July-August. 2026 | @ green • FOREIGN NEWS 05

NVISION Energy has inaugurated a national distribution centre in the Philippines to support wind energy projects and strengthen its supply chain and lifecycle services across Southeast Asia.

The 1,500-square-metre facility serves as a central logistics hub for major wind turbine components and spare parts. It will support multiple Envision projects by improving parts availability and enabling faster responses to operational and maintenance needs.

The company said locating inventory closer to project sites would shorten delivery lead times, reduce reliance on cross-border transportation and improve supply chain efficiency.

The centre is also expected to reduce the risk of project downtime and maintenance delays by providing faster access to components and lifecycle support.

The inauguration expands Envision Energy’ s global service and logistics network, with the Philippine facility operating alongside its regional and national distribution centres. The company said combining global resource coordination with local inventory deployment would improve the responsiveness and resilience of its service operations.

Envision Energy’ s Senior Vice- President and its Asia-Pacific President Edward Hou said renewable energy

NATURE-BASED solutions( NbS) are gaining attention across Asia as governments, businesses and communities seek to address climate risks while strengthening economic resilience. However, investment remains constrained by a lack of standardised metrics and financing mechanisms.

The Nature Conservancy( TNC) said forest restoration, mangrove protection and wetland conservation could help tackle rising temperatures, flooding, storms and carbon emissions while providing wider social and economic benefits.

TNC Global Managing Director of Climate Clare Shakya said increasing tree cover could reduce heat through shading and evapotranspiration, helping mitigate the urban heat island effect and improve health.

Mangroves and coastal wetlands can serve as natural buffers against storms, flooding and shoreline erosion. Investors are increasingly examining measures such as restored areas, protected coastlines, and safeguarded populations or economic activity.

Peatlands also store large amounts of carbon. Although they cover about three per cent of the Earth’ s land surface, they

REGIONAL EXPANSION: The new distribution centre will provide faster access to wind turbine components, supporting maintenance and improving the reliability of renewable energy projects.

growth in the Philippines and Southeast Asia required dependable local infrastructure and responsive service networks.

“ Our Philippines National Distribution Centre brings critical components and service capabilities closer to projects and customers, improving

NATURE SOLUTIONS: Nature-based solutions such as forests, mangroves and wetlands are gaining attention for strengthening climate resilience and supporting sustainable development.

are the largest natural terrestrial carbon storage system, holding roughly twice as much carbon as the world’ s forests combined.

However, TNC Hong Kong Associate Director of Conservation Marine Thomas said NbS remained in the early stages as a mainstream investment category in Asia.

Shakya said a 10-to-15-year horizon could be needed to better understand delivery mechanisms, stakeholder roles delivery efficiency and strengthening long-term operational assurance,” he said.

Hou added that combining an AI-enabled future energy system with local execution and long-term service support would help accelerate the region’ s energy transition.

and financing requirements, while standardised metrics would be essential to attract investors.

Hong Kong could play a key role through its green finance sector, including green bonds and blended finance.

Thomas said a“ whole-society approach” was needed, with stronger collaboration, innovation and early-stage investment to develop high-integrity projects with measurable environmental outcomes.

GASTECH 2026 will bring energy ministers, industry executives, investors and technology providers to Bangkok from Sep 14-17 as Asia’ s rising energy demand drives investment across the sector.

Hosted by Thailand’ s Ministry of Energy, the event at BITEC Bangkok will examine how energy systems can meet growing demand while strengthening security and supporting economic development.

Emerging and developing economies accounted for more than 80 per cent of global energy demand growth in 2024, with developing Asian economies responsible for about 60 per cent of the increase. Electricity demand rose 4.3 per cent that year, while global data-centre electricity consumption is expected to more than double by 2030.

The event will feature more than 800 speakers across 200 conference sessions and 18 specialised programmes covering natural gas, LNG, low-carbon technologies, hydrogen, shipping, artificial intelligence and electrification.

Thailand’ s Energy Minister Akanat Promphan said Gastech would provide a platform for governments, industry and investors to address rising demand while strengthening regional resilience.

New programmes include an Electrification Strategic Conference, delivered with EGAT, focusing on electricity demand, grid resilience and generation capacity. Other sessions will examine energy regulation, Japan’ s LNG strategy and the growing relationship between AI and energy.

The exhibition will bring together producers, utilities, infrastructure providers, technology companies and trading houses. Organisers said Gastech 2025 facilitated about US $ 60 billion in commercial agreements and investments.

Christopher Hudson, president of dmg events, said Bangkok was well positioned to host the event because of its location within a fast-growing energy region. – @ green