Energy and Decarbonization in Southeast Asia, volume 2
Date of publication:
2025
Publisher:
ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute
Number of pages:
259
Code:
ASC19
Soft Cover
ISBN: 9789815306019
About the publication
“Southeast Asia is poised to play a pivotal role in global energy decarbonization, driven by its rapidly expanding economies and growing populations. However, the region remains heavily reliant on fossil fuels to meet its energy demand. Energy and Decarbonization in Southeast Asia delves into the critical research topics shaping the region’s path towards sustainable energy transformation. From regional interconnectivity via the ASEAN Power Grid to advancements in solar and wind energy, carbon capture and storage, low-carbon hydrogen, and green financing, this book provides a comprehensive exploration of innovative strategies and pressing challenges.
Featuring contemporary case studies across three key themes—socio-economic and environmental challenges, technological and political pathways, and strategies to foster regional cooperation—this volume offers actionable insights for Southeast Asian policymakers, researchers and practitioners. By addressing fundamental questions surrounding the region’s evolving climate priorities, the authors present a forward-looking analysis of the energy sector’s transition and its implications for the future.”
—Beni Suryadi, Acting Executive Director, ASEAN Centre for Energy
“The volume captures very important political and economic nuances involved in transitioning from a heavy dependence on fossil fuels to renewable energy, resource nationalism and the challenges involved in driving decisions to carry out cross-border trade between countries, and the importance of understanding the role of energy financing in promoting the mitigation of greenhouse gases in Southeast Asia. An indispensable collection of articles for readers to quickly grasp many important energy issues all in one compendium.”
—Lee Poh Onn, Senior Fellow with the Regional Economic Studies Programme and Malaysia Studies Programme at the ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute, Singapore
“This compendium presents a detailed examination of decarbonization topics relevant to Southeast Asia, offering insights into the region’s energy transition.”
—Thang Nam Do, Fellow in the Zero-Carbon Energy for Asia-Pacific Grand Challenge Program; the Resources, Environment and Development Program, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University, Canberra.
Contents
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Energy and Decarbonization in Southeast Asia, volume 2
[Whole Publication, ISBN: 9789815306026], by Mirza Sadaqat Huda, Sharon Seah, Qiu Jiahui, editors -
Preliminary pages with Introduction
- SECTION I: SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES OF DECARBONIZATION
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1. Green Financing for a Sustainable Energy Transition in Southeast Asia: Analysis of Public and Private Investments, 2010–21, by Paul Bertheau, author
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2. Justice in Indonesia’s Energy Transition Policies, by Fikri Muhammad, author
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3. Challenges of Environmental Justice in the Decarbonization of Development Projects in Malaysia, by Zul Ilham, author
- SECTION II: TECHNO-POLITICAL PATHWAYS TO DECARBONIZATION
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4. Navigating Southeast Asia Across the Evolving Global Low-Carbon Hydrogen Landscape, by Christopher Len, author
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5. The Political Economy of CCS/CCUS In Indonesia, by Tadzkia Nurshafira, Dias Prasongko, Nils Oskar Tronrud, authors
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6. Digitalization of Regional Grids in Southeast Asia, by Weena Gera, author
- SECTION III: ADVANCING REGIONAL COOPERATION ON DECARBONIZATION
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7. Towards a Renewable Future for Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam: Decarbonizing Through Wind and Solar Energy, by Phan Xuan Dung, author
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8. Regional Cooperation in the Power Sector in the Greater Mekong Subregion: A Historical Process Analysis, by Daniel del Barrio Alvarez, Prasongchai Setthasuravich, Aphisit Pukdeewut, authors
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9. Resource Nationalism in the Age of Energy Decarbonization: The Case of Indonesia’s Renewable-Generated Electricity Export to Singapore, by Aji Said Muhammad Iqbal Fajri, author
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10. The ASEAN Power Grid: Potential Harmonization of Heterogeneous Electricity Supply Industry Structures to Facilitate Cross-Border Trading, by Hazleen Aris, Iskandar Shah Mohd Zawawi, Bo Nørregaard Jørgensen, authors
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Conclusion, by Mirza Sadaqat Huda, Sharon Seah, Qiu Jiahui, authors
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Index
