东南亚清洁能源转型

A new analysis from the Lowy Institute shows that sharp Western aid cuts could undermine Southeast Asia’s clean energy goals, harm its most vulnerable countries, and tilt the region toward Asian powers such as China, South Korea and Japan.

Metro Manila and other key Philippine cities fall short of rooftop solar potential, with coverage rates below 1 per cent, AI tool shows.

The Southeast Asian bloc should give its energy think tank the mandate to analyse decarbonisation pathways for the Asean Power Grid, said experts, emphasising the importance of interconnections.

Small-scale hydropower systems, combined with solar panels to increase renewable energy supply, have been supporting efforts in Sabah to improve access to clean and stable electricity in underserved villages.

The bulk of funding will be used to address intermittency and variability of renewables in off-grid areas, says Asian Development Bank’s energy director Keiju Mitsuhashi. The Philippines alone will require $10 billion to improve its domestic grid.

跨国调研公司零碳分析（Zero Carbon Analytics）最新报告显示，印尼在过去10年吸引了最多相关中资。不过，有分析人士指出，美国落实的关税措施所带来的不确定性或导致东南亚国家撤回绿色投资。

Data centre hubs in the region can meet at least 30 per cent of their electricity demand by the end of the decade with wind and solar, without the need for battery storage, finds a new report by Ember.

Multilateral development banks can help derisk the costs of decarbonisation and interconnections, with tech companies like Google playing a key role as large offtakers of clean energy. But the Asean Centre of Energy needs the mandate of the region's leaders to develop feasibility studies and optimisation scenarios.

特朗普关税政策出台，人工智能热潮推动的数据中心扩张已促使科技巨头在亚洲大规模投资可再生能源。如今，专家指出，日益增加的不确定性将让企业采取“观望”态度，长期布局则将取决于各地的政策。

As the United States sets unprecedented new import duties, pressure mounts on Asia to buy American natural gas to address trade imbalances. Experts urge tapping into solar and wind potential to counter economic uncertainty in the region.

Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand and Malaysia's solar panel makers face varying tariff rates. Chinese manufacturers have already moved operations elsewhere, and smaller local players and workers will bear the brunt of the fallout.

Earth Day 2025 calls for action to triple clean electricity capacity by 2030. Eco-Business examines which countries in Southeast Asia are leading and lagging for clean power adoption.