Opinion Piece - Propelling ASEAN towards Clean Coal Technology

Editor's note: This opinion piece was originally published in World Coal Association on 22 May 2017. ERIA's Energy Economist Han Phoumin provided commentary.

Coal, the most abundant and reliable energy resource, will continue to be the dominant energy source in power generation to meet the fast-growing electricity demand in the emerging economies of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Between 2015 and 2040, the share of coal in power generation is expected to increase from 32% to 42%, whereas the share of gas in power generation is projected to drop from 42% in 2015 to 37% in 2040... (read the full article by using the link above)