Explainer: How mainland Southeast Asia is incorporating wind power
In this explainer, Dialogue Earth explores how various mainland Southeast Asian countries are engaging with wind power development. While Thailand has aggressively
The International Energy Agency's latest report says solar and wind energy are well placed to meet Southeast Asia's growing electricity demand. It adds that while additional deployment will create flexibility challenges, most countries in the region can integrate more solar and wind energy without requiring major system changes.
IEA's report says Southeast Asia is well positioned to meet this surging demand using variable renewable energy (VRE) sources of solar and wind. It adds that there is 20 TW of untapped solar and wind potential across the region, around 55 times the region's current total generation capacity.
While renewable technology costs in Southeast Asia remain higher than international benchmarks due to smaller markets and higher financing costs, solar and wind are becoming increasingly cost-competitive with new coal and gas across the region (particularly in the absence of fuel price subsidies).
Southeast Asia's combined technical potential for utility-scale solar PV, onshore and offshore wind exceeds 20 terawatts. The region also has significant hydropower potential: Lao PDR produces more than 70% of its electricity supply from hydropower and is the largest clean electricity exporter in the region.
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