THE recent World Energy Congress 2024, hosted by the World Energy Council, is the premier global policy event addressing the world’s most pressing energy issues. The century-old council notably coined Energy Trilemma, a policy framework to balance Security, Sustainability and Affordability objectives,

Tenaga Nasional Bhd's ability to undertake large capital investments is pivotal not only for ensuring the continued security of power supply in Malaysia but also for supporting the transition to a high-value green economy and accelerating the development of the electric vehicle (EV).

A total of RM3 million has been allocated for the installation of solar photovoltaic (PV) panels in 15 government-aided schools (SBKs) in the Kinta district in Perak, under the renewable energy pilot project implemented by Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB)(KL:TENAGA) and its subsidiary GSPARX Sdn Bhd (GSPARX). Ipoh Timur Member of Parliament Howard Lee Chuan How said that 12 SBKs have signed a memorandum of cooperation (MOC) to install the PV panels to-date.

Amid rising protectionism worldwide, Beijing has vowed to accelerate China’s green transformation while also calling for greater global collaboration in its unveiling of a 33-point set of guidelines that signal leadership’s first systematic deployment of green targets.

MN Holdings Bhd (KL:MNHLDG) and a 51%-owned unit of Reservoir Link Energy Bhd (KL:RL) are joining hands to tender for a solar project in Pulau Tioman, which is being taken up by Tenaga Nasional Bhd or TNB (KL:TENAGA). MN Holdings’ 100%-owned unit MN Power Transmission Sdn Bhd, and Founder Energy Sdn Bhd, which is 51% owned by Reservoir Link, are forming a 20:80 joint venture (JV) to submit a tender for the project, MN Holdings said in a filing.

As France gears up to host the Paris 2024 Olympics, it aims to hold the most eco-friendly Games ever. The organising committee has committed to reducing the event’s carbon emissions by 50 per cent, lowering them from around 3.5 million tonnes at Tokyo 2020, Rio 2016, and London 2012, to 1.75 million tonnes for the upcoming Games.

The Energy Ministers’ Meeting (EMM) under the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) is expected to discuss the direction, policies, and cooperation for sustainable growth in the energy sector, particularly in energy transition and efforts to reduce Apec economics’ carbon footprint. Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof, who is also the Energy Transition and Water Transformation Minister, will lead Malaysia’s delegation to the Aug 15-16 EMM, according to a statement from the ministry today.

A masterplan for turning an old nuclear plant site a "green energy hub" has been unveiled. The aim is to help the land at Chapelcross near Annan bring high value jobs to the area and transform the local economy. The project is backed by more than £15m from the Scottish and UK governments. It includes hydrogen production and storage as well as energy and enteprise campuses.

Parks, roofs and riverbanks mimicking the long-used agricultural form are helping Asian cities absorb, hold and purify rainwater. One of Kotchakorn Voraakhom's most memorable moments growing up in Bangkok in the 1980s was playing in floodwaters in a small boat built by her father in front of her home. "I was so happy that I didn't need to go to school because we didn't know how to get to it," recalls Voraakhom, a landscape architect based in the Thai capital.

The global transformation of our energy system towards sustainable and renewable sources will also be a global jobs transformation. New types of jobs, new skills, new specialisms and whole new professions will emerge alongside the new energy system that we are today in the early stages of building. It is therefore essential that job-seekers and those who hire them understand the extent to which certain segments of the job market are set to change in the coming decade.

Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) is expected to expand its renewable energy (RE) assets in the United Kingdom and Europe through its wholly owned subsidiary Vantage RE Ltd. According to Hong Leong Investment Bank (HLIB) Research, the national utility giant’s UK unit is fast expanding its RE capacity. This is being done through acquisitions, brownfield development and greenfield development in the United Kingdom, and potentially into Europe.

The Ministry of Energy Transition and Water Transformation (Petra) will focus on the energy and water supply framework, supply provision and the implementation of the framework for the data centre industry, said Deputy Minister Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir. He said Petra has given its views on sustainability which is one of the main aspects of the National Energy Transition Roadmap (NETR) launched last year.