El Niño changes Southeast Asia’s power sector trajectory

Climate pressures, costly fuel imports push countries toward more coal and gas …


By: Tim Daiss

Photo from Philippine News Agency

Southeast Asia could face a double energy shock over the coming months as a strengthening El Niño threatens hydropower generation just as the region struggles with elevated and volatile imported energy costs due to energy supply disruptions from the on-again and off-again closure of the Strait of Hormuz.

The …