China overtakes US in ASEAN investments

Large Chinese investments are overtaking US financing in ASEAN, according to Nikkei Asia. The mainland has already invested more than $5.3 billion under its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), according to the University of Southern California’s US-China Institute in Los Angeles. On June 22, the mainland agreed with Cambodia to intensify cooperation in transportation networks. […]

Asia’s renewable energy future

Minghui Zhang, Head of Section and Benoit Nguyen, Head of Department at DNV, describe Asia’s renewable energy future. Asia has experienced some of the worst impacts of COVID-19 which have caused major disruptions in the energy sector. Despite the work that remains to contain the pandemic, most Asian countries have embraced the challenge to change […]

Carbon neutrality and solar’s role in ASEAN nations

The Paris Agreement has been signed by all ASEAN nations and almost all members have declared a carbon emissions reduction target. The diversity in ASEAN’s readiness for energy transition is reflected in the wide-ranging nationally determined contribution targets set for reducing greenhouse gases. An immediate quick win for the renewable energy transition is the harnessing […]