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Rising energy needs challenge Asia’s supply stability
Rising energy needs challenge Asia’s supply stability
Rising energy needs a push for renewables.
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.
What is the future of gas in Australia's energy market?
Gas power in Australia is decreasing.
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.
PH eyes 1,200 MW of nuclear energy by 2032
This will be quadrupled by 2050.
Torrent Power to invest over $763m for renewable energy projects
This will fund 10 GW of clean energy capacity.
China developing over 1 billion tonnes/year of new coal mines: GEM
It is supplying more than half of the world’s total.
APAC power utilities at risk due to climate transition: Fitch
Energy transition efforts must be enhanced.
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.
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