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July 29, 2025

ASEAN’s first cross-border wind project Monsoon starts powering Vietnam

After more than a decade of negotiations, Laos’ first and ASEAN’s largest onshore wind project, the Monsoon Wind Power Project, has officially started transmitting electricity to Vietnam as of July.
July 29, 2025

FiT disputes, delayed DPPA undermine investor confidence in Vietnam

The Vietnamese government is facing mounting challenges in its renewable energy sector. A year after announcing the Direct Power Purchase Agreement (DPPA) framework, no implementable projects have materialized.
July 29, 2025

UN: Five reasons why switching to renewables is ‘smart economics’

The global energy transition is now “unstoppable” due to “smart economics”, UN secretary-general António Guterres has said in an online speech titled: “A moment of opportunity.”
July 29, 2025

Burning, burying and banning: Indonesia’s cities struggle to manage their garbage

Indonesia’s garbage crisis is growing, with illegal dumping and unmanaged waste threatening communities, tourism, and ecosystems — as seen in the unsanctioned disposal of nearly 200 truckloads of trash near a popular beach in Yogyakarta.
July 28, 2025

Indonesia eyes domestic solar demand to offset potential U.S. tariff fallout

As the U.S. weighs tightening trade actions against Chinese solar companies for alleged circumvention of duties, Indonesian solar firms believe domestic demand could absorb potential losses from decreased exports.
July 28, 2025

ICJ: What the world court’s landmark opinion means for climate change

The highest court of the UN has issued a landmark “advisory opinion” stating that nations can be held legally accountable for their greenhouse-gas emissions.
July 25, 2025

Philippine coal power generation declines for the first time in 17 years

Coal-fired power in the Philippines has dropped for the first time in nearly two decades, according to the Independent Electricity Market Operator of the Philippines (IEMOP).
July 25, 2025

Can Malaysia’s AI data centers go green?

A wave of AI server farms is turning Malaysia into Southeast Asia’s digital epicentre, but their high energy use could derail the country’s climate goals.
July 24, 2025

AI tool maps 1800 MW rooftop solar potential in the Philippines

The Philippines’ Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities (ICSC), a local non-governmental think tank, has used artificial intelligence (AI) to estimate national rooftop solar capacity with an impressive 90% average accuracy.
July 24, 2025

How China’s LNG growth is shaping Southeast Asian energy plans

The surge in long-term liquified natural gas contracts from China is sustaining regional production and prolonging fossil fuel dependency.
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