energy transition
Data centre race: Singapore betting on quality over scale, say observers
The city-state is pursuing a ‘sustainable’ data centre strategy – but what stands in the way of its ambitions?
Mitsui OSK inks financing deal for Singapore LNG terminal with banks including DBS, OCBC
Agreement is for a newbuild floating storage and regasification unit that will be operated by Singapore LNG Corporation
Capital allocation in Asia remains the same despite EDP Renewables exiting several markets
The renewables energy company says it will invest up to US$2 billion in the region by 2030
Why investors are betting on nuclear fusion even as it remains elusive
Interest has been fuelled by the proliferation of data centres, as tech firm hunt for sources to power their cloud computing and AI operations
Issue 176: Indonesia’s U-turn on coal phase-out; climate scenarios caught in paper retraction
This week in ESG: Cancellation of coal plant’s early retirement jeopardises multilateral programme; Retracted study used to model climate damage by central banks
Sembcorp’s purchase of Alinta has green risks
Post-acquisition, the Australian utility may present significant capital expenditures or a slower-than-expected green transition
Investor interest in Indonesia’s energy transition may suffer after first coal phase-out project scrapped
The policy U-turn contradicts the country’s own commitments, says a think tank
Green stocks are big winners as tech boom drives energy demand
Lower interest rates have also improved the outlook for debt-heavy clean-power counters
Vietnam switches on first LNG-fired power plants, plans 20 more by 2035
Early liquefied natural gas imports have come from Indonesia, Malaysia, Qatar and Russia, with growing interest in US supplies
Issue 175: Sembcorp courts still-brown Alinta; Asia can’t let coal go
This week in ESG: Sembcorp to buy Australian utility A$6.5 billion; coal phase-out fizzling out in Asia
