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April 18, 2024
Viettel inaugurates largest green data center in Vietnam
Vietnamese telecommunications firm Viettel has announced the opening of a data center in Hoa Lac Tech Park, Hanoi. The company said the Hoa Lac Data Center has over 2,400 racks across 21,000 square meters of floor space, with a total capacity of 30 MW.
April 18, 2024Thailand gears up for Climate Change Act amidst optimism and skepticism
Thailand is preparing to introduce the Climate Change Act. Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Rachata Phisitbanakorn, mentioned in a seminar this month that the law may come into effect this year.
April 17, 2024Singapore pursues low-carbon methanol development to lead maritime fuel innovation
Singapore, as the world's largest maritime fuel supply center, is actively developing alternative fuels in response to the global net-zero trend. According to State for Sustainability and the Environment, Singapore is confident in supplying 1 million tons
April 17, 2024Vietnam’s major manufacturing city aims to establish first green economic zone
Vietnam’s Haiphong city government focused on sustainable economy with its proposal of “Southern Coastal Economic Zone” (EZ) and aims to become Vietnam's first green economic zone.
April 17, 2024SBTi releases an official clarification to its Scope 3 statement
Considering the recent controversies surrounding the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) changing its stance on offsetting Scope 3 emissions, the Board of Trustees has issued an additional clarification to its initial statement.
April 17, 2024Solar Philippines’ joint venture partner secures loan for Indonesia's largest solar farm
Energy firm Solar Philippines announced that its Jakarta-based partner has secured a loan to finance the largest ground-mounted solar project in Indonesia.
April 16, 2024Green investment resumes growth in Southeast Asia, but falls short of emission reduction targets
Green transformation investment in Southeast Asia has resumed growth, increasing significantly by 20% in 2023. However, it remains far from sufficient to achieve emissions reduction goals.
April 16, 2024Malaysia establishes Energy Exchange Malaysia for cross-border trading of green power
The Malaysian government has agreed to set up the Energy Exchange Malaysia (Enegem) to facilitate cross-border trading of green electricity to neighboring countries.
April 16, 2024Frasers Property works with SP Group to install solar panels across seven properties
Frasers Property is collaborating with SP Group to install nearly 4,500 square meters of solar panels across seven of its retail and commercial properties in Singapore. This is the largest single solarization rollout for retail malls in the country.
April 16, 2024Vietnam plans to boost rooftop solar with surplus power wholesale mechanism
The Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade held a meeting to discuss “The draft of rooftop solar power stimulus package” on Apr. 10. Minister Nguyen Hong Dien revealed that surplus electricity can be sold to power companies for financial gain.