Climate change and the shift to cleaner energy push Southeast Asia to finally start sharing power
1 year, 6 months ago

Climate change and the shift to cleaner energy push Southeast Asia to finally start sharing power

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The urgency for Southeast Asian nations to switch to clean energy to combat climate change is reinvigorating a 20-year-old plan for the region to share power. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations or ASEAN is a political and economic gathering of 10 countries across a vast region, from tiny Brunei and Singapore to military-controlled Myanmar and fast-rising economic power Vietnam. Experts describe imports by Singapore of hydroelectric-generated power from Laos via transmissions through Thailand and Malaysia as a “pathfinder” project, marking the first time that four countries in the region have agreed to trade electricity. Nadhilah Shani, another expert at the ASEAN Center for Energy said that this creates a “dilemma” for countries: they could sell clean energy to neighbors for the region to wean itself off fossil fuels, or they could use those resources towards meeting their own climate targets.

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SE. Asia eyes low-carbon development
3 months, 3 weeks ago

SE. Asia eyes low-carbon development

China Daily  

By PRIME SARMIENTO in Hong Kong | China Daily | Updated: 2024-12-02 12:08 Southeast Asian countries are working on energy transition to boost economic growth while reducing carbon emissions, but most are still in the early stages of such a transition, analysts say. Aditya Lolla, the Asia program director at Ember, an energy think tank in London, said most ASEAN …

China and ASEAN rising together on the green front
3 months, 3 weeks ago

China and ASEAN rising together on the green front

China Daily  

MA XUEJING/CHINA DAILY That Asia is rising is evident from the fact the region accounted for 44 percent of the world's GDP in purchasing power parity terms in 2023 — a significant leap from 36 percent in 2010. Southeast Asia's rapidly expanding economies — Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam — are also reshaping the global economic landscape. Since the 2008 …

SE. Asia eyes low-carbon development
3 months, 3 weeks ago

SE. Asia eyes low-carbon development

China Daily  

Southeast Asian countries are working on energy transition to boost economic growth while reducing carbon emissions, but most are still in the early stages of such a transition, analysts say. Aditya Lolla, the Asia program director at Ember, an energy think tank in London, said most ASEAN countries are still in the early stages of energy transition and this is …

China and ASEAN rising together on the green front
3 months, 3 weeks ago

China and ASEAN rising together on the green front

China Daily  

MA XUEJING/CHINA DAILY That Asia is rising is evident from the fact the region accounted for 44 percent of the world's GDP in purchasing power parity terms in 2023 — a significant leap from 36 percent in 2010. Southeast Asia's rapidly expanding economies — Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam — are also reshaping the global economic landscape. Since the 2008 …

SE. Asia eyes low-carbon development
3 months, 3 weeks ago

SE. Asia eyes low-carbon development

China Daily  

Southeast Asian countries are working on energy transition to boost economic growth while reducing carbon emissions, but most are still in the early stages of such a transition, analysts say. Aditya Lolla, the Asia program director at Ember, an energy think tank in London, said most ASEAN countries are still in the early stages of energy transition and this is …

'New energy trio' next growth engine for Asia-Pacific
4 months, 2 weeks ago

'New energy trio' next growth engine for Asia-Pacific

China Daily  

MA XUEJING/CHINA DAILY Chinese-made electric vehicles, lithium batteries and solar photovoltaic products, the "new trio", have been praised and marveled worldwide. This means the Asia-Pacific region can use Chinese new energy products to achieve regional low-carbon transition and boost economic growth and technological advancement, as well as reduce the threat posed by climate change. The Chinese mainland, on its part, …

'New energy trio' next growth engine for Asia-Pacific
4 months, 2 weeks ago

'New energy trio' next growth engine for Asia-Pacific

China Daily  

MA XUEJING/CHINA DAILY Chinese-made electric vehicles, lithium batteries and solar photovoltaic products, the "new trio", have been praised and marveled worldwide. This means the Asia-Pacific region can use Chinese new energy products to achieve regional low-carbon transition and boost economic growth and technological advancement, as well as reduce the threat posed by climate change. The Chinese mainland, on its part, …

Are Indonesia and Vietnam’s multibillion-dollar clean energy deals stuck? Experts say not yet
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Are Indonesia and Vietnam’s multibillion-dollar clean energy deals stuck? Experts say not yet

Associated Press  

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesia and Vietnam signed multibillion-dollar energy transition deals in 2022 that were heralded as drastic shifts in financing that would enable the coal-dependent countries to pivot to cleaner energy. Indonesia’s deal provides over $20 billion for the early phase-out and retirement of coal-fired power plants and the development of clean energy sources like solar or geothermal. “Indonesia …

Climate change and the shift to cleaner energy push Southeast Asia to finally start sharing power
1 year, 6 months ago

Climate change and the shift to cleaner energy push Southeast Asia to finally start sharing power

Associated Press  

Hanoi, VIETNAM — The urgency for Southeast Asian nations to switch to clean energy to combat climate change is reinvigorating a 20-year-old plan for the region to share power. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations or ASEAN is a political and economic gathering of 10 countries across a vast region, from tiny Brunei and Singapore to military-controlled Myanmar and fast-rising …

Region advances with clean energy, innovation, infrastructure
1 year, 10 months ago

Region advances with clean energy, innovation, infrastructure

China Daily  

Liu Xueliang, general manager of BYD Asia-Pacific's auto sales division, speaks at a signing ceremony in Bangkok, Thailand, in September, at which Chinese automaker BYD signed the land purchase agreement to build its new electric vehicle factory in Rayong Province. LIN HAO/XINHUA But report urges Asia-Pacific to step up action on UN sustainable development goals The Asia-Pacific region has made …

Energising the renewable energy sector in Southeast Asia
3 years ago

Energising the renewable energy sector in Southeast Asia

Hindustan Times  

In 2019, the International Energy Agency released its report titled ‘Southeast Asia Energy Outlook’. Like other giant energy importers of Asia, Southeast Asian states need to take care of shifting to cleaner and more sustainable means of energy. Among the new age renewable energy sources, solar and wind energy has found a large space in the energy mix of countries. …

Southeast Asia’s Renewable Energy Puzzle
3 years, 4 months ago

Southeast Asia’s Renewable Energy Puzzle

The Diplomat  

Southeast Asian economies are growing fast, and investment in energy infrastructure to fuel that growth is racing to keep up. Thailand’s domestic production of natural gas, its largest fossil fuel resource, peaked in 2014 and after that the onboarding of renewables like solar increased at a much quicker pace. In other words, when the ability of the state to determine …

Clare Richardson-Barlow
4 years, 3 months ago

Clare Richardson-Barlow

The Diplomat  

Inextricable from discussions of climate change are conversations about energy. Richardson-Barlow walks us through Asia’s energy quandaries, the implications of cross-border electricity trade, and China’s role as both a top-user of coal and leader in clean energy development. Sixty-five million people in Southeast Asia remain without access to reliable electricity, and the power sector continues to be the primary focus …

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