Governments across Southeast Asia are eyeing nuclear energy to fuel rapid growth while also meeting ambitious climate goals. But critics say they should instead be focusing on exploiting abundant rene…
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Philippines: Sleeping giant in power generation awakens
Energy gold rush At the heart of this energy gold rush is the 797-megawatt Caliraya-Botocan-Kalayaan (CBK) hydropower complex in Laguna. The system, first energised in 1983, is South-east Asia’s…
Cambodia’s High-Income Future Is Nuclear
Prime Minister Hun Manet is two years into his tenure, and he will have challenges to confront. His predecessor led the nation out of genocide, and brought it extraordinary development. During his dec…
3 ways Asia can bridge the energy divide
Asia stands at pivotal crossroads in its energy journey, grappling with the dual pressures of economic development and decarbonization. In a region that is heavily reliant on coal for power generation…
Southeast Asia looks to nuclear power to supercharge its energy transition
Southeast Asia’s only nuclear power plant, completed four decades ago in Bataan, about 40 miles from the Philippine capital Manila, was built in the 1970s but left idle due to safety concerns and corr…
Vietnam-Russia nuclear energy deal signed
Russia and Vietnam signed a memorandum of understanding on developing nuclear energy cooperation during a two-day visit by the Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin to Hanoi for talks with Vietname…
Vietnam and Russia sign an agreement to expand cooperation on nuclear energy
Vietnam and Russia inked Tuesday an agreement to boost cooperation on nuclear energy during Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin’s two-day visit to Hanoi. The Southeast Asian country has been tryi…
Pertamina develops geothermal beyond energy with agricultural byproducts
Pertamina Geothermal Energy continues to develop byproducts from geothermal power generation to support agriculture near their operating fields. State-owned PT Pertamina Geothermal Energy (PGEO) conti…
Chinese-built hydropower station lights up homes of remote Lao village, dreams of prosperity
In today’s world, green has become the defining color of the New Era in China, with green development emerging as a significant feature of Chinese modernization. Green development, which seeks t…
Understanding the opportunities and challenges in Cambodia’s LNG ambitions
Over the past two decades, rapid economic growth and electrification have driven substantial changes in Cambodia’s electricity system. Although the country has historically relied on oil, hydropower, …