Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) has advised consumers to be prudent in using electricity during the current heatwave. It said electricity consumption might increase due to the hot weather and Hari Raya festive celebrations. “Consumers should not leave the air conditioners, fans and lights on in an empty room and switch off electrical appliances such as computers after every use.  

A windy monsoon in Karnataka, India’s leading state for clean energy production, last year eased pressure on the local government’s three thermal coal-power plants, as humming wind turbines met power demand amid pleasant temperatures. But to tackle this year’s hot, energy-guzzling summer, with city-dwellers ramping up their use of air-conditioners and farmers their water pumps to combat heatwaves and above-normal temperatures, the coal-fed plants are now running full throttle.

Food prices have skyrocketed in Lebanon during a three-year economic crisis. Many people are struggling to afford even basic foods like bread. In some cases, the cost of a loaf has increased seven times in the space of a month. In an effort to reduce production costs and therefore sales prices, inventor Toufic Hamdan has created a commercial bakery oven powered by the sun’s heat.

Sabah Electricity Sdn Bhd (SESB) had to implement power rationing in several districts to stabilise the state’s electricity grid system due to high demand during the current hot weather. In a statement on Tuesday (May 2), SESB said the power rationing was also carried out to prevent the entire state from experiencing supply disruptions. It said that the average demand for electricity supply during peak hours in Sabah was around 970 megawatts (MW), but the state recorded the highest demand for this year on April 26 at 1,029 MW.

SIX of the Philippines’ largest conglomerates have made a fresh 100 billion peso (S$2.4 billion) bid to the government to upgrade and operate the capital city’s ageing international airport, a stock exchange disclosure showed on Thursday (Apr 24). The Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) has been ranked among the world’s worst international travel hubs, thanks to regular flight delays and crumbling facilities. Previous attempts at an overhaul have failed due to disputes between airport authorities and contractors.

Germany will switch off its last three nuclear reactors on Saturday, exiting atomic power even as it seeks to wean itself off fossil fuels and manage an energy crisis caused by the war in Ukraine. While many Western countries are upping their investments in atomic energy to reduce their emissions, Germany is bringing an early end to its nuclear age.

The government will launch a framework on environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) standards by year-end to help local companies transition into renewable energy, said International Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz today. He said the framework will focus on small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to help them in terms of funding and capacity building for export.

 Malaysia will need to double its investments in renewable energy transition to at least $375 billion in order to achieve its ambitious goal of carbon neutrality by 2050, the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) said on Thursday. The Southeast Asian nation has pledged to cut its greenhouse gas emissions dramatically by 2030 and reach net-zero emissions by 2050.

In the low-carbon future, electric vehicles (EVs) will become a common sight on roads as businesses and consumers opt for a more environmentally friendly transportation alternative. Getting there, however, requires a lot of different parties to work together. EVs, for instance, will have to be affordable and accessible to the masses. A reliable and convenient charging infrastructure has to be built so that EV users can drive their vehicles without worry.

They vanished from Philippine roads in the thick of one of the world’s strictest pandemic lockdowns. Now, Manila’s colorful jeepneys may disappear for good as the government seeks to cut planet-warming emissions.

Ministers of the G7 group of advanced economies today gave strong recognition to many areas of the IEA’s work on clean energy transitions and energy security – including critical minerals, energy efficiency, renewables, natural gas, hydrogen, emissions from road transport and coal, and the decarbonisation of heavy industries.

Brazil accounts for almost 7% of the planet’s renewable energy production – outpacing its 3% share of the global population and 2% share of global GDP – and has long been a leader in biofuels and hydropower technologies. The country is now seeking to expand its energy innovation into new technological areas: its recent National Hydrogen programme and Fuel of the Future programme both place research and development (R&D) among their core pillars.