Aslan Renewables Wins Global Energy Transition Prize; Awarded Funding to Launch Modular Hydropower in Indonesia

Toronto, ON — October 14, 2025 — Aslan Renewables, a Canadian energy company pioneering modular, eco-safe hydropower, has been awarded First Place in the Energy Transition Track at the Climate Impact Innovations Challenge (CIIC) 2025 in Jakarta, Indonesia. The Challenge, jointly hosted by East Ventures and Temasek Foundation, selected winners from hundreds of international climate technologies competing across multiple decarbonization categories.

As part of the award, Aslan Renewables will receive catalytic funding to launch its modular hydro systems across select sites in Indonesia, in partnership with state-owned utilities and regional development authorities.

The CIIC 2025 jury — composed of global climate investors, utilities, and ecosystem partners — recognized Aslan for its ability to activate existing water control infrastructure (such as small dams, spillways, and irrigation channels) and convert them into zero-carbon baseload power assets without excavation or ecological disruption.

“This award signals a major shift for hydropower across Southeast Asia,” said Andrew Murray, CEO of Aslan Renewables. “Communities do not need new infrastructure projects to generate clean energy — with this step, we will be able to unlock the power of check dams and irrigation that already exists. Indonesia is one of the world’s most water-rich geographies, and we are honoured to bring Canadian innovation to accelerate the country’s clean energy future.”

Unlike traditional hydropower, Aslan’s micro-plants are installed in 3–5 days, operate above-ground, and require no civil works or habitat disturbance. Each installation delivers continuous, baseload electricity and can be scaled modularly — from powering a village microgrid to multi-megawatt clusters supporting industrial and mining operations.

The CIIC announcement highlighted that the three winning companies, including Aslan, will collectively receive Rp10 billion (USD ~$600,000+) to pilot their technologies in Indonesia and demonstrate measurable climate and community benefits.

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