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April 27, 2026
ASEAN Weekly: Malaysia delays carbon tax rollout; Southeast Asia speeds up sustainable fuel expansion
This week in ASEAN, sustainability developments reflected rising energy security pressures alongside policy recalibration and accelerating industrial transition.
April 27, 2026Vietnam’s race to go nuclear leaves villagers in limbo
Vietnam wants to open its first nuclear power plant by 2031, but experts question the timeline and villagers fear for their livelihoods.
April 24, 2026Hanoi rolls out phased low-emission zone plan, boosting e-scooter demand
Hanoi will launch a pilot low-emission zone (LEZ) on July 1, aiming to curb air pollution, ease congestion, and accelerate the transition to green mobility by restricting petrol-powered motorcycles and certain high-emission vehicles in central areas.
April 24, 2026Fossil fuel subsidies and high costs stall energy transition across rural Indonesia
Research by the Center of Economic and Law Studies (Celios) and Greenpeace shows the number of villages across Indonesia using solar energy among households declined by more than a quarter between 2021 and 2024.
April 23, 2026Singapore updates sustainability playbook for food manufacturers amid export pressures
Enterprise Singapore's updated sustainability playbook sets 2030 targets of 15–25% energy and water intensity cuts for the sector's 1,500+ companies, whose SGD 11.2 billion in sales are 65% export-dependent.
April 23, 2026Taiwan firms must factor energy risk into Southeast Asia investments, legal experts say
Baker McKenzie advisors say energy and power reliability are now board-level M&A considerations for Taiwanese companies expanding in Vietnam, Thailand, and Malaysia—with deal structures being rewritten to absorb fuel price volatility.
April 23, 2026Geopolitics and power pricing are rewriting investment decisions in the $800 billion data center boom
Energy prices and access to electricity are increasingly becoming key considerations for companies when selecting data center locations.
April 23, 2026Malaysia delays carbon tax as energy prices rise, prioritizes carbon market framework
Rising global energy prices are pressuring decarbonization efforts. Malaysia’s Minister of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability said on April 21 that Malaysia will delay a carbon tax on industries to ease business cost pressures.
April 22, 2026The Iran war shows why Indonesia must accelerate its energy transition
Indonesia seeks to shield society from inflation while managing the fiscal deficit. The immediate policy responses must not detract from the country’s paramount transition toward renewable energy.
April 22, 2026RECCESSARY webinar: CBAM enforcement and green power gaps put Thailand, Vietnam manufacturers on the clock
Vietnam's EU steel exposure is 18x Thailand's, and factories using CBAM default values face EUR 616,000 more per 10,000-tonne shipment by 2030. RECCESSARY's webinar recap covers verified data infrastructure, CN code mapping, and DPPA execution risks.