energy transition
As India and China surge ahead with nuclear energy, all eyes on Asean’s next move
The war in the Middle East beefs up the case for nuclear energy to underpin energy security
AI-driven electricity demand powering hybrid financing for advanced nuclear startups
But scaling such technologies will hinge on the ability to bring in banks and institutional investors
The Iran war is coming for your Diet Coke
The disruption in aluminium exports is hitting beverage manufacturing and power grid build-outs
Asean may be forced to choose between economic growth and climate if both are not decoupled: Ravi Menon
Singapore will work on carbon markets, nature-based resilience, climate resilience as the bloc’s chair in 2027
Fast-tracking the Asean Power Grid amid global energy turmoil
While constraints remain, a faster pace of implementation is increasingly feasible
Convergence of energy security and climate action is ‘fragile’: Ravi Menon
Three forces make it so: that the move to greener energy takes time, Asian states’ use of subsidies, and coal being dug in
Temasek-backed fund under Singapore’s blended finance initiative hits US$800 million in second close
Two other funds under the initiative are progressing towards their first closes later this year
Fuel and feed South-east Asia from within
The region must reduce fossil fuel dependence and build a more diversified energy mix
Philippine transition credits to cost between S$50 and S$80 in line with Singapore’s carbon tax
This is not the cheapest price range, but replacing coal with solar energy and battery storage is expensive
Costs of energy transition likely to go up over short term due to Iran war, says OCBC CSO
The lender expects persistent inflationary pressures as central banks keep interest rates higher for longer
