Sharanya Pillai

Sharanya Pillai

ENERGY CORRESPONDENT

Sharanya Pillai is a correspondent covering the regional energy market, with a special interest in clean energy trade in Asean and the rise of nuclear power. She has also penned opinion pieces and the weekend column Off Tangent, covering the weird and wonderful in science, psychology and beyond.

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POWERING ASEAN’S FUTURE

Asean companies keen on AI for business benefits, despite its energy costs

2026-10-11T23:00:00.000Z
Recent events have created a compelling business case for regional clean energy trade.
POWERING ASEAN’S FUTURE

Gridlock or growth? The Asean Power Grid faces a critical window of opportunity

2026-10-11T23:00:00.000Z
South-east Asia could take subsea interconnectors to a whole new scale

Interactive: Why the Asean Power Grid’s future lies in subsea cables

2026-10-09T01:00:00.000Z
A mockup of Petronas’ floating liquefied natural gas facility. The company has about 40 MTPA of LNG capacity worldwide, and wants to reach 55 MTPA by 2035.

South-east Asia’s LNG hunger sparks caution over volatile prices, infra gaps

2026-10-04T23:00:00.000Z
From left: BT correspondent Sharanya Pillai, Holonomy Systems CEO Jim Chiu, Liberty Fusion co-founder Ashwin Nandapurkar, StandardX CEO Richard Pearson, Earth VC principal Duc Pham, Vickers Venture Partners’ Vadim Shpak.

Nuclear fusion conference spotlights Singapore as potential hub for spinoffs, supply chain

2026-10-01T12:44:05.000Z
PacificLight’s plant will feature Singapore’s largest and most efficient single power generation unit.

PacificLight to pair new gas power plant with giant batteries in Singapore first

2026-09-28T05:00:00.000Z
From left: Clean Kinetics’ Wilson Lee, Greenphyto’s Susan Chong and Berge Bulk’s James Marshall receive the top awards at the Sustainability Impact Awards.

Shipping and solar players, agritech entrepreneur win top honours at 2026 Sustainability Impact Awards

2026-09-23T13:30:00.000Z
Rosdi Ab Rahman, CEO of Petronas LNG, views Canada as the company’s “new heartland” for production.

Petronas gears up for South-east Asia’s shift as net LNG importer

2026-09-22T11:00:26.000Z
Janice Bong, managing director for power and renewables at Keppel’s infrastructure division, also highlighted the hydrogen-ready Keppel Sakra Cogen facility as a key investment.

Keppel to link Indonesia solar project with Jurong Island power plant, eyes data centre customers

2026-09-18T05:00:00.000Z
Even as oil prices fluctuate, Malaysia could be a “strong bastion” against the volatility, says one market observer.

STI falls 0.7% as oil crosses US$100 mark again on US-Iran turmoil

2026-09-10T10:08:35.000Z