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Gas Shortages and High Prices Derail Southeast Asia’s Power Buildout

What I Cover Tsvetana Paraskova is an energy and commodities journalist who has contributed to Oilprice.com for nearly a decade, covering global energy markets, commodities,… Southeast Asia is falling short of its ambitious projects to…

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Southeast Asia is lagging behind its plans to expand gas‑fired power capacity, as fuel shortages, volatile natural‑gas prices and supply‑chain bottlenecks are expected to raise costs and push project timelines back by years, according to energy consultancy Wood Mackenzie. This shortfall threatens the region’s goal of meeting rising electricity demand while reducing coal use.

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