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November 06, 2025
ASEAN’s energy leap: Malaysia hands over chairmanship as Timor-Leste joins, putting regional energy transition to test
After more than a decade, ASEAN has officially welcomed a new member. Timor-Leste, located between Australia and Indonesia, joined this year as ASEAN’s 11th member state.
November 05, 2025Banpu Next, SolarBK expand rooftop solar in Vietnam’s industrial parks
Banpu Next has teamed up with SolarBK and Thai developer Amata to install rooftop solar systems in Long Thanh and Halong industrial parks.
November 05, 2025DHL opens first green warehousing hub in Thailand to drive sustainable supply chains
DHL Supply Chain opened its first sustainable logistics center in Thailand in October, fully powered by on-site solar systems.
November 04, 2025Singapore to build largest green data center park to drive low-carbon innovation
Singapore has announced plans to build its largest-ever low-carbon data centre park and expand investments in clean energy technologies such as green hydrogen, green ammonia, and carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS).
October 31, 2025Hydropower replaces diesel in Eastern Indonesia, cutting costs by over 85%
Indonesia is ramping up efforts to replace diesel-fired generators with small hydropower facilities. On Oct. 30, two new power plants in East Nusa Tenggara and West Papua were inaugurated, while another broke ground on the same day.
October 30, 2025Taiwan solar firms tap ASEAN self-generation market to cut electricity costs
Taiwanese solar PV companies at Energy Taiwan 2025 expressed optimism about the self-generation market in ASEAN and are actively seeking opportunities for expansion and collaboration.
October 30, 2025Will Trump’s funding cuts hurt the future of America’s energy grid?
The Trump administration’s widespread cancellation and freezing of clean energy funding is also hitting essential work to improve the nation’s power grid.
October 27, 2025U.S., Malaysia and Thailand ink critical minerals pacts to strengthen supply chains
U.S. President Donald Trump attended the ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur on Oct. 26, where he signed critical minerals agreements with Thailand and Malaysia.
October 23, 2025With IMO carbon pricing on hold, which fuel will lead shipping’s transition?
The delay in carbon pricing offers shipping companies a brief policy breather. Still, with decarbonization on track, the industry must decide how to move forward on alternative fuels.
October 23, 2025From coal to clean: Ember urges Indonesia to green its nickel industry
Indonesia sits at the heart of the global clean energy transition, supplying nearly half of the world’s nickel reserves essential for electric vehicle batteries. Yet the country’s processing boom remains powered by captive coal.