAugust 12, 2022 | Key Developments, Vietnam
The Government of Vietnam will require annual investment between USD8 billion and USD14 billion...
Read MoreAugust 12, 2022 | Key Developments, Vietnam
The Ministry of Transport (MoT) of Vietnam has approved renovation and upgradation plans for the...
Read MoreAugust 12, 2022 | Key Developments, Philippines
The Light Rail Administrator Transit Authority (LRTA) is lacking sufficient funds to finance the construction of three passenger stations under the LRT Line 2 west extension project in the Philippines. The agency so far has only...
Read MoreAugust 12, 2022 | Indonesia, Key Developments
Ridership on the Greater Jakarta public transport systems has recorded a 330 per cent increase as...
Read MoreAugust 12, 2022 | Key Developments, Philippines
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) has signed an agreement with the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) to co-locate its facilities inside the NGCP infrastructure for the...
Read MoreAugust 12, 2022 | Key Developments, Malaysia
Ranhill Solar I Sdn Bhd (RSI), a subsidiary of Ranhill Utilities Bhd, has secured a four-year extension of a power purchase agreement (PPA) for its 50MW large-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) plant in Perak, Malaysia. The solar...
Read MoreAugust 12, 2022 | Energy
The International Renewable Energy Agency has released a new report titled “Renewable Power Generation Costs in 2021” which mentions in detail the cost trends of different renewable energy technologies. The report also mentions...
Read MoreAugust 11, 2022 | First Person
As a small land constrained nation, Singapore is heavily dependent on imports for meeting its...
Read MoreAugust 11, 2022 | Urban Infrastructure
Rail transport comprises operational mass rapid transit (MRT) systems, light rail transit (LRT) systems, and commuter rail systems. While there have been rapid changes in urban transport in Southeast Asia (SEA) in recent...
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