South-east Asia needs to accelerate renewable energy transition: Experts

SINGAPORE – South-east Asia has to speed up in building its renewable energy capacities in order to hit the region’s net-zero targets, experts said on April 4.

The region’s annual renewable capacity additions have to increase by seven to 12 times for solar and onshore wind power, as compared with the region’s annual average from 2018 to 2021, said McKinsey & Company senior partner Vishal Agarwal at an event to discuss a report on South-east Asia’s transition to renewables.

The report was published by the Economic Development…