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Vietnam's conglomerate Vingroup, known for its electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer VinFast, has established Vin Oil&Gas Global, a subsidiary to trade petroleum and gas, with a charter capital of VND10 trillion ($38.5 million).

In an interview with TNGlobal for the Discover Vietnam Tech series, Fairthorne discussed why finance professionals are investing in solar, how rooftop power fits into Vietnam’s energy grid, and the largely untapped market for surplus electricity.

Singapore's Sembcorp Industries has terminated a proposed S$105 million ($82 million) acquisition of Philippine solar developer Puente Al Sol, ending its planned entry into the Philippine renewable-energy market.

Equinix, a data center operator based in the United States, has signed its fourth renewable energy power purchase agreement in Singapore since 2024, an agreement with Flo Energy Singapore for at least 11.5 MWp of solar power.

The United States is investing more than $2.5 billion in Southeast Asia, headlined by a new artificial intelligence (AI) initiative to export American AI technology across the region and a $1.5 billion platform to build out energy infrastructure.

The United States-based alternative asset manager Apollo (NYSE: APO) will invest $1.5 billion through Apollo-managed funds and affiliates into Keppel Ltd.'s Keppel Offshore Fund (KOF), a portfolio of offshore energy assets managed by Singapore's Keppel (SGX: BN4).

Thailand received $43.6 billion in foreign and domestic investment applications across 1,299 projects in the first half of 2026, a 37 percent increase year-on-year, with digital infrastructure and AI data centers accounting for the bulk of inflows.

Singapore's Energy Market Authority (EMA) and Japan's Electricity and Gas Market Surveillance Commission (EGC) will strengthen collaboration on energy market regulation, promote information exchange on gas and electricity markets, and facilitate knowledge sharing on market surveillance approaches, regulation design, and system stability measures.

Taiwan's Foxconn and global investment firm Brookfield will jointly develop up to 1 GW of utility-scale wind, solar, and battery capacity in Vietnam, underpinned by long-term power purchase agreements, to support Foxconn's operations and supply chain in the country.

HSBC has launched a dedicated credit facility of $4 billion for mainland China companies in the clean energy and low-carbon sectors, with Vietnam identified as a key destination for the initiative.