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July 29, 2025
FiT disputes, delayed DPPA undermine investor confidence in Vietnam
The Vietnamese government is facing mounting challenges in its renewable energy sector. A year after announcing the Direct Power Purchase Agreement (DPPA) framework, no implementable projects have materialized.
July 29, 2025UN: Five reasons why switching to renewables is ‘smart economics’
The global energy transition is now “unstoppable” due to “smart economics”, UN secretary-general António Guterres has said in an online speech titled: “A moment of opportunity.”
July 29, 2025Burning, burying and banning: Indonesia’s cities struggle to manage their garbage
Indonesia’s garbage crisis is growing, with illegal dumping and unmanaged waste threatening communities, tourism, and ecosystems — as seen in the unsanctioned disposal of nearly 200 truckloads of trash near a popular beach in Yogyakarta.
July 28, 2025Indonesia eyes domestic solar demand to offset potential U.S. tariff fallout
As the U.S. weighs tightening trade actions against Chinese solar companies for alleged circumvention of duties, Indonesian solar firms believe domestic demand could absorb potential losses from decreased exports.
July 25, 2025Can Malaysia’s AI data centers go green?
A wave of AI server farms is turning Malaysia into Southeast Asia’s digital epicentre, but their high energy use could derail the country’s climate goals.
July 24, 2025AI tool maps 1800 MW rooftop solar potential in the Philippines
The Philippines’ Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities (ICSC), a local non-governmental think tank, has used artificial intelligence (AI) to estimate national rooftop solar capacity with an impressive 90% average accuracy.
July 24, 2025How China’s LNG growth is shaping Southeast Asian energy plans
The surge in long-term liquified natural gas contracts from China is sustaining regional production and prolonging fossil fuel dependency.
July 23, 2025Analysis: China’s clean-energy exports in 2024 alone will cut overseas CO2 by 1%
China’s exports of clean-energy technologies such as solar panels, batteries and electric vehicles are increasingly helping to cut emissions in other countries.
July 22, 2025Vietnam’s Hoa Sen cuts cooling costs by 30% with solar integration
To strengthen its green competitiveness, Vietnamese steel giant Hoa Sen Group has partnered with Singapore’s SP Group to deploy a Cooling-as-a-Service (CaaS) system, combined with rooftop solar power.
July 18, 2025U.S. solar tariff barriers may expand to Laos, Indonesia, India with new trade petition
On July 16, the American Alliance for Solar Manufacturing Trade Committee (AASMT) filed a new petition with the U.S. Department of Commerce requesting anti-dumping (AD) and countervailing duties (CVD) investigations.