The Philippines’
first large-scale
solar-plus-storage
hybrid (pictured),
was commissioned this year. Image: ACEN.
There has been an uptick in energy storage investment in Southeast Asia, a region still largely powered by coal and experiencing high growth in population and energy demand. Andy Colthorpe speaks with companies working to establish a framework of opportunities in the region.
This is an extract of an article which appears in Vol.33 of PV Tech Power, Solar Media’s quarterly technical journal for the downstream solar industry. Every edition includes ‘Storage & Smart Power,’ a dedicated section contributed by the team at Energy-Storage.news.
Almost all Southeast Asian countries have experienced a doubling of their GDP since the turn of the millennium and seen their energy demand increase by around 3% every year in that time, according to the…