News List

Edra wins bid to build 600MW power plant in Bangladesh

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 19 -- The consortium of Malaysia’s Edra Power Holdings Sdn Bhd and Bangladesh’s Winnievision Power Ltd (Edra-WPL) has secured a contract to build a 660-megawatt power plant in the South Asian nation.

Insufficient clean energy investment compromises climate change, poverty fight

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 14 -- This year’s Energizing Finance research series – developed by Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) in partnership with Climate Policy Initiative (CPI) and Dalberg Advisors – shows the world is falling perilously short of the investment required to achieve energy access for all by 2030 for the seventh consecutive year.

TNB backs gov't's national climate change, green technology agendas

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 12 -- Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) fully backs the stand of the government in spearheading the climate change and national green technology agendas announced by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob yesterday.

Tax breaks, incentives needed to boost adoption of clean energy

By Siti Radziah Hamzah

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 12  -- The prolonged lockdown amid the COVID-19 pandemic has had an impact on the energy industry, particularly the small and medium enterprises (SMEs) that provide a major supporting role for the sector’s growth.

Solarvest allocates RM1 mln fund for SIL 2021

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 11  --Solarvest Holdings Bhd (Solarvest) is allocating RM1 million for its newly-launched Solarvest Innovation Lab 2021 (SIL 2021), a start-up programme to spur innovation and entrepreneurship developments in renewable energy, green technology and financial technology.

Penang approves electrical maintenance project under Maintenance Fund

GEORGE TOWN, Oct 10  -- The Penang government has approved an electrical maintenance project under the 80:20 Maintenance Fund at Block 46, Greenlane Heights here.

Plantation, O&G lift Bursa Malaysia higher, KLCI up almost 2 pct

By Zairina Zainudin

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 6 -- Persistent buying momentum in the plantation and oil and gas (O&G) stocks amid growing optimism over a global economic recovery pushed Bursa Malaysia to close on a firm note today, with the benchmark index ending at almost a one-month high.

Solarvest to build TNB’s 50-megawatt large scale solar farm in Kedah

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 5 --  Solarvest Holdings Berhad, via its wholly-owned subsidiary Atlantic Blue Sdn Bhd, has been appointed by TNB Engineering Corporation Sdn Bhd to build a large scale solar photovoltaic (LSSPV) plant for RM46.75 million.

State hopes supply of electricity and water in Kedah Rubber City can be ready in one year

ALOR SETAR, Oct 5  -- The Kedah government has targeted all utilities, including electricity and water, at the project site of Kedah Rubber City (KRC) in Padang Terap to be ready in one year.

Black & Veatch to help drive SCG International's electric vehicle transition in Thailand

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 5 -- A global leader in decarbonisation solutions and zero-emission transportation infrastructure, Black & Veatch has been selected technical expert in SCG International Corp Co’s effort to electrify its transportation fleets.