Electricity
China’s ‘supergrid’ gives Xi buffer against energy shocks
The world’s No 2 economy has become one of the biggest investors in power grids globally
Costs running up for Singapore businesses as Gulf conflict jacks up energy prices
Already hit by rising fuel costs, anticipated electricity price hikes could worsen the blow
Further spikes in Singapore petrol, power prices loom with oil topping US$100
Some 15 million barrels of crude oil and 290 million cubic m of LNG pass through Hormuz each day from the Middle East to mainly Asia and Europe
Vietnam reboots direct clean-power push after pricing hurdles slow corporate uptake
Market players say there is long-term upside in the new mechanism even as subsidy-era disputes remain unresolved
Singapore energy regulator cautions Gulf conflict could hike electricity prices; market players on alert
Meanwhile, petrol companies in the Republic have been quick to raise pump prices
China’s five-year plan to target fixes to commodities supply
Beijing wants to strengthen resilience in some areas and ease cutthroat competition in others
Trump summons Amazon, Google, Meta to sign power-cost pledge
Analysts say major tech firms behind the AI data centre boom are happy to pay more for the power they need
Malampaya’s new gas find may steady Philippines’ power supply, but cheaper bills remain elusive
Electricity tariffs in the country consistently rank among the region’s steepest
Cnooc to lift offshore wind power capacity by 40% this year
Beijing has pledged to double combined wind and solar capacity by 2035
Malaysia’s solar leader to ramp up output as battery prices drop
Solarvest currently has around 1.2 GW of capacity in the South-east Asian country
