Clifford Chance

Energy Transition in Southeast Asia: Solving the storage problem

3 September 2025

The Southeast Asia region, with its rapidly growing economies, increasing energy demands and grid constraints, is facing unique challenges in the energy transition. The combination of the shift to renewable energy and the lack of grid stability in several Southeast Asian nations indicates the need for storage technologies, a need which is starting to be recognised at governmental level.

This briefing examines the regulatory frameworks currently in place in Southeast Asia, what more can be done, and the revenue models necessary to attract private sector investment in utility-scale energy storage.  

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