The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states require support and assistance to accelerate their clean energy adoption rates if they are to achieve their 2025 target of 23% renewables penetration, reports the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) today. Currently on track to reach a not-too-shabby 17% renewable penetration by that date, ASEAN states should nevertheless press ahead with bold financing and installation plans over the next few years if they are to mitigate the effects of rising energy demand across the region. A joint IRENA and ASEAN Centre for Energy (ACE) report outlines the potentials, costs and benefits of renewables in the region, and provides detailed technological and sectoral options that ASEAN countries can embrace in order to close the gap between current and targeted ...Den vollständigen Artikel lesen ...