Biogas-to-Electricity Development in ASEAN: Challenges & Oppotunities

Key Points

This report showcase a way forward for biogas-to-electricity development in ASEAN. There are six essential enabling factors for scaling up biogas-to-electricity applications in ASEAN that are detailed in the report. These are robust and supportive regulatory frameworks:

1. Synergy and effective coordination.
2. Advocacy and policymaker engagement.
3. International collaborations and adoption of proven successful models.
4. Key stakeholder capacity building and access to financing.
5. Broad public awareness on the environmental co-benefits of biogas. The six enabling factors identified are integral to achieving the ASEAN Plan of Action for Energy Cooperation Phase II (2021 – 2025) targets.