Sharanya Pillai
Journalist at Singapore Press Holdings
Reporter at The Business Times (Singapore)
I report on startups and tech for The Business Times @businesstimes
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businesstimes.com.sg | Sharanya Pillai
[SINGAPORE] Solar and wind energy could power up to a third of data centres in South-east Asia in 2030 via power grids and without the need for batteries, said a report by energy think-tank Ember. "This indicates that high battery costs are not an immediate barrier to adopting these electricity sources for data centres," said Ember, which made the forecast based on estimates of power consumption and solar and wind capacity.
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businesstimes.com.sg | Sharanya Pillai
[SINGAPORE] The proportion of female directors in the largest 100 Singapore-listed companies hit 25.1 per cent last year, up from 23.7 per cent in 2023, the latest edition of the Singapore Board Diversity Review reported. The study, released on Friday (May 30), analysed the top 100 companies by market capitalisation with a primary listing on the Singapore Exchange (SGX), as well as the overall market.
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businesstimes.com.sg | Sharanya Pillai
[SINGAPORE] Seatrium recorded net order book wins amounting to S$21.3 billion as at end-March, comprising 26 projects with delivery dates till 2031. Of these, nine are scheduled for delivery in 2025, and they have a contract value of S$387 million, the offshore and marine specialist said on Thursday (May 29) in its Q1 business update. Projects relating to renewables and green or cleaner solutions had a contract value of S$7.1 billion, it said.
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businesstimes.com.sg | Sharanya Pillai
[SINGAPORE] Even as global energy markets face uncertainty, Asean is in a prime position to not only step up green energy production, but also trade it throughout the region. On Monday (May 26), several South-east Asian energy players - including Singapore's Sembcorp Industries - formed a partnership to evaluate the feasibility of exporting renewable energy from Vietnam to Malaysia and Singapore via a new subsea cable.
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1 week ago |
businesstimes.com.sg | Sharanya Pillai
[SINGAPORE] Audience Analytics, an organiser of regional business awards and career fairs, is seeking growth in Vietnam with its recent investment in a business partner there, while looking out for merger and acquisition (M&A) opportunities. On May 15, the company inked a deal to acquire 30 per cent of Snowball, a Vietnam-based management consultancy, for 17.5 billion dong (S$870,000).
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