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Companies & Markets

Asean’s biodiesel push fuels palm oil rally, but will SGX-listed players gain?

Higher crude palm oil prices support upstream plantation earnings, but could be a double-edged sword for integrated operators: analysts

Tartu Science Park in Estonia. Across the EU, cleantech has experienced a steep drop in funding since 2022.
ESG

Competing for capital: Estonia’s cleantech sector adapts to rising national security priorities 

Its startups in this field note that their technologies can boost energy resilience, while supporting the low-carbon transition

Sembcorp’s China renewables portfolio faces rising curtailment rates.
ESG Insights
ESG INSIGHTS

Issue 192: Sembcorp’s renewable catalysts; South-east Asia’s geothermal potential

This week in ESG: Sembcorp shareholders approve S$0.16-per-share final dividend; Singapore requests geothermal feasibility study

Recent global advances in geothermal technologies have created new opportunities to harness sub-surface heat for power, heating and cooling needs, says EMA.
ESG

Singapore’s EMA to study potential of deploying geothermal energy

It is part of efforts to strengthen the Republic’s energy resilience and decarbonise the power sector

Floating power plants in Albania. The country is among those with higher renewables output that have been shielded from power price spikes since the Iran war began.
Energy & Commodities

Renewables hot in Europe as Iran war drives up power prices

Gas-dependent nations such as Italy and Germany are experiencing sharper wholesale price volatility

With an abundance of solar and wind, Asia has a credible path to reduce the region's vulnerability to energy crises.
Opinion & Features

Beyond Hormuz: Asia’s energy goals need a new road map

This moment is a pivotal opportunity for Asean to force a transition from security to self-sufficiency

Solar panels in Gujarat Solar Park in India; sourcing solar power from a diverse set of locations strengthens Singapore’s power resilience.
ESG

Low-carbon electricity trading between Singapore and India being mulled, says global solar body

Project is technically feasible but a detailed study on the commercial viability still has to be conducted

Global additions of battery capacity grew by 46 per cent to 247 Gigawatt hours in 2025, says Ember.
ESG Insights
ESG INSIGHTS

Issue 191: South-east Asia’s battery challenge; regional ESG debt issuance slows

This week in ESG: Asia’s renewable energy deployment at historic highs; South-east Asia new sustainable loans fall 46% in Q1 2026

In the next five years, BII expects that at least 40% of new investments will qualify as climate finance – up from the target of 30% in the previous five years.
ESG

UK’s impact investor to invest £1.1 billion towards energy transition in Asia’s emerging markets

Initiative will focus on investments that support emissions reduction in fast-growing countries with coal-based energy networks

Iran has blockaded the Strait of Hormuz – a critical chokepoint for global energy supplies – sending energy price shocks rippling through the global economy.
Opinion & Features
HOCK LOCK SIEW

Decarbonisation is making a comeback thanks to the Iran war. The test is whether it can be sustained

Efforts to accelerate renewable energy deployment across South-east Asia have been slow

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