This technical report is an exercise for the working group to improve their national data, practicing the intellectual scenarios of keeping the CO2 emission at 2013 level till 2040 and reviewing the countries' NDC commitment. This report will improve the capacity of national experts on the energy outlook, and also help policy to think out the possibility of contributing to COP 21 by cutting back the ...

This study highlights policy implications on how to mitigate public protests and prevent delays in electric power infrastructure projects in the region. It also raises the crucial issues that can affect public acceptance of electric power infrastructure with potential risks. Direct public involvement would be one of the important measures for social acceptance and political decision-making; however, ...

The potential to use natural gas can be increased in the East Asia Summit (EAS) region where energy demand is continuously increasing, and countries are urged to address pollution and climate challenges. Its increased use has three main advantages in the region: Abundant resource potential, including unconventional gas; Less geopolitical risk as resource distribution is more geographically diverse ...

The Philippines uses natural gas produced in the Malampaya gas field for power generation. However, supplies from this field will be depleted by 2022 and the gas sales and purchase agreement will end in 2024. Unless a new gas field is developed, the Philippines will become more dependence on imports of gas for power generation. Coal is the main fuel imported for power generation, but it will be ...

This part II of the report discusses two main topics: how much liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply infrastructures are needed in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) + India by 2030 to satisfy the LNG demand projection results presented in Part I; and how much investments are required by 2030 to implement the identified LNG supply infrastructure in ASEAN and India.

This study investigates the future natural gas demand in ASEAN countries and India as well as the necessary investment needed to meet the demand. It shall provide a picture on the market size of natural gas in EAS countries, identify the challenges faced in expanding the natrual gas market and propose options to address identified issues.

An increasing demand for oil is one of Indonesia’s top policy priorities as it is linked to many of the country’s concerns, such as the deteriorating security of its oil supply, growing fiscal imbalances, and worsening air quality. Indonesia has announced that it aims to ban sales of internal combustion engine vehicles by 2040. The country also intends for alternative vehicles to account for 20 ...

This study aims to analyse the potential for deployment of the Energy Management System in the East Asia Summit region, and to propose, upon identifying the policy challenges common in the region, policy recommendations for the promotion of EMS. The first year of this two-year study focused on analysing the needs of the EMS and grasping the details of their current status through caase studies. Based ...

The objective of this study is to review and explore measures to promote the development of oil stockpiling in the member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). According to the ‘Southeast Asia Energy Outlook’, which was co-authored by the Economic Research Institute of ASEAN and East Asia and the International Energy Agency (IEA), energy demand in the ASEAN has been growing ...

Over the years, multilateral trade negotiations have helped to substantially reduce tariff rates. While tariffs have been reduced, the number of non-tariff measures (NTMs) is increasing and is often blamed to be a source of the lack of integration in ASEAN. Yet, in spite of their growing number, we generally have little understanding and information, and thus there is an urgent need to develop a ...