ASEAN Energy Transition and Investment Roadmap

The ASEAN Energy Transition and Investment Roadmap sets out how ASEAN can achieve carbon neutrality by 2050 while meeting fast-growing energy demand. Aligned with the ASEAN Strategy for Carbon Neutrality and APAEC 2026–2030, it charts a pathway towards an interconnected energy system powered by clean domestic and regional energy.

Under business as usual (BAU), the region’s energy-sector emissions would reach 5.3 GtCO₂ in 2050. The net-zero pathway instead achieves net-negative emissions by 2050, driven by electrification, energy efficiency, clean fuels and carbon capture. By 2050, electricity’s share of final energy use rises to 63%, utility-scale solar PV grows from 20 GW to 830 GW, and fossil fuel supply is 57% lower than under BAU.

Compared with BAU, the additional investment required is largely offset by cumulative fuel cost savings of around GBP 7.6 trillion through to 2050 and supporting 8.6 million additional jobs by 2050.