The Power Sector Transition in Southeast Asia

The report outlines a methodology for financial institutions to assess the transition risks and opportunities of power companies in Southeast Asia using three analytical pillars: transition footprint mapping, investment alignment, and dependency mapping. It leverages asset-level data from Global Energy Monitor to help institutions evaluate asset bases, project pipelines, and systemic barriers to decarbonization.

• The power sector in Southeast Asia is critical for decarbonization, as it accounts for 65 percent of the emissions reductions required to achieve national commitments, though current clean-energy investment is insufficient.
• To conduct robust transition assessments of power companies, financial institutions should utilize three analytical pillars: transition footprint mapping to identify emissions-intensive assets, investment alignment to check if pipelines match targets and regional pathways, and dependency mapping to evaluate the influence of policy, technology, and market dynamics.
• The report utilizes asset-level data from Global Energy Monitor to enable regional and national analysis, which can be applied to individual companies to identify coal-powered assets conflicting with phase-out goals or dependencies on grid infrastructure like storage and transmission.

APA

RMI (2025). The Power Sector Transition in Southeast Asia. https://rmi.org/resources/the-power-sector-transition-in-southeast-asia/

Chicago

RMI. The Power Sector Transition in Southeast Asia. 2025. https://rmi.org/resources/the-power-sector-transition-in-southeast-asia/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{rmi2025power, author = {{RMI}}, title = {{The Power Sector Transition in Southeast Asia}}, institution = {RMI}, year = {2025}, month = dec, url = {https://rmi.org/resources/the-power-sector-transition-in-southeast-asia/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }