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Over 70 per cent of organisations are investing more than 10 per cent of their capital expenditure in low-carbon initiatives as digitalisation and automation take centre stage.
Floating solar deals, cross-border energy plans and a new carbon credit framework highlight early progress, but achieving net zero will require rapid capacity expansion and a more resilient, modernised grid.
India accounts for more than half of the expected growth, followed by Pakistan, Japan and Australia, finds new data from the International Energy Agency.
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A connected grid will help each country avoid bearing the burden of building power for itself – forcing low-cost decisions that might not be climate-friendly, says a representative from GE Vernova. Energy leaders at Enlit Asia 2025 pushed for the setting up of an interim energy exchange to allow power trading while regulatory arrangements catch up.
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