ASEAN’s clean electricity growth struggling to keep pace with rising demand

The region has a large untapped solar potential, exceeding 30,000 gigawatts.

Clean electricity sources met just 23% of ASEAN’s demand growth in 2024, down from 40% over the previous years, according to an Ember report.

The report noted that the region has a large untapped solar and wind potential, exceeding 30,000 gigawatts (GW) and 1,300 GW, respectively.

However, installed capacity remains low at just 26.6 GW for solar and 6.8 GW for wind.

The report said clean generation growth will outpace faster-rising demand in the coming years, tipping the balance towards a decline in fossil generation at a global level.

“Tapping into solar and wind potential would enable ASEAN to unlock the renewable energy market needed to meet growing energy demand and climate targets," said Dinita Setyawati, Ember’s senior electricity policy analyst for Southeast Asia.

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