Highlights
The assessment of ASEAN power sector pathways to net-zero emissions by 2050.
The NEMO optimisation framework of LEAP is used to integrate variable renewable energy.
Timely utilisation of ASEAN’s vast renewable energy resources is a key to achieving net-zero.
GHG emissions of the ASEAN power sector peak in 2029 and reach zero by 2050.
The net-zero power sector scenario involves an abatement cost of 12 USD/ton CO2e.