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Banks headquartered in eight Asia-Pacific markets facilitated just US$0.83 of low-carbon energy financing for every US$1 directed towards fossil fuels in 2024

Bangkok’s response to the LNG price shock highlights a regional problem in which sustainable finance instruments are proliferating, yet clean energy projects remain harder to fund than fossil fuel projects.

11 Sep 2026

Cirata floating solar plant in West Java

Integrating the solar target into Indonesia’s power plan would coordinate investment in generation, grids and storage, as renewable costs fall and utility-scale solar becomes up to 44 per cent cheaper than coal, according to Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis.

Solar energy panels in a rice field

More than half of surveyed companies also plan to tap blended finance as the region confronts an estimated US$400 billion annual investment need to reach net zero and expand solar and wind, which supply just 4 per cent of the region’s electricity, Standard Chartered says.

A view of Bangkok's road

Higher tariffs, grid guarantees and scrutiny of water use come alongside wider access to renewable power as Bangkok tries to balance digital investment with energy security.

12 Ogos 2026

TNB LSS at Sepang

11 Ogos 2026

A hyperscaler data center

27 Julai 2026

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20 Julai 2026

OSW_Pagudpud beach reveler

2 Julai 2026

Electric vehicle manufacturing in China

18 Jun 2026

building in an export processing zone in Cavite

15 Jun 2026

OSW_Fisherman Pagudpud

11 Jun 2026

Vietnam power grid2

4 Jun 2026

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2 Jun 2026

engineer checks a solar roof panel Philippines

29 Mei 2026

Khushi Baby is a 10 year-old digital health non-profit that tracks maternal and child health in rural India.

25 Mei 2026

Ecosperity Day 2 - Panel 1

19 Mei 2026

A barge delivering coal to an alumnium processing complex in Bintan, Indonesia.

28 April 2026

Workers installing power transmission line in Jakarta, Indonesia

10 April 2026

A sweet sarghom plantation in Kijang, Bintan, Indonesia.

3 April 2026

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