Friday, October 9, 2015

South East Asia: Countries Target 23% Renewables by 2020

ASEAN Countries Adopt Renewable Energy Target (CleanTechnica)

Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have taken a collective decision to increase the share of renewable energy in the region’s fuel mix. 

Energy ministers of the ASEAN have announced the adoption of a target to increase the share of renewable energy in the regional fuel mix to 23% by 2020. The decision was taken during the 33rd ASEAN Ministers on Energy Meeting on 7 October 2015.

The member states have also adopted a target to reduce the region’s greenhouse gas emissions by 20% over a period of 10 years.

ASEAN member states include Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.