solar power

Retail Asia28/02/2022

The solar power capacity planned by Vietnam for 2031-2045 is “too high” should be reduced to give space for wind power, the government says. In a communiqué issued by the Government Office Saturday, Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh said the capacity for solar power set in the Power Development Master Plan VIII for the […]

Retail Asia14/10/2020

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The largest solar farm in Southeast Asia has been commissioned in Vietnam’s central province of Ninh Thuan. The 450 megawatt Trung Nam Thuan Nam Solar Power Plant, which spreads over an area of nearly 560 hectares in Thuan Nam District, went on stream on Monday evening, 102 days after construction began in mid-May. Built by […]

Retail Asia04/12/2019

UOB is pushing solar power usage by offering various financing solutions linked to solar-powered equipment for both business owners and individuals. Businesses and individuals in Singapore seeking to adopt solar energy can choose from the bank’s three selected local partners: SolarGy, SolarPVExchange and Sunseap Group. The partners will provide service across installation, commissioning, operations and aftersales. […]

Retail Asia28/01/2019

Member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations are on a path to transform their power landscapes as energy demand continues to rise to match the region’s economic growth potential, a power management company said this week. “In the pursuit of a robust digital economy, Asean is heralding in an era of unprecedented innovation […]

Retail Asia10/12/2018

The investment rush in solar energy could end up testing Vietnam’s weak power infrastructure, experts say. They say that both transmission capacity and the ability of grids to absorb the energy produced by new projects are suspect, as of now. The 9.35 U.S. cents per kWh Feed in Tariff (FIT) for solar power in Vietnam […]

Retail Asia01/11/2018

Hanwha Group has been striving to make the solar business its future growth engine since it first entered the industry in 2010, and that hard work is starting to pay off. Hanwha Q Cells, the group’s solar cell producer, is now one of the largest manufacturers in the industry, but competition is getting much tougher. […]

18/10/2018

The government is working towards implementing a pollution charge for single-use plastics which will be imposed on fixed premises at a rate of 20 sen or higher, to be determined by state governments through local councils. They include premises such as hypermarkets, supermarkets, department stores, convenience stores, fast food restaurants, petrol station convenience store, chain […]

Retail Asia03/10/2018

Bach Khoa solar energy has tied up with BIC Insurance to offer a five-year warranty for its products. It has also signed a deal with lender BIDV for providing loans to customers to buy its BigK solar energy solutions. SolarBK will subsidize the first year interest on loans for people borrowing to buy BigK solutions between […]

Retail Asia25/06/2018

Vietnamese construction firm Xuan Cau and Thailand conglomerate B.Grimm have teamed up to build Southeast Asia’s largest solar power plant in Tay Ninh Province. The signing of the joint venture agreement in Bangkok was witnessed by the prime ministers of both countries. The $420 million, 420MW project is set to be commissioned in June 2019, […]

Retail Asia14/04/2016

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State oil and gas company PT Pertamina is teaming up with three other state firms in developing solar power generating stations (PLTS), a Pertamina spokesperson said. The development of new and renewable energy projects will use the idle land owned by Pertamina and the other state firms, Pertamina Vice President for Corporate Communication Wianda Pusponegoro […]

Retail Asia02/03/2016

Singapore on Monday announced it had begun to feed solar power into its retail electric grid for the first time, as it seeks to reduce emissions and prepares to fully liberalize its electricity market. Singapore, one of the sunniest cities in the world, generates almost all its power from imported natural gas, with solar fuelling […]

Retail Asia17/12/2015

Indonesia’s largest solar power plant built by PT Len Industri in Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, is ready for operation as soon as it is inaugurated by President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo. Len Industri President Director Abraham Mose said electrical power from the solar power plant with Independent Power Producer (IPP) concept will reach five megawatts. “We […]

Tag: solar power

Vietnam continues to cut down on solar power

Largest solar plant in Southeast Asia begins operating in Vietnam

UOB Boosts Solar Power

Asean’s Power Landscape Expected to Transform in 2019

Vietnam solar power investment rush poses an overload risk

Hanwha gets smart about solar cell production

Malaysia to focus more on pollution charge on single-use plastics by 2021

Companies offer Vietnamese households access to solar energy

Southeast Asia’s largest solar project to be built in Vietnam

Pertamina cooperates with state firms to develop solar power stations

Singapore feeds first solar power into retail grid to reduce emissions

Indonesia’s Largest Solar Power Plant Ready for Operation