Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines — Mindanao is pushing for a bold energy transition target: achieving 50% renewable energy (RE) in the total energy mix by 2030. Under the Philippine Energy Plan (PEP 2023–2050), the country aims to achieve an RE share of 35% by 2030 and 50% by 2040. Mindanao is already close to […]
Hanoi, October 1, 2025 – The State Agency for Technology and Innovation (SATI) under the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) officially exchanged an implementation agreement for the “Clean, Affordable, and Secure Energy for Southeast Asia implemented in Viet Nam” (CASE Viet Nam) project at the National Innovation […]
Policymakers, national and local government officials, industry leaders, energy experts, and civil society organizations affirmed their collective commitment to accelerate the shift to clean, affordable, and secure energy in the country during the Philippine Energy Transition Dialogue 2025, held September 3-4 in Makati City. Delivering the keynote address on behalf of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., […]
ILOILO CITY, 28 August 2025 — Iloilo is fast becoming a major player in the country’s clean energy future, with over 1,300 megawatts (MW) of offshore wind service contracts already awarded across the province, according to the Department of Energy (DOE) Visayas Field Office. This promising figure was among the highlights of the Iloilo leg […]
TACLOBAN CITY, LEYTE, 4 August 2025 – Representatives from the Northern Samar provincial government and energy transition advocates have identified grid infrastructure as a key barrier to the full-scale development of renewable energy (RE) projects in Eastern Visayas, particularly in Northern Samar, where four wind projects are in their pre-development stage. Northern Samar is gaining […]
Bangkok, 23 July 2025 – Government representatives, energy regulators and utilities from across Southeast Asia gathered alongside international experts in Bangkok for the CASE Regional Energy Transition Dialogue (RETD) 2025, an annual platform for high-level exchange on energy security, cooperation, and transition. Held under the theme “Geopolitical Currents & Energy Shifts: Southeast Asia’s Strategic Future,” […]
TAGUIG CITY, 26 June 2025 – Increasing the share of renewable energy (RE) in the Philippines’ power generation mix marks a strategic shift away from costly and volatile fossil fuels, and in turn, will lower electricity prices in the long run, the Department of Energy (DOE) emphasized in a briefing yesterday. DOE Undersecretary Rowena Cristina […]
Bangkok, 8 August 2024 – The project “Clean, Affordable, and Secure Energy for Southeast Asia” (CASE), implemented by GIZ, in collaboration with the School of Renewable Energy and Smart Grid Technology, Naresuan University (SGtech), organised the “Thailand Agrivoltaics Policy Recommendations Validation Forum” in Bangkok.
Bangkok, 26 May 2025 – The project Clean, Affordable and Secure Energy for Southeast Asia (CASE) and the Thai-German Cooperation on Energy, Mobility and Climate (TGC EMC) project, both implemented by GIZ, jointly hosted a one-day workshop titled ‘Vision 2030 for Renewable Energy Deployment in Thailand’ at Siam Hall, 6th floor, Eastin Grand Hotel Phayathai. […]
15 January 2025, Bangkok – The grand prize at the Content Creator Workshop: Synergy for Clean Energy was awarded to the project “The Sun Belongs to Everyone, but Who Owns Solar Energy?” The winning team will further develop their content in collaboration with The Active and Policy Watch by Thai PBS. The awards ceremony, held […]
