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Southeast Asia Energy Outlook 2017
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International Energy Agency
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Tim Gould, Ali Al-Saffar, Toshiyuki Shirai, Ian Cronshaw, Tae-Yoon Kim, Gee Yong Law, Melanie Slade, Cecilia Tam, Johannes Trueby, Brent Wanner, Matthew Wittenstein and Aang Darmawan
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January 2018
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The ten countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) represent one of
the most dynamic parts of the global energy system, with their energy demand growing by
60% in the past 15 years. ASEAN countries are at various stages of economic development
and have different energy resource endowments and consumption patterns. But they also
share a common challenge to meet rising demand in a secure, affordable and sustainable
manner. Ensuring sufficient investment in energy supply and energy efficiency is central to
this task. These countries have made major efforts in recent years to upgrade policy
frameworks, reform fossil-fuel consumption subsidies, increase regional co-operation and
encourage greater investment in the region’s considerable renewable energy potential.
While there are many encouraging signs, much more remains to be done. Access to
modern energy is incomplete. With a total population of nearly 640 million, an estimated
65 million people remain without electricity and 250 million are reliant on solid biomass as
a cooking fuel. Investment in upstream oil and gas has been hit by lower prices since 2014
and the region faces a dwindling position as a gas exporter, and a rising dependency on
imported oil. At the same time, energy-related air pollution, both indoor and outdoor, also
presents major risks to public health, while rising carbon-dioxide (CO2) emissions are
contrary to the objectives of the Paris Climate Change Agreement, which has been ratified
by all the countries in the region. Our analysis in this World Energy Outlook (WEO) Special
Report confirms that Southeast Asian countries are looking towards a future in which
energy demand is set to grow strongly. Our aim in this analysis is to provide a framework
for understanding the region’s energy choices, examining the pitfalls and opportunities that
lie ahead and what different pathways might imply for future energy security, the
environment and economic development.
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