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Retail Asia28/03/2019

It’s been over one year and a half since Apple first announced AirPower, the infamous wireless charging pad which still hasn’t been released, despite the promise of a launch during 2018. Reports and rumors about the status of AirPower have been floating around for months, with many now speculating that Apple will announce it sometime […]

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Retail Asia21/03/2019

If a huge battery is the most important feature you want on a new smartphone, you are in luck. Motorola has started accepting pre-orders for the Moto G7 Power. The phone’s claim to fame is the 5000mAh battery that Motorola says will keep the phone running as long as three days on a single charge. […]

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Retail Asia09/01/2019

Malaysian state oil company Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) started trial runs at the crude distillation unit (CDU) for a joint-venture refinery with Saudi Aramco in Malaysia last week, two sources with knowledge of the matter said this week. The move marks a major milestone for the US$2.7 billion (RM11 billion) project known as Rapid – […]

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Retail Asia08/01/2019

PV Power, the country’s second largest power producer, will list on the Ho Chi Minh bourse this month with a market capitalization of $1.5 billion. The Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE) has approved that the firm lists 2.34 billion shares (trading code POW) on January 14 at VND14,900 (64 cents) per share. This would […]

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Retail Asia07/01/2019

The government Thursday reaffirmed Vietnam’s desire for a greener energy mix amid the risk of a power deficiency. Environment-friendly coal- and gas-fueled and renewable power plants would make up the mix. While Vietnam faces “obvious risks of an energy shortage in the coming years … it will not sacrifice the environment for economic growth,” Deputy […]

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Retail Asia02/01/2019

Samsung Heavy Industries said Monday that it has clinched a deal worth 210 billion won ($189 million) to build a liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier. The contract, with a European shipper, calls for Samsung Heavy to deliver the vessel by March 2021, the company said in a regulatory filing. With the latest contract, Samsung Heavy […]

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Retail Asia06/12/2018

Vietnam’s new feed-in tariffs are attracting great interest in wind power, but investors are concerned about grid connection and purchase agreements. The new feed-in tariffs (FIT) are expected to be attractive to domestic and foreign investors, Tommaso Rovatti Studihard, South East Asia sales director for wind power developer Vestas Asia Pacific said. The government recently […]

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Retail Asia06/12/2018

Prime Minister Vietnam Nguyen Xuan Phuc has ordered agencies to ensure that the country won’t suffer power shortages in 2019. The Prime Minister has communicated this to relevant agencies several times, Mai Tien Dung, Minister and Chairman of the Government Office, said at the government’s regular press conference on Monday. The communiqués have instructed the […]

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Retail Asia05/12/2018

The ongoing coal shortage could lead to power cuts in Vietnam early next year, Vietnam Electricity (EVN) has warned. The national power utility said in a recent report to Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung that the country will need over 54 million tons of coal for electricity production next year, of which 43.4 million […]

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Retail Asia24/10/2018

Tokyo Gas is interested in cooperating with Vietnam’s PetroVietnam Power Corp (PV Power) to develop a natural gas-fired power project in the Southeast Asian country. On Friday, PV Power’s parent said that Tokyo Gas wants to help secure long-term liquefied natural gas supplies and funds for the construction of the Nhon Trach 3 & 4 […]

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Retail Asia12/10/2018

Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Do Thang Hai said Friday that national utility Vietnam Electricity (EVN) might need to cover an incurred cost of VND20.73 trillion ($892.18 million) between 2018 and 2019. This include incurred costs of VND5.48 trillion ($235.92 million) this year and projected costs of VND15.25 trillion ($668 million) next year, Hai […]

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Retail Asia12/06/2017

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The largest Chinese power company “China Huadian Corporation” has the opportunity to invest in power plants in Indonesia. “The Chinese firm wants to invest in our power plants. I have suggested that it should find a good local partner,” Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Ignatius Jonan informed us in Beijing on Thursday night. According to […]

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Retail Asia17/05/2017

The electricity industry must improve its management and technology to reduce losses in the transmission grid as well as eradicate power stealing, which are very serious in rural and remote areas, delegates heard at a seminar in Con Dao Island in the southern province of Ba Ria – Vung Tau. Viet Nam is ranked 88th […]

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Retail Asia03/05/2017

The Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry and Denmark’s Development Cooperation Ministry launched on Tuesday a map pinpointing the wind power potential for electrification in Indonesia. Denmark Development Cooperation Minister Ulla Tørnæs said this was part of a six-month cooperative engagement between the two governments, during which they exchanged their experiences in developing renewable energy sources […]

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Retail Asia20/03/2017

The Vietnam High Efficiency Software Corporation (VHES) on Thursday launched its Head End System (HES) software to be used to manage the city’s smart electricity grid. The software, which uses Vietnamese-made chips, is intermediate software that VHES developed based on the Integrated Circuit Design Research and Education Center’s research project. VHES is the first high-tech […]

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Retail Asia31/01/2017

Consumer spending will continue to grow at a healthy pace in 2017 as the country moves quickly toward a consumption-driven economy, analysts have said. Market observers estimated the country’s consumption will grow at an annual rate of 10 percent in 2016 and 2017, a key driver of overall growth eclipsing investment and exports. Consumption has […]

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Retail Asia24/01/2017

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has not yet decided to adjust power tariffs this year and has been calculating basic prices, the ministry yesterday announced at an electricity production cost conference in Hà Nội. The ministry said that EVN is required to build a basic price for the year of 2017 based on […]

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Retail Asia20/11/2016

Consumers can look forward to shopping for electricity the way they choose a phone plan. Electricity retailers are preparing a buffet of options for consumers, as the Energy Market Authority (EMA) plans to fully open up the electricity retail market to competition in the second half of 2018. For the eco-conscious, there will be plans […]

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Retail Asia15/11/2016

OpenHydro, the tidal turbines business of French naval defence group DCNS, will seek to deploy 300 MW of tidal energy capacity in Indonesia by 2023 under a new partnership with local sector player PT AIR. OpenHydro said this week it has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with PT AIR to create an alliance […]

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Retail Asia29/10/2015

Sunseap unveiled its first marketing campaign simply titled, “SAVE” in line with the company’s launch of their clean energy retail offering. Sunseap conducted extensive surveys, and “SAVE” reflects the insights of many individuals’ and corporations’ desire to help protect the environment and fight climate change and save in the process of doing so – a […]

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