Will ASEAN be the world''s most attractive region in 2025?

ASEAN''s advantages, ranging from a large, young market to an embrace of the digital economy, offers a conducive environment to investors - leaders said at Davos 2025.

ASEAN will drive global growth. Here''s how to unleash it

By 2030, ASEAN''s digital economy is expected to more than double to $560 billion. But obstacles in the region remain, such as funding for small businesses.

Southeast Asia: Emerging energy storage opportunities

With grids in ASEAN countries dispersed around many islands and less interconnected than other parts of the world, energy storage presents an excellent opportunity to keep networks

Southeast Asia to Miss Green Goal on Slow Storage Deployment

By 2025, the ASEAN group will have exceeded its renewable installation target, the report showed. But limited storage capacity means the region will struggle to consistently dispatch that

Battery Energy Storage Systems Development

However, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) bloc is falling behind in technology implementation due to a lack of awareness and policy initiatives. Of the 11 ASEAN

Storage omission in Vietnam solar FiT draft a ''serious mistake'' –

Vietnam accounted for 69% of ASEAN''s solar and wind generation last year and was the region''s main growth driver in renewable energy development in recent years, a report has found.

Potential Solar, Wind, and Battery Storage Deployment for

Our findings provide policymakers a second opinion on how to scale up solar and wind with battery storage to contribute to future significant ASEAN decarbonization.

Southeast Asia''s emerging energy storage opportuniti

Corporates with production facilities in the region too are seeing battery storage microgrids, typically with rooftop solar, as a means to meet their sustainability goals and gain long-term control over energy

Why ASEAN''s partnership model matters for global cooperation

Timor-Leste''s entry into ASEAN in October 2025 shows how strong partnerships can deliver progress even in challenging times, writes the Forum''s Joo-Ok Lee.

What ASEAN offers the world in the Intelligent Age

ASEAN leads in the Intelligent Age with innovation, sustainability and regional stability, driving digital growth, climate action and global collaboration.

ENERGY TRANSITION IN SOUTHEAST ASIA: SOLVING THE

Southeast Asia can look to Australia and Japan as examples of how to promote the adoption of energy storage systems (and, once the necessary regulations are in place, the potential speed of the rollout).

Maximizing solar energy production in ASEAN region

The strategic challenges and opportunities associated with maximizing solar energy production in SEA region were examined.

ASEAN is turning global tensions into regional opportunities

In a time of fragmentation, ASEAN stands out as a rare economic bright spot because it''s leveraging global uncertainty into a strategic advantage.

Why this is the moment for ASEAN to forge strategic autonomy

ASEAN''s fragmented reaction to US tariffs shows the need for greater solidarity and shared economic mechanisms – something shared by regional blocs across the world.

ASEAN Energy Storage Cabinet Container Solutions: Powering

As ASEAN nations push toward 35% renewable energy by 2030, smart storage solutions will be the backbone of this transition. Whether you''re upgrading existing infrastructure or building new capacity,

How ASEAN is managing the risks and opportunities

The current period of geopolitical transformation presents opportunities and risks for countries worldwide, but perhaps none more so than ASEAN.

What''s Holding Back ASEAN on Renewable Energy?

In the Maldives, an Asian Development Bank-backed project has delivered solar and storage systems across more than 160 islands, slashing diesel dependency and saving millions

ASEAN takes major step toward landmark digital economy pact

Southeast Asian nations reached a milestone in negotiations for a regional digital economy pact, setting the stage for digital integration across a market of 680 million people.

6 questions for ASEAN Secretary General Kao Kim Hourn

ASEAN has emerged as a major economic and political bloc. At Davos 2025, ASEAN Secretary General Kao Kim Hourn detailed opportunities and challenges for the region.

What is ASEAN? | World Economic Forum

ASEAN has discussed drawing up a code of conduct to be signed with China governing disputes in the South China Sea, but Beijing is reluctant to sign on to a multilateral agreement. What