Energy

Malaysia’s Solarvest strengthens regional footprint with Nextree’s LSS5 award

Malaysia's energy firm Solarvest Holdings Berhad said last Thursday that it continues to accelerate its regional growth momentum with a major milestone in Asia as Nextree Synergy Sdn. Bhd. officially signed the letter of award (LOA) with Atlantic Blue Sdn. Bhd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Solarvest.

Malaysia’s Yinson Renewables receives approval from New Zealand to advance RE projects

Malaysia-based Yinson Renewables has received approval from New Zealand’s Overseas Investment Office (OIO) for its renewable energy investments in the country, paving the way to advance its project pipeline.

TNB and SGCC ink MOU to strengthen technology cooperation for modern power system in Malaysia

Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB), a Malaysia-based electricity utility company, has on last Sunday formalized a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC), a China-based public utility company, represented by its wholly-owned subsidiary China Electric Power Equipment and Technology Co., Ltd. (CET), to strengthen technology…

Pentagreen Capital backs Citicore Renewable Energy with $55M financing for solar, battery storage projects in the Philippines

Pentagreen Capital, manager of a blended finance strategy under Singapore’s Financing Asia’s Transition Partnership (FAST-P) initiative, and Citicore Solar Energy Corporation (Citicore), part of the Citicore Renewable Energy Corporation, announced last Thursday a financing of $55 million to unlock the implementation of solar and battery storage projects in…

Analysts remain positive on Malaysia’s renewable energy outlook amid fresh catalysts in Budget

Analysts have remained positive on the outlook of renewable energy (RE) in Malaysia, underpinned by positive initiatives in the country's recent budget.

Grid issues, execution slow South and Southeast Asia’s green energy shift – S&P

Execution challenges, intermittency of renewable power and grid shortfalls are slowing the pace of energy transition in South and Southeast Asia (SSEA), S&P Global Ratings said Wednesday.

Malaysia and Singapore to conduct full feasibility study for second power interconnection

Malaysia's state-owned utility firm Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB), energy solutions provider SP Group and Singapore's government owned Singapore Energy Interconnections (SGEI), have signed a joint development agreement (JDA) on last Friday to conduct a full feasibility study for the development of a second electricity interconnection between Peninsular…

Malakoff appoints Solarvest as EPCC contractor for Malaysia’s largest LSS Petra 5+ solar project

Malaysia-based Malakoff Corporation Berhad has appointed Solarvest Holdings Berhad, a clean energy firm, as the engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning (EPCC) contractor for the country’s largest LSS Petra 5+ solar project.

Mestron, Trinasolar forge strategic partnership to accelerate Malaysia’s energy transition

Mestron Energy Sdn Bhd, the renewable energy arm of Mestron Holdings Berhad, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Trina Solar Co., Ltd (Trinasolar), a Chinese smart photovoltaic (PV) and energy storage solutions firm, to jointly advance Malaysia’s renewable energy capacity and accelerate the country’s clean energy transition.

Malaysia continues to push energy transition agenda

Malaysia will continue to push its energy transition agenda, the country's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said last Friday.