SHANGHAI, June 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Envision Energy, a global leader in green technology, has signed a strategic partnership with Impact Electrons Siam (IES), one of Southeast Asia's leading renewable energy developers, to jointly advance the landmark cross-border Monsoon Wind Power Project in Laos. The collaboration is expected to add significant wind power, solar, and energy storage capacity, creating Southeast Asia's largest Future Energy System, an AI-powered energy infrastructure that integrates energy systems with intelligent systems, and substantially expanding the region's integrated clean energy capacity.
The signing ceremony was attended by Malaythong Kommasith, Minister of Industry and Commerce (MOIC) of Lao PDR, Edward Hou, Senior Vice President & President of Asia-Pacific Region at Envision Energy; and Peck Khamkanist, Executive Chairman of Impact Electrons Siam. The project marks a significant step in Laos' transformation from a hydro-dominated power exporter toward a regional hub for diversified clean energy development, setting a benchmark for integrated renewable energy development across ASEAN.
Leveraging its global expertise in its pioneer future energy systems and net zero industrial parks, Envision Energy will provide advanced AI-powered future energy system to enable intelligent coordination and optimization across wind, solar, and storage operations. The green power generated will not only meet rapidly growing local electricity demand, but also provide critical support for next-generation sustainable infrastructure and industries such as smart cities, green data centers, green mining, and advanced manufacturing, accelerating Laos' energy transition. The parties will also study the potential role of green hydrogen in enhancing energy stability and supporting future green industrial park development in Laos. The project is expected to demonstrate how system-level integration and intelligent operations can improve renewable energy reliability, efficiency, and long-term resilience, creating a scalable model for clean energy development across Southeast Asia.
Edward Hou, Senior Vice President & President of Asia-Pacific Region at Envision Energy, said: "The future of renewable energy is shifting from competition among individual technologies to system-level integration and intelligent operations. By integrating wind, solar, and energy storage at scale, this project will further optimize Laos' energy mix, enhance grid stability and flexibility, and improve the cost competitiveness of clean electricity. It will further strengthen energy resilience across Southeast Asia and serve as a replicable model for building a more stable, efficient, and sustainable regional energy system."
"This collaboration represents an important milestone in Laos' ongoing energy transition and its ambition to evolve from a traditional power exporter into a diversified clean energy economy," added Peck Khamkanist, Executive Chairman of Impact Electrons Siam, "In partnership with Envision Energy, the project brings together global expertise in integrated energy systems to support more advanced and efficient clean power development in the region. Beyond its generation capacity, it is expected to create broader socio-economic value by supporting infrastructure modernization and enhancing Laos' role in regional energy cooperation."
Envision Energy has been gaining strong momentum across Southeast Asia. The company has partnered with Electricité du Cambodge (EDC) on a landmark 300MWh Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) project in Cambodia. Beyond enabling the efficient operation of the facility, Envision's AI-powered Future Energy System also acts as the "digital brain" of Cambodia's national grid under EDC. It supports the country's transition by delivering grid-level intelligence, enhanced stability, and seamless power management, helping to shape a more integrated and resilient energy landscape across ASEAN.
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Envision Energy Partners with Impact Electrons Siam to Develop Southeast Asia's Largest Future Energy System in Laos
HONG KONG, June 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- In eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), people have been living through insecurity and with an under-resourced health system for years. The Ebola disease outbreak due to the Bundibugyo virus – which does not yet have approved vaccines or specific treatments – is posing a major additional challenge.
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams are working to contain the spread of the disease and strengthen patient care, alongside the Ministry of Health.
As of 28 May, 125 confirmed cases, 906 suspected cases, and 223 deaths have been officially reported across Ituri, North Kivu, and South Kivu provinces. However, the true scale of the outbreak remains impossible to measure. Extremely limited testing capacity and difficulties in accessing certain areas mean that figures must be interpreted with caution.
Ituri, the epicentre of the outbreak, accounts for more than 90 per cent of the suspected cases that have been reported. The number of cases is increasing in Mongbwalu and Rwampara health zones.
"We are working in a particularly difficult context," says Dr Alan Gonzalez, MSF deputy director of operations. "For the past two weeks, our ability to get supplies and teams into the affected areas has been hampered by air and land travel restrictions. Testing capacity remains insufficient, and hundreds of samples are still awaiting processing in laboratories. Isolation and care capacity are also insufficient. All of this is impeding the rapid scale-up of the response and creating legitimate anxieties and fears among communities."
Only a limited number of specialised organisations - including MSF - are currently responding in Ituri, and people's needs far outweigh the available capacity.
In Ituri, MSF teams have begun constructing a 65-bed Ebola treatment centre (ETC) to admit both confirmed and suspected cases. We are also supporting the Ministry of Health in caring for and isolating people who are suspected cases at the Mongbwalu General Referral hospital, as well as at the Fataki General Referral hospital.
In Bunia, the capital of Ituri, MSF has set up an isolation system for patients in Salama hospital, and we are supporting several health facilities in and around the city to strengthen the safe treatment of suspected and confirmed cases. Teams are also reinforcing infection prevention and control measures. This is critical for preventing hospital-acquired infections, especially at a time when health services are under intense pressure.
At the same time, medical, logistics, and health promotion teams are supporting epidemiological surveillance and community awareness activities. This close collaboration with communities is crucial because, in many areas, concerns, fear, and the spread of rumors are complicating response efforts and can delay people from seeking timely care.
Beyond the Ebola outbreak itself, MSF teams are seeing how the outbreak is complicating people's access to healthcare. In several areas, patients with other medical conditions are no longer seeking care at health facilities out of fear of Ebola or isolation measures. This raises concerns about a silent escalation of other health emergencies.
In North Kivu, the response is being organised around systems that were already established following epidemics that have affected the province in recent years, including Ebola disease, Mpox, and cholera. In Goma, an 80-bed ETC has been set up, and the first patients have been admitted. Isolation units have also been set up for people who are suspected to have the disease in several health facilities supported by MSF, including in Walikale, Mweso and Rutshuru, and at Kyeshero hospital. In Butembo, MSF has sent a medical-logistics team to assess people's needs and identify areas for response, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health.
In South Kivu, where several cases have been confirmed, MSF teams have started setting up two ETCs in Bukavu and Lwiro. At the same time, we are training health workers in infection prevention and control measures in both cities.
An emergency medical response currently underway
"This outbreak is affecting regions already severely weakened by years of ongoing conflict and massive displacement," explains Ewald Stals, MSF's representative in DRC.
"In Ituri, as well as in North and South Kivu, insecurity has forced millions of people to flee their homes in search of safety. This constant movement is compounded by fragile and underfunded health systems," says Stals. "In some health facilities, admission and isolation capacities are already reaching their limits. In this context, rapid case identification, contact tracing, and the isolation of sick people become particularly difficult, increasing the risk of further spread of the disease."
MSF is doing everything possible to support the response. Despite security and access constraints – including border closures and flight cancellations – MSF teams are working tirelessly to ensure that vital supplies continue to arrive in affected areas. Several hundred tons of medical and logistics supplies have already been delivered to Ituri and North Kivu.
As cases continue to rise, and with the response still ramping up, the coming weeks will be critical for strengthening care capacity, accelerating testing, and maintaining access to essential healthcare in affected areas.
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Ebola disease in Democratic Republic of Congo: MSF scales up response to a rapidly evolving outbreak
Ebola disease in Democratic Republic of Congo: MSF scales up response to a rapidly evolving outbreak
