The Energy Ministry plans to open bidding for independent power producers (IPPs) for a combined capacity of 8,300 megawatts (MW) this year. This will be the fourth round after IPP rounds for a combined capacity of 14,948MW that occurred in 1994, 2008 and 2013. Permanent energy secretary Kulit Sombatsiri said new IPPs will be developed […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR: The country’s industrial output in November 2018 rose faster than expected by 2.5%, above a Bloomberg survey of 2.3%, according to the Statistics Department. Its chief statistician Datuk Seri Mohd Uzir Mahidin said on Friday the growth in November 2018 was supported by the increase in manufacturing index (3.6%) and electricity index (3.2%). […]
Read MoreTrading across borders has improved due to the government’s effort to create a more business-friendly environment, a local report said on Thursday, quoting Lao Ministry of Industry and Commerce. Lao ministries and other government bodies are making efforts to improve the ease-of-doing-business (EDB) climate after Laos’ EDB ranking as assessed by the World Bank dropped […]
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