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Asia faces uphill battle balancing energy demand with net-zero goals

There will be a 33% rise in energy demand by 2030 in Asia-Pacific.

Consensus needed to accelerate Asia’s energy transition

Asia risks missing the 1.5-degree climate target.

Asia’s renewable push hindered by policy gaps and infrastructure costs

Regulatory hurdles and ageing grids slow progress in the region.  

MGen’s $4b Terra Solar plant to aid Philippine RE transition

It will deliver power to 2.4 million houses and cut emissions by 3.6 million tonnes yearly.

Southeast Asia lacks predictable regulatory framework for energy

Grid investments and permitting delays challenges slow energy sector growth.

ASEAN faces rising energy demand amidst transition challenges

Renewable transitions require investment, cooperation, and strategic planning.

Vietnam’s weak grid a barrier to direct power purchase policy

Its poor energy infrastructure impedes the integration of new capacity from RE projects. 

India’s coal production up nearly 3% in September

Coal dispatch also saw growth last month.

Closure of ASEAN’s newer coal plants by 2040 doable

Adding new coal plants and retrofitting existing ones are a larger risk to the transition.

Utility alliance to invest over $116b annually in grids and renewables

Nearly half will be allocated to transmission and distribution.

China developing over 1 billion tonnes/year of new coal mines: GEM

It is supplying more than half of the world’s total.

China to operate 40% of global offshore wind capacity by 2050

The country’s sector is expected to advance despite high investment costs and fading subsidies.