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The Philippines would need 52.83 GW of renewable energy capacity by 2040, following the Department of Energy (DOE)’s increase of the renewable portfolio standard (RPS) to 2.52%.

Training projects are benefiting the renewable energy sectors of Belt and Road countries. In the autumn of 2023, 18 Filipino students, with ages ranging from 17 to 22, came to China to start a course in “new energy engineering”.

"Greenflation" has become a factor to countries in Southeast Asia, including Indonesia and Vietnam, in lowering their commitments to renewable energy targets. Meanwhile, in Malaysia, the weakening currency is hindering the funding for decarbonization effo

Indonesia’s strategic location along the Pacific Ring of Fire endows it with approximately 40% of the global geothermal reserves. Despite having a geothermal generation capacity of around 24 GW, limited demand has hindered investment attraction. As a resu

Thai state-owned oil and gas firm PTT and Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Asia Pacific have started a collaborative pre-feasibility study into utilizing 100% ammonia in gas turbine power generation in Thailand.

The U.S. has signed a $500 million deal to promote green exports to Vietnam, the source of the country's third-largest trade deficit and a quickly rising manufacturing alternative to China.

Vietnam's National Power Development Plan 8 places "flexible power resources" on the national energy structure for the first time. The market potential attracting investment from Finnish major developer, Wartsila.

The Thai government's green energy project has sparked concerns about agricultural land justice, with some villagers protesting forced land acquisition.

ACEN, a subsidiary of the Ayala Group, has collaborated with US-based BrightNight to construct 1 GW of renewable energy portfolio in the Philippines. The Philippine firm said the renewables portfolio will entail an investment of $1.2 billion over the next

The International Finance Corporation, a member of the World Bank Group, and Siam Commercial Bank of Thailand have decided to provide a green loan to Thailand's renewable energy company, Sermsang Palang Ngan (SPN), totaling approximately 64 million USD.