Malaysia is in talks with richer nations, hoping to follow its neighbours Indonesia and Vietnam in striking a finance deal to transition away from polluting coal power towards more renewable energy, t…
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Monsoon wind farm, Laos
The Monsoon wind farm is a 600MW onshore wind project being developed in the southern part of Laos. It is the first and the largest wind farm to be developed in the country and the first cross-border …
Largest Danish investors to invest $5 billion in Philippines offshore wind farms
A group of largest Danish investors are planning to invest approximately $5 billion in the offshore wind farms in the Philippines, according to the Ambassador of Denmark to the Philippines Franz-Micha…
China’s RM170b investment: A game-changer for Malaysia’s economy
China’s commitment to invest a record RM170 billion in Malaysia is set to provide a massive boost to our economy for years to come. The investment follows 19 memoranda of understanding (MoUs) si…
World Bank approves $1.25B loan for greener Bangladesh
The World Bank approved $1.25 billion in financing for three projects to help Bangladesh achieve greener and more resilient development. The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved the loan…
Vietnam to host ASEAN’s largest forum on renewable energy
The Adora Center in Ho Chi Minh City will host the event, considered a unique platform to bring together the main wind farm operators, turbine and component manufacturers, grid operators, investors, a…
Making the IMF Work for Sri Lankans
The government of Sri Lanka is negotiating a large conditional loan from the IMF. A formal agreement is likely to be signed within weeks once all the main creditors provide the IMF with adequate assur…
Philippines Proposes Partnership With US, India for Building Digital Public Infrastructure
Philippines Parliament Speaker Ferdinand Martin G Romualdez, on Saturday, has proposed a partnership among the Philippines, the United States (US), and India in building a digital public infrastructur…
ChatGPT sparks AI investment bonanza
The artificial intelligence (AI) gold rush is truly underway. After the release last November of ChatGPT — a game-changing content-generating platform — by research and development company OpenAI, sev…
ACEN to build $1 billion wind project in Laos
This content was originally published by The Philippine Star following its editorial guidelines. Philstar.com hosts its content but has no editorial control over it. MANILA, Philippines — ACEN Corp. a…