Its charter says gender equality should be considered when filling the top post, but so far Asean’s 15 sec-gens have all been men. On International Women's Day, Eco-Business spoke to Asean watchers drumming up support for Indonesia to widen its search when fielding the next sec-gen.
The government has launched a tender, closing 24 March, for a seven-month long study to develop a new framework for cross-border REC transactions. It will seek endorsement from RE100, the Greenhouse Gas Protocol and other global bodies.
The former CEO of government agency MyPower Corporation takes over the helm of the energy regulator from Abdul Razib Dawood, who is the new executive director of the Asean Centre for Energy.
Lawrence Wong says the government will reorganise itself to “provide greater emphasis” on looking at how atomic energy can be tapped. He downplayed the potential of hydrogen.