Energy security

Global fuel crisis adds urgency to Cambodian push to tap US$300 billion energy resources

Phnom Penh urges swift resolution of maritime row with Thailand to unlock assets; majors interested, but there are capacity challenges, minister says

Rescuers work at the site on May 23 following a gas explosion at Liushenyu coal mine in China's Shanxi province.

Deadly coal mine blast in China’s Shanxi tests limits of President Xi’s energy security push

CHINA’S world-beating coal production has helped shield its economy from the worst of the Iran war shock. Now the deadliest mining disaster in years is raising uncomfortable questions about the cost o...

In 2025, Asean member states signed an enhanced Asean Power Grid memorandum of understanding, building on the original 2007 agreement.

Fast-tracking the Asean Power Grid amid global energy turmoil

While constraints remain, a faster pace of implementation is increasingly feasible

Asean could potentially produce up to 8.5 million barrels a day of sustainable aviation fuel by 2050, based on publicly available biomass and waste‑residue assessments.

Hormuz crisis makes Asean’s push for sustainable aviation fuel more urgent

The region’s aviation must break its overdependence on jet fuel

In response to India's strained petroleum reserves, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked Indians to drive less, work from home when possible, and ease off on gold purchases.

India on Iran war: the costs of sitting still

New Delhi’s calculated neutrality has ignited a debate over the limits of its foreign policy

Concord New Energy took hits from higher curtailment rates and lower average tariffs in 2025.
ESG INSIGHTS

Issue 194: Concord New Energy’s Reit speculation; Year-end goal for Indonesia-Singapore clean-electricity trade

This week in ESG: Renewable energy player still evaluating possibility of spin-off; country’s leaders mull kick-off for green electricity trade

Diesel and petrol prices rose by over 3% – a modest increase in the context of an almost 50% increase in Brent crude since the Iran war began.

India hikes fuel prices for the first time in four years amid Iran war crude spike

The move follows a cut in fuel taxes in March that gave refiners some relief, but will not offset losses

The Iran crisis has shown how disruptions can cascade through the global economy, affecting energy markets and shipping routes, among others, says DPM Gan.

Economic Strategy Review: Taking ‘bold bets’, building energy resilience among final recommendations

Of 32 proposals to the Singapore government, the newest are related to energy and supply chain resilience

Building energy resilience is one of four recommendations under a new section in the ESR's final report.
COMMENTARY

Economic Strategy Review: New section on resilience underscores the stormier world that Singapore faces

Its midterm report came before the Iran war; the final recommendations clearly take the conflict into account