In 2023, electricity demand in ASEAN countries – such as Brunei, Vietnam, Indonesia, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand and the Philippines – rose by 3.6%. In absolute terms, the increase was 44.7 terawatt-hours (TWh), comparable to New Zealand’s annual electricity consumption. Coal-fired thermal power plants played a key role in meeting growing demand, increasing their output by 43.1 TWh last year.
