Energy-Power

Are Thailand’s investments abroad sustainable?

Although Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha announced Thailand’s commitment to the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs) in 2017, outbound investment remains a largely unregulated sector.Thai firms are significant investors in ASEAN countries, and Thailand’s foreign direct investment (FDI) in the region stood at US$2.37 billion in 2017 – behind only Singapore (US$18.75 billion) and Malaysia (US$3.99 billion). Thai companies also have a vast reach.

6 November 2019
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Developments of the ASEAN Power Grid and Trans-ASEAN Gas Pipeline

An impressive period of sustained economic success has seen energy demand in Southeast Asia increase beyond twofold. These trends emerge against the backdrop of evolving global energy dynamics, in light of rapid urbanisation among ASEAN member states. This situation has created a challenging environment for policymakers in navigating bilateral and regional relationships, even though a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on ASEAN Energy Cooperation was ratified on the 24 June, 1986.

19 April 2018
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An overview of solar energy in Indonesia

Indonesia is the largest energy consumer among all ASEAN member states. With over 261 million people living in the country, energy demand in the archipelagic country is growing rapidly. It currently has a total installed energy capacity of 57.6 gigawatts (GW).

24 October 2017
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The tides are changing in favour of renewable energy

The Southeast Asian region is gifted with rich and diverse renewable energy sources. With the abundance of renewable energy sources in the region, it is timely for ASEAN nations to focus on renewable energy installation amidst diminishing fossil fuel reserves and the growing environmental concerns over fossil fuels and climate change, in particular.

1 October 2017
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Quenching Southeast Asia’s insatiable thirst for energy

Situated strategically in the heart of Asia, the Southeast Asia region boasts an abundant and diversified supply of fossil fuels and renewable energy. In any country, having the ability to provide affordable, reliable and sustainable energy is crucial in improving living standards and unlocking the economic potential of any nation.

21 September 2017
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New Chinese energy star hungers for more

A nine billion dollars stake in one of the world’s biggest oil companies may not be enough for CEFC China Energy.A week after China’s largest private energy company struck a deal for a chunk of Rosneft PJSC, it’s been pegged as a possible investor in a Russian metals and power business and a free-trade zone in Georgia’s Black Sea port of Poti.The Rosneft deal has thrust CEFC into the spotlight, transforming it from an obscure conglomerate focused mainly on the former Soviet Union and eastern

15 September 2017
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Overhauling China's trillion-dollar power industry

China’s move to create the world’s biggest power company is expected to be the first such government-managed mega-merger by the largest energy consumer.The newly created China Energy Investment Corp. - a combination of Shenhua Group Corp., the nation’s largest coal miner, and China Guodian Corp., one of its top-five power generators - may be the first of multiple consolidations, which Wood Mackenzie Ltd.

29 August 2017
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