Khirby Serrano

Danantara's second registration round is a structured entry point into one of Southeast Asia's largest green infrastructure programmes.

Vietnam is moving its E10 bioethanol transition two months ahead of schedule to cut conventional gasoline use by 10 percent.

Laos imports all its refined fuel and sources 97 percent from Thailand. When Thailand cut exports, the country had nowhere else to turn fast.

The IEA released 400 million barrels on March 11, its largest emergency action ever, more than double the post-Ukraine intervention in 2022.

Myanmar's fifth LNG delivery to Thilawa sustains 500 MW for Yangon's industrial zones, with a sixth cargo due in April.

The Legok Nangka waste-to-energy plant and Sarulla geothermal project remain active under AZEC. The March 15 MoC adds nuclear to a bilateral energy agenda that already spans geothermal, LNG, coal, and critical minerals.

Laos entered March 2026 with inflation already at 6.2% and limited foreign reserves. A 50% diesel price surge in six days tests the outer limits of subsidy-based price stabilization.

LNG was adopted across Southeast Asia after 2022 as a hedge against future supply shocks. That hedge has now failed twice. The region is reassessing what energy security actually requires.

No reserve release addresses the LNG gap. For gas-dependent grids in Singapore, Thailand, and the Philippines, the shortage is structural until Hormuz reopens.

Cape EMS Berhad is accelerating its CEB 2.0 transformation with the expansion of Cape Renewables Sdn Bhd—integrating solar PV, battery storage, and smart energy management for industrial operators across Malaysia and Southeast Asia. The pivot follows a return to profitability in Q2 FY2026 after six consecutive quarters of losses.