The Southeast Asian regional bloc ASEAN has approved a new action plan aiming to raise the share of renewable electricity to 45% of total installed power capacity within the next five years. This initiative also seeks to increase the contribution of renewables to 30% of the region’s total primary energy supply. In addition, the plan sets a goal to improve energy efficiency by reducing energy intensity (the amount of energy used per unit of economic output), by 40% compared to 2005 levels.
This builds on ASEAN’s previous action plan for 2016–2025, which targeted a 23% share of renewables in primary energy and 35% in power generation capacity by 2025, along with a 32% reduction in energy intensity from 2005 levels. So far, ASEAN has reached 13.5% of renewables in primary energy supply, 33.7% of renewable power capacity, and a 25.8% reduction in energy intensity from 2005 levels.
ASEAN includes Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, The Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Viet Nam.