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German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier visited Thailand from January 24th to 26th and met with Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin. Both sides pledged to strengthen trade cooperation and expand investment in clean energy and EV.

Bac Lieu Province, known as Vietnam’s shrimp farming hub, shrimp farmers saved up to 30% of their monthly electricity bills after installing solar panel systems.

According to the latest report from IEA, global electricity demand from data centers, cryptocurrencies and artificial intelligence could more than double over the next three years, equivalent to Germany’s entire power needs.

U.S. Under Secretary Jose W. Fernandez announced in his visit to Vietnam on Jan. 26 that 15 U.S. firms are prepared to invest in Vietnam, with a total amount of 8 billion USD, and most of the investment would focus on clean energy infrastructure.

Effecting the energy transition is no simple matter, however. Large-scale deployment of renewables requires enormous investment. Yet in ASEAN, as in developing countries elsewhere, such projects face a range of problems.

The Ministry of Energy Transition and Public Utilities in Malaysia, through the SEDA, has approved the development for the implementation of 22 renewable energy projects from biogas and biomass, with a total capacity of 36.534 MW.

Wind and Solar capacity in the ASEAN region increased by 20% in 2023, bringing the total to over 28 GW. According to a new report from Global Energy Monitor (GEM), the technologies now account 9% of electricity generating capacity in ASEAN countries.

Local governments in the Philippines are promoting green energy and sustainable development. The Iloilo City government has tapped solar power to meet at least one-third of its around 200 KW daily demand.

The public hearing on the Energy Ministry’s Utility Green Tariff (UGT) project is expected to be held this month, with the tariff anticipated to be implemented in February, as announced by Thailand’s Energy Minister Pirapan Salirathavibhaga on Jan 15.

French energy startup New World Wind has developed the “WindTree”, a tree-shaped turbine equipped with micro-wind turbines called Aeroleaf Hybrid. These leaves keep rotating to capture the air and solar panels absorb sunlight just below the leaves.