Making the case for an interconnected power grid - a 'pragmatic path'

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

74% : "We will be able to showcase to the world what a good balance of energy looks like that enables us to walk towards our climate targets, while ensuring energy is affordable at the same time."
69% : On the same panel, Nadhilah Shani, head of power generation and interconnection at the Asean Centre for Energy (ACE), stressed that demand for power is rising fast across the region, and fossil fuels still dominate the energy mix, with gas still playing a key role in meeting energy needs.
64% : In June, senior officials at an Asean meeting on energy finalised an enhanced memorandum of understanding (MOU) to be signed during the upcoming Asean Energy Ministers' Meeting in Kuala Lumpur in October.
63% : Speaking on a fireside chat at Enlit Asia 2025, a gathering of energy players in Bangkok, Porwal, pointed to the region's "asymmetry" in their access to energy resources - with some countries rich in renewables while others still reliant on fossil fuels - as a key reason to link national grids.
61% : There is now a need for the region to accelerate the pace to build a unified grid as it is the most realistic way for member states in the bloc to meet their national climate goals while ensuring energy affordability, said energy leaders at a recent regional summit in Bangkok.
57% : Gas is still expected to make up about 34 per cent of the energy mix, reflecting the region's need for "transitional fuels" as it scales up clean energy, said Porwal.
54% : "Having a stable, fully operational interconnected grid gives Asean the most pragmatic path to achieve its [net zero] goals," said Gagan Porwal, global head of operations and software, consulting services, GE Vernova, a global technology provider that has been closely studying how grid interconnections in Southeast Asia could boost the regional take-up of renewable energy sources, especially solar and wind.

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