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Energy, Transport & Building
July 15, 2025
Singapore selects 3 companies for CCS feasibility studies in power sector
On July 14, the Singapore government announced that three companies, Keppel, PacificLight Power (PLP), and YTL PowerSeraya, have been awarded funding to conduct CCS feasibility studies.
July 14, 2025Sarawak Premier plans to reshape Petros into sovereign wealth fund
Sarawak Premier Abang Johari Tun Openg is looking to follow in Singapore’s footsteps by transforming state-owned oil and gas company Petros into a sovereign wealth fund that can drive economic diversification and growth.
July 14, 2025Locally developed inverter set to boost Thailand’s rooftop solar market
To encourage local development in the solar power sector, the Thai government plans to support mass production of a homegrown solar inverter developed by a local electrician. The initial production target is set at 100,000 units.
July 11, 2025Indonesia tests shows blood mercury rising at ground zero of world energy transition
Pathology results from a sample size of 46 people living near Indonesia’s Weda Bay Industrial Estate (IWIP) showed a large share in the community around the nickel-processing center had unsafe levels of arsenic and mercury in blood samples.
July 09, 2025How a carbon levy on global shipping could hit Australia’s biggest exporters
Moving people and things around the world by sea has a big climate impact. The shipping industry produces almost 3% of global greenhouse gas emissions – roughly the same as Germany.
July 07, 2025Vietnam aligns with global aviation climate standards from 2026
The Vietnamese government has committed to join the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA), a global climate initiative aimed at reducing carbon emissions from international flights.
July 07, 2025Chart: Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ blows U.S. emissions goal by 7 billion tonnes
President Donald Trump’s dismantling of climate policy means the US will add an extra 7bn tonnes of emissions to the atmosphere from now until 2030, compared to meeting its former climate pledge under the Paris Agreement.
July 04, 2025RECCESSARY signs MOU with VCEA to establish data sharing platform
RECCESSARY—the green energy and carbon intelligence platform under research firm InfoLink—announced on July 4 that it had signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Vietnam Clean Energy Association (VCEA).
July 02, 2025Vietnam sets offshore wind rates, eyes first project launch by end of 2025
Vietnam's Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) has unveiled a pricing framework for offshore wind power, setting regional ceiling tariffs ranging from VND 3,078.9 to VND 3,975.1 per kWh (approx. USD 0.12–0.15).
July 01, 2025Indonesia’s 10 GW renewables goal at risk as PLN faces criticism over slow progress
Indonesia’s energy transition is progressing slower than anticipated, with experts pointing to the inefficiency of state-owned utility PLN and fragmented policies that are limiting the number of bankable projects.