A new power integration project connecting Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines has been announced, building on the existing Laos-Thailand-Malaysia-Singapore (LTMS) project. While the second phase of the LTMS project faces challenges due to its reliance on non-renewable energy sources, the new project aims to create a more interconnected regional grid for optimal use of renewable resources and enhanced energy security.
Given the region’s uneven distribution of renewable resources, a connected grid can better optimise the use of green power., in an extension of the landmark Laos-Thailand-Malaysia-Singapore power integration project – which brought the Republic its first imports of clean energy.
On the heels of the LTMS project, the Brunei-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines power integration project was announced in August 2023. It aims to create multiple interconnections across the grids of the four countries, drawing on key lessons from the LTMS project. A Reuters report in July 2024 later said that an extension of the deal was fraught with disagreements over how the energy will be transmitted through Thailand and Malaysia, and the quantity of power to be purchased.
So what do these latest developments – the delays plaguing the extension of the LTMS project, and the subsequent announcements that additional energy import capacity will come from Malaysia’s mainly fossil-based grid – suggest? To that end, Singapore and Malaysia upgraded their shared transmission infrastructure, or interconnector, in 2022 to accommodate up to 1,000MW of electricity, while Malaysia and Thailand have been studying the feasibility of doing so, said the report.
Ms Sharon Seah, senior fellow and coordinator of the Climate Change in South-east Asia Programme at ISEAS, said the extra energy supply is a way of stress-testing the newly upgraded interconnector.
Power Integration Southeast Asia Renewable Energy Decarbonization Regional Grid
Philippines Latest News, Philippines Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Singapore doubles renewable electricity imports through regional power project, with added supply from MalaysiaKeppel’s electricity importer licence will be extended by another two years to 2026.
Read more »
SAF concludes military exercise with armies of Britain, Australia, Malaysia, New ZealandThe five-nation exercise was hosted by the British Armed Forces in Warminster, Wiltshire.
Read more »
Chef Mirko Febbrile of Fico to open new restaurant Somma at New Bahru in SeptemberThe concept comprises a fine-dining restaurant and a modern cocktail-pasta bar.
Read more »
Linkin Park back with new singer, will go on tour with new albumLinkin Park have announced their return with a new singer and drummer. The In The End hitmakers have been on hiatus since the tragic death of frontman Chester Bennington — who took his own life aged 41 in 2017 — but are set to release a new album, From Zero, which will feature former Dead Sara singer Emily Armstrong on...
Read more »
Residents of Sunset Way estate, new condo in Clementi get new 1.2km roadBrookvale Drive, which connects Sunset Way and Clementi Road, opened on Sept 8.
Read more »
The Rings Of Power: Meet Sauron, Middle Earth’s twisted therapistIn The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power, the evil lord has men and elves eating out of his hand.
Read more »