Households may soon be powered by nuclear energy as the Philippines gears up for the safe utilization of nuclear energy for power generation, according to Energy Secretary Raphael Lotilla. Lotilla sai…
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Highly attractive investment’: Shell hails start-up of Malaysia offshore project
UK supermajor Shell has hailed the Jerun gas field offshore Malaysia that came on stream earlier this week as a “highly attractive investment”. Shell has a 30% interest in SapuraOMV Upstream’s Block S…
India and Sri Lanka discuss initiatives to enhance energy connectivity
In a significant diplomatic exchange, President Ranil Wickremesinghe and Indian External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar led bilateral discussions at the President’s House today (20). The joint ene…
World interest grows in nuke power generation in Sri Lanka
In the backdrop of the government evolving legislation to regulate nuclear power generation and the Sri Lanka Atomic Energy Board (SLAEB) getting ready to call for Expression of Interest from prospect…
How Energy Efficiency Can Power Bangladesh’s Future
Bangladesh’s appetite for energy has grown manifold on the back of its economic boom over the past couple of decades. Imported liquefied natural gas (LNG) had earlier been viewed as a cost-effective s…
Energy, Sustainability & Resilience: Lessons From Bhutan & Bangladesh
While hiking this past November to Chumphu Nye Temple in Bhutan, a kingdom of 780,000 perched between China and India, I noted power lines all along our three-mile walk. Nature in all directions — and…
State power firm consumed 1 million metric tons of biomass last year in effort to reduce coal usage: ‘This technology offers plenty of benefits’
In an exciting move toward cleaner energy, Indonesia’s state-owned power company, Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN), consumed a whopping 1 million metric tons (1.1 million tons) of biomass to gene…
Electricity exports propel Laos to trade surplus, marking record growth
Laos has recorded a significant surge in its annual trade, reaching a total value of over US$15.5 billion in 2023. The figures, released by the Lao Trade Portal, highlight a 3.5 per cent increase comp…
India to import 10,000 MW of hydroelectricity from Nepal over 10 years
Nepal and India signed a power trade agreement on Thursday for Kathmandu to export 10,000 megawatts (MW) of hydroelectricity to India over the next 10 years, officials said, in a deal they hope will d…
Philippines wants to start new energy exploration projects in South China Sea
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said his country is working to resolve “exploration issues” in the South China Sea so it could start new energy exploration projects in the resourc…