Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) has partnered with the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) to improve the governance and management of the nation's power assets. With the support of the Energy Commission (EC), the improvements align with the proactive role of the MACC in addressing corruption related to electricity theft. The initiative also aims to ensure stable electrical supply through effective asset management governance.

Cambodian Minister of Mines and Energy Keo Rattanak confirmed that the kingdom’s wind farm will be located in Mondulkiri province and Bokor Mountain in Kampot. Energy Minister Keo Rattanak underscored, “Cambodia will move to wind power shortly, focusing on Mondulkiri province and the area of Bokor Mountain.”

The Philippines and the United States agreed Tuesday to train Filipinos how to build and operate nuclear power plants, as the Southeast Asian country seeks to boost its electricity supply. The announcement comes after Manila and Washington struck a nuclear cooperation agreement in November that cleared a path for US investment to jumpstart atomic power in the energy-hungry Philippines.

Japan's Mizuho Financial Group will provide financing to help close coal power plants ahead of schedule in Southeast Asia. Mizuho now has tight restrictions on new financing for coal power facilities that prevent it from funding early shutdowns. The company plans to change this policy in July to allow limited financing that helps operators move away from the carbon-intensive fuel.

Malaysia is aspiring to train and upskill 60,000 high-skilled local engineers, in a bid to boost the local semiconductor sector, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said. In his speech at Semicon South-east Asia here, Anwar said that this is one of the five salient features of Malaysia’s National Semiconductor Strategy (NSS).

BlueScopeX, the corporate venture capitral arm of BlueScope, is joining the Australia Green Economy Innovation Challenge (AGEIC) programme organised by Enterprise Singapore to drive funding and development of innovative technologies, delivering sustainable transformation in construction.

Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) is preparing for Regulatory Period 4 (RP4) 2025-2027 with significant capital expenditure (capex) to support Malaysia’s energy transition and projected growth in electricity demand. “We are ready to execute major initiatives under the National Energy Transition Roadmap (NETR), ensuring Malaysia achieves its energy-transition goals. With TNB leading the charge, we are confident in fostering a sustainable, resilient, and prosperous future for all,” TNB president and chief executive officer Datuk Megat Jalaluddin Megat Hassan said in a statement.

Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) says electricity demand, an indicator of Malaysia's economic performance, has grown 3.8 per cent in Peninsular Malaysia and Sabah in 2023, compared to the previous year's 6.1 per cent. TNB chairman Datuk Abdul Razak Abdul Majid said the growth was supported by strong demand in both domestic and commercial segments at 5.5 per cent and 9.9 per cent growth respectively.

Since the introduction of the National Energy Transition Roadmap (NETR) last August, attention has been focused on the renewable energy (RE) market.For one, RE installation projects are worth billions of ringgit. For another, the development of the entire RE value chain is set to create a new growth engine for the country. Under the NETR, the government has set an ambitious target of 70% RE capacity by 2050, which requires at least RM637 billion in investments to upgrade the grid, install RE capacity and enhance energy storage, among others.

Sarawak and Sabah hold immense potential to develop the country’s renewable energy (RE) sector, and to become key suppliers for the Asean region, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof.

Renewable energy accounted for more than 30% of the world’s electricity for the first time last year following a rapid rise in wind and solar power, according to new figures. A report on the global power system has found that the world may be on the brink of driving down fossil fuel generation, even as overall demand for electricity continues to rise.  

Every day, with bare hands, Rukmini Baburao Kumbhar, collects around 50kg (eight stone) of fresh cow dung. She is part of a spiritual group that runs a small ashram (a religious retreat) in a village in the north-western Indian state of Maharashtra. Collecting cow dung is not, primarily, an effort to keep the place tidy. Instead, the cow dung is used to make biomethane.