ASEAN Nations Needs a Supergrid to Meet Climate Goals (Bloomberg)

Written By Kirsten McCracken

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It may just be a power cable, but the soon-to-be-operational connection between two Malaysian states could unlock one of the world’s most ambitious infrastructure projects.

A 30-kilometer cable connecting Malaysia’s hydropower-rich Sarawak state to neighboring Sabah is set to turn on by the second quarter this year. The plan is to link that up with Indonesian provinces and Brunei to Peninsular Malaysia across the South China Sea.

Ultimately, this would feed into a sprawling regional supergrid, which would allow all 10 members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN, to access renewable energy and accelerate their transition away from fossil fuels.

Kirsten McCracken
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