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POLICY funds are administered by the ADB. liquefied natural gas (LNG) as part of a project
“The Grid Reinforcement Project, along to generate cleaner electricity for Esperance.
MedcoEnergi announces with ADB’s ongoing assistance to Cambodia EVOL LNG is a Western Australian business
in power system planning, shows that
and one of the nation’s leading providers of
strategic alliance with adequate, reliable, and environmentally LNG for remote power generation and marine
sustainable power supply can be provided
transport. The business has been safely and
Kansai Electric Power at a reasonable cost to support equitable reliably supplying remote power stations
development,” says ADB country director
throughout Western Australia for more than
Company for Cambodia Sunniya Durrani-Jamal. “The 12 years.
The supply agreement with regional electricity
battery energy storage system will showcase
Medco Energi Internasional announces the how large-scale deployment of innovative supplier, Horizon Power, forms part of the
signing of a strategic alliance between its technology applications can be used to Esperance Power Project aimed at reducing
wholly owned-subsidiary, Medco Power operate Cambodia’s grid in the future and the town’s carbon footprint and emissions by
Indonesia and Kansai Electric Power. generate more renewable power.” 50%. The project involvesthe construction of
Under the alliance, Medco Power and The government has set energy sector a new power station fuelled by LNG as well as
Kansai Electric will form a new venture, development as a national priority, as a more other clean energy infrastructure, including a
bringing together Kansai Electric’s global robust electricity supply will boost economic 9MW wind farm nd a 4MW solar farm.
technical expertise with Medco Power’s productivity and quality of life. While EVOL LNG Manager Nick Rea said the
experience in developing and operating Cambodia has made significant progress in project demonstrates the role of LNG in
power plants in Indonesia, to provide superior expanding lower-cost power generation in complementing high-penetration renewables.
Gas-fired Independent Power Producer (Gas the past 15 years, its existing transmission “The key advantage of EVOL LNG’s
IPP) and Operation and Maintenance (O&M) infrastructure is reaching capacity and needs solution is its ability to work harmoniously
services. to be expanded and reinforced to avoid supply and cost-effectively with variable wind and
Roberto Lorato, the CEO of MedcoEnergi, interruptions. solar generation.
expressed his satisfaction and said that “this “We are very proud to contribute to this
collaboration between Medco Power and exciting project and support both Horizon
Kansai Electric will unlock our potential to Power and the Esperance community to
grow in the Power sector in Indonesia in line GAS-FIRED GENERATION produce reliable, low-emissions power,” said
with the Company’s strategy to become a Nick.
leading Energy sector player”. Delta Offshore Energy LNG will be transported from a production
Eka Satria, the President Director of facility located in Kwinana, owned by EVOL
Medco Power mentioned that “the alliance launches RFP for 25-year LNG parent company, Kleenheat, and stored
with Kansai Electric will strengthen Medco’s in a custom-built storage and vaporisation
capabilities and allow us to continue LNG agreement facility that can hold enough LNG to power
developing our Gas IPP and O&M business the town for 25 days. LNG is natural gas, the
in Indonesia, through the application of Delta Offshore Energy launches Request same that is piped into residential homes to
advanced technology and best international for Proposal (RFP), first one of its kind for power stoves or gas heaters.
practices”. Vietnam, for 25 years gas sales agreement. EVOL LNG
MEDCOENERGI Delta Offshore Energy RFP the Tender
is for delivery of 2.5-3.0 MTPA (million
tonnes per annum) Cargoes over a 25 year COAL
GRID period, on a delivery ex-ship (DES) or freight
on board (FOB) basis to the offshore LNG India’s thermal coal imports
ADB approves US$127.8 (liquid natural gas) regas facility in Bac Lieu down 42%
Province.
million loan for Cambodian Energy’s 3.2-GW LNG to Power project India’s imports of thermal coal fell by 41.5%
It is worth stating that Delta Offshore
power project is fully approved by the Vietnamese to 32.9 million tonnes during the quarter
Government with the inclusion in the national ended June 30, government data showed,
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has Power Development Plan revision 7 and as coronavirus lockdowns battered power
approved a US$127.8 million loan to support the issuance of the investment registration demand, Reuters reported.
the construction of transmission lines and certificate in January 2020. India’s electricity demand is expected to
substations to help provide Phnom Penh The bidding will open from the 9th of fall for the first time in four decades in the
and three other Cambodian provinces with a September, 2020. Bidding closing on the 27th ongoing fiscal year, which ends in March
reliable electricity supply. of September, 2020. 2021.
The ADB said on September 11 that the DELTA OFFSHORE ENERGY Imports by utilities, which account for over
project will also pilot the first utility scale three-fourths of India’s coal use, fell 41%, the
battery energy storage system in Cambodia, EVOL LNG to supply LNG government data showed, as coal’s share in
which will be funded by a US$6.7 million overall power generation dropped to as low as
grant. The amount includes US$4.7 million to new low-emission 60% during the quarter, compared with 2019
from the Strategic Climate Fund under the average of nearly 70%.
Scaling Up Renewable Energy Programme Esperance power station Thermal coal imports by the “non-
in Low-Income Countries, and US$2 million regulated” sector, which includes cement
from the Clean Energy Fund under the Clean EVOL LNG is pleased to announce that it has producers and the metals industry fell 41.7%,
Energy Financing Partnership Facility. Both been selected to be the long-term supplier of the coal ministry data showed.

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