PUBLISHER: GlobalData | PRODUCT CODE: 1398238
PUBLISHER: GlobalData | PRODUCT CODE: 1398238
This outlook provides analysis and trends on Asia's energy transition from non-renewable to renewable sources. A 2030 outlook predicts renewables will experience a rapid growth in power capacity and generation outlook in the region, due to the acceleration of investment towards net zero targets.
Asian countries have started pushing for policies and incentives which can allow them to become leaders in the main energy transition sectors. Although they are moving quickly in developing renewable energy, further policies and actions need to be implemented to increase its competitiveness across the other four sectors. Energy supply is also the main sector responsible for CO2 emissions in the region.
The Asian power market is dominated by coal-fired power plants, which currently make up 40% of the power mix, although certain countries, such as Singapore, heavily rely on gas to cover their energy demand. In both cases, the regional outlook for increasing renewable capacity by 2035 seems positive, with an expectation of almost 60% of renewables in the mix, with solar and wind the leading renewable technologies.
Even with the efforts to increase the share of renewables, in order to cover the increasing energy demand, there is still substantial upcoming capacity from thermal power plants through to the middle of this decade. As consequence, this will create an increase of almost 100 MTCO2 in emissions from thermal power.