Climate Change
Japan, Malaysia to discuss carbon storage with aim of 2028 start
Exclusive: Two countries will explore using green fuels to ship CO2 to storage sites
Energy
Energy
Mitsui to join Taiwan offshore wind project with Canadian utility
Japan trading house to provide $1.1bn for 1-GW power farm plan
Energy
Italy's Eni focuses on Indonesia amid shift from Russian gas
Energy company bucks trend of oil majors exiting Southeast Asian country
Business deals
Toshiba eyes reintegrating four main subsidiaries after delisting
Once-mighty industrial giant aims to streamline for quick recovery
Caixin
China issues nationwide rules for electricity spot market
First unified standards also aim to smooth interprovincial power trade
Supply Chain
Indonesia EV battery dream hits lithium, U.S. inflation act walls
EU Green Deal adds another challenge to nickel-rich but coal-reliant country
Energy
BP, ExxonMobil bullish on carbon capture projects in Indonesia
Jakarta to issue new regulation to boost technology adoption
Adani Group
TotalEnergies invests $300m in green power JV with Adani Group
Project to generate 1,050 megawatts of solar and wind energy
Energy
Singapore energy appetite fuels ASEAN's renewable power grid
Network taps Laos hydropower, solar and wind energy from Indonesia and Vietnam
Energy
Hitachi Zosen to convert ship engines for green methanol
Existing vessels will be able to use biofuel cleaner than heavy oil and LNG
Climate Change
Japan's first biofuel-hydrogen tourist ship to set sail in 2024
New vessel slashes CO2 emissions up to 100%, Mitsui O.S.K. says
Energy
Turkey close to deal with China on nuclear power plant
Energy minister says finalization likely in 'a few months' after years of talks
Commodities
Coal prices jump to 4-month high on China's power demand
Nation leans on coal-fired plants as drought cuts into hydroelectricity
Opinion
Indonesia needs a better power network for itself and ASEAN
Nation's far-flung renewable energy resources would be asset for bloc's grid
Commodities
Chinese demand buoys global crude oil prices despite real estate slump
Country seen accounting for 70% of demand increase this year
Opinion
India can get more out of nuclear power with private sector help
Corporate involvement would bring competition, lower costs and speed development
Energy
Kawasaki, Aboitiz eye Philippine launch for renewable energy tech
Trials focusing on stable power supply to begin this year
Opinion
Southeast Asia needs to put muscle into domestic gas push
Policymakers must quickly overhaul rules for upstream development
Automobiles
Toyota builds California hydrogen site for cars and power
Facility can produce enough fuel for 200 Mirai vehicles a day
Energy
Japan's Itochu to invest in battery farms for renewable energy
Trading house sees new business profitable in tie-up with Australia's Akaysha
Climate Change
U.N. chief calls for ASEAN to help globe out of climate gridlock
Effective debt mechanism needed for energy transition financing, Guterres says
Caixin
Are Chinese solar giants flying too close to the sun?
Capacity, already exceeding demand, is on track to balloon further by 2030
Interview
COP28 host UAE says fossil fuels needed in energy transition: envoy
Petrostate's preparations alarm observers seeking shift from oil, coal and gas
Asia Insight
Indonesia climate deal in $20bn gridlock as Vietnam, India on hold
'Breakthrough' funded by G7+ investors misses deadline; Hanoi's $15.5bn plan delayed
Economy
Pakistan's inflated electricity rates spark public uproar
Citizens burn bills and protest but IMF terms leave government few options