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The role of coal in Southeast Asia's power sector

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Driven by rapidly increasing electricity demand, Southeast Asia coal demand has surged since 2010. The availability of coal in the region, and its lower cost than competing fuels, has made coal the preferred option to fuel rising power demand. The region added 25 GW of coal-based capacity in the past five years, accounting for 42 per cent of total additional generation capacity. Even the gas-producing countries in the region have introduced more coal in their electricity mix as gas shortages ...

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Oxford Institute for Energy Studies
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Oxford Institute for Energy Studies Publisher's website
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OIES paper
Publication date:
2016-12-14
Paper number:
CL 4
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English
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2016-12-19

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