Southeast Asia’s palm oil industry touts sustainability narrative, but activists cast doubts
SIAK, Riau: Kimia Tirta Utama Junior High School is located amid 6,400ha of palm plantation owned by Indonesian palm oil producer PT Kimia Tirta Utama (KTU). With palm trees being a familiar plant in their surroundings, the 282 students are taught sustainable agriculture from an early age.
Planned new Indonesian capital could tap into geothermal energy for power
Earlier this year, it was reported that Indonesia is looking to move its capital from Jakarta to a new city. East Kalimantan has been designated as the location for the new capital city. The area is in one location which partly belongs to the District of Panajam Paser Utara, partly part of the Regency of […]
More households gain access to power in this government era: Official
Ministry of Electricity and Energy had produced 904 megawatts of electricity and built 19,611 miles of transmission lines and new sub-power stations from April 2016 to September 2019 in this government era, said Win Khaing, Union Minister for Electricity and Energy in an opening ceremony of solar power plant with solar PV and energy storage […]
Cooking oil gets costlier due to expensive imports from Malaysia and Indonesia
After onion and garlic, prices of edible oil have registered a sharp rise due to costlier imports. Consumers will have to dig deeper into their pockets as the cooking oil prices may rise further, say oil industry experts. Palm oil prices have shot up by Rs 20 a litre (more than 35 percent) in the […]
CPO export tax unlikely to affect EU demand, says Malaysian Palm Oil Council CEO
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 21 — The reinstatement of crude palm oil (CPO) export tax starting next month is unlikely to affect demand for the local commodity in the European Union (EU), according to the Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC). Its chief executive officer, Datuk Dr Kalyana Sundram, said the EU market is less troubled by […]
ASEAN countries could lose out geopolitically in the energy transition
The energy transition has given impetus to a new geopolitical literature. While the post-World War II geopolitical literature was centered on competition over petroleum resources
United States shows interest in energy sector
Ambassador Patrick Murphy has expressed willingness to push private investors in the United States to work with the Kingdom’s oil and gas sector, so long as Cambodia is keen to coordinate with them.
Expert: Govt needs to develop use of LNG for transport sector
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 20 — The government needs to take steps to develop the use of liquefied natural gas (LNG) as fuel for the transport sector as it is the cleanest and most suitable fossil fuel in today’s environmentally-friendly era. Subject matter expert, LNG development (bunkering) Mohd Rafe Mohamed Ramli said the use of LNG […]
