Wind turbines and a solar farm in a rice paddy field in Ninh Phuoc district in central Vietnam. Pham Hung / iStock / Getty Images Plus
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Utility-scale wind and solar capacity rose by 20 percent in Southeast Asia last year, as the region comprising the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) brought its total capacity to more than 28 gigawatts (GW), according to a new Global Energy Monitor (GEM) report.
The increase means the region is in a good position to comfortably meet its renewables goals ahead of schedule, a press release from GEM said.
“The growth of renewables across the region is impressive, but so much more can be achieved,” said GEM researcher Janna Smith in the press release.
The report found…
