Plans unveiled for ‘world’s largest’ floating solar plant in Indonesia

Masdar and PLN have signed an agreement for a joint study to triple the Cirata floating solar power plant’s capacity from 145MW to up to 500MW

UK to help Malaysia on its net zero journey following COP26

Malaysia was a signatory of the Glasgow Climate Pact, the pledge to end deforestation and methane emission reduction at the climate summit

New Climate Innovation Fund to advance clean energy in Southeast Asia

Bloomberg Philanthropies and Goldman Sachs have committed an initial $25m for the fund, which will be managed by the Asian Development Bank

Researchers in Singapore join COP26 Universities Network

The collaboration will lead to four reports, investigating how a shift towards a lower carbon and more sustainable economy in Southeast Asian countries can be achieved

New partnership to boost building capabilities on nuclear energy technologies

The partnership between the World Nuclear Association and the ASEAN Centre for Energy also aims to enhance human resource capabilities in the area of nuclear science and technology and improve public engagement

Japan and ADB to promote clean energy in Southeast Asia

They will focus on the areas of renewable energy, energy conservation and efficiency as well as other technologies that will facilitate the transition to low carbon energy

Solar microgrid ‘to cut Cambodian island’s diesel use by more than 600,000 litres per year’

Total Solar Distributed Generation, in partnership with Canopy Power, is building the infrastructure on the remote island of Koh Rong Sanloem

Floating solar power plants making waves across Asia-Pacific

A new report suggests countries in Asia leads European nations in deploying floating solar farms

UN: Tougher plastic waste policies needed in Southeast Asia

More than half of the land-based plastic pollution in the world’s oceans originates from just five countries, four of which are in Southeast Asia

Southeast Asian energy demand ‘to grow at twice the global average until 2040’

The International Energy Agency says forecast demand growth of 60% could cause a number of challenges for the rapidly-advancing region