The 10 countries in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are home to 615 million people, fast-growing economies and rising energy demand. Unevenly distributed fossil fuel resources are a challenge to the security of energy supply, as is deteriorating environmental conditions resulting from fossil fuel dependency. The region’s external costs caused by air pollution from fossil fuel combustion will increase by 35%, jumping from USD 167 billion in 2014 to USD 225 billion in 2025, according to an IRENA–ASEAN regional REmap analysis.
ASEAN has set an aspirational regional renewable energy target: to derive 23% of its total primary energy supply from renewables by 2025. Regional leaders and governments have increased their efforts to capitalise on opportunities from renewable energy to deliver a future featuring “energy security, accessibility, affordability and sustainability for all”.
Scaling-up Renewables Use in Agriculture in Asia: Towards 2030 Agenda & Climate Goals
15 June 2022 |Virtual
IRENA and FAO are organising a side-event during the ADB Asia Clean Energy Forum 2022.
Renewable Energy Solutions for District Heating in Mongolia
20 May 2022 | Virtual
IRENA is collaborating with the Mongolian Ministry of Energy to organise virtual capacity building...
ASEAN – IRENA Consultation Workshop
12 May 2022 | Virtual
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the ASEAN Centre for Energy (ACE) will...