Growing green energy across Asean

TALK has grown about an energy grid that will link up across borders in our region. The recent Asean meetings in Vientiane asked energy ministers to prioritise the initiative. Back home, during the Singapore International Energy Week, headlines heralded the official go-ahead given to deliver energy all the way from Australia by undersea cable.

A power grid to transmit electricity across distances would connect countries with surplus renewable energy to those with higher demand, reaching many more consumers and creating a large and more efficient market. To some, the proposal is a vision whose time has come.

However, there are challenges, and not just in terms of technology.