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#Asean Power Grid News
Indonesia’s five-year export licence cap and Sarawak’s discretionary licence terms raise doubts over whether cross-border power projects can secure the long-term legal certainty needed for financing, found a new report by industry body Singapore Sustainable Finance Association (SSFA).
Chinese exports to Asean exceed US$20 billion as solar, battery and EV shipments rise.
The former US vice president said the economics of clean energy, rising climate risks and China’s growing role are accelerating the energy transition despite political turbulence.
Speaking at Unlocking capital for sustainability Singapore 2026, Minister for Transport and Second Minister for Finance Jeffrey Siow said Singapore remains committed to its climate targets even as geopolitics fractures the rules-based order.
#Asean Power Grid Opinion
Four Asean member countries have taken an important first step towards the vision of a regional power grid. The next step is to look for lessons learned and improve collaboration, leveraging the experience of the public and private sector.
#Asean Power Grid Press Releases
Singapore Sustainable Finance Association (SSFA)
SSFA releases ‘From ambition to bankability: commercial and legal foundations for the Asean Power Grid’ paper on bankability of cross-border electricity export corridors
The Institute for Environment and Sustainability, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, NUS
Powering Asean: Why grid ambition needs bankable transmission
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Asean Power Grid: Accelerating the region’s energy transition
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