Laos and Myanmar have signed a Joint Development Agreement to study a 2,790 MW hydropower project on their shared Mekong border. The feasibility phase is set to run 34 months.
ASEAN imports over a third of its oil and gas from the Middle East. The April 27 meeting was the bloc formally acknowledging a structural exposure that the Hormuz closure made undeniable.
Singapore's energy crisis response is structured around three timelines: immediate supply security, a Q3 tariff shock to be cushioned by pre-positioned rebates, and a longer solar expansion program now targeting 3 GWp by 2030.
The heatwave is expected to ease after April 14. Forecasters warn heatwaves intensify from May through August, with 2026 overall more severe than 2025.
Indonesia's rural solar rollback: villages with household solar fell 26% from 2021 to 2024, even as panel costs dropped globally. Subsidies and incentive gaps are the culprit.