RECCESSARY

This week in Southeast Asia, renewable energy, carbon markets, and green industry investment take center stage.

With the European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) entering into force and electricity demand from data centers rising rapidly, ASEAN is approaching a critical inflection point in its sustainability transition in 2026.

This week in ASEAN, the Philippine government has stepped up oversight of more than 200 power infrastructure projects nationwide, including the Terra Solar project, with its first phase set to start commercial operations in the first quarter. Meanwhile, t

This week in Southeast Asia, renewable energy, carbon governance, and marine sustainability take center stage. Indonesia’s Danantara fund backs PLN to speed up green projects, while the government cracks down on illegal palm oil and mining.

This week in ASEAN, Google signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Japan’s Shizen Energy to support carbon-free data centers in Malaysia, while Vietnam approved hybrid vehicle tax cuts set to take effect in 2026.

This week’s major ASEAN energy developments include Malaysia’s Sarawak state officially launching cross-state power transmission to Sabah, laying the groundwork for the future export of up to 1 GW of green electricity to Singapore.

Singapore-based sustainability consultancy Saxon Renewables’ grouped EV-charging carbon project, EVolve, has been officially registered under Verra and is planning regional expansion.

Philippine renewable energy developer Citicore Renewable Energy Corporation (CREC) has inaugurated the country’s first baseload solar power plant, Citicore Solar (CS) Batangas 1.