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ASEAN experts warn scrapping of coal could drag Southeast Asia into a self-inflicted energy crisis

Coal-fired power generation remains critical for providing secure and affordable energy, supporting economic growth, and enabling a just energy transition in the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations , argue Chaedar Indra Pramana, Suwanto, Shania Esmeralda Manaloe and Beni Suryadi, energy analysts at the Asean Centre for Energy .  Within the next three years, 84 coal power plants, totalling 29,000 MW, are expected to come online. Funnels of the Paiton thermal power plant, East Java, Indonesia / © CEphoto, Uwe Aranas COAL REMAINS critical for providing secure and affordable energy, supporting economic growth, and enabling a just energy transition in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Scrapping coal without prudent energy planning could drag ASEAN member states (AMS) into a self-inflicted energy crisis. ASEAN's energy demand had grown by 67% from 2005 to 2019, with coal's share reaching 19% by 2019, nearly double its 2005 level. Under each country'

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