Advancing Southeast Asia’s Energy Integration through the ASEAN Power Grid examines how deeper regional cooperation can help Southeast Asia meet rising energy demand while strengthening energy security, affordability, and sustainability. The report explores the pressures facing national energy systems and considers how connecting countries with different resources and demand patterns can help address these challenges, […]

Exploring Selective Taxation in Southeast Asia is an interim discussion paper that examines how excise taxes are designed and applied across the region, and how tax systems can balance fiscal requirements with broader policy objectives. Selective taxes, usually in the form of excise taxes, are a policy tool widely used in Southeast Asia. Excise taxes […]

Electricity demand in Peninsular Malaysia is rising as the economy grows, electrification advances, and cooling needs increase. The National Energy Transition Roadmap (NETR) aims to meet this growth through renewables, with solar driving capacity expansion. The phase-out of coal increases the need for renewable energy to replace retiring generation capacity. Data center expansion adds to […]