Category: Southeast Asia

Adaptation Agricultural Background Information Net Rice Exporter: % of rice consumption in Market Year 2020/2021: Major Agriculture/Food Exports in 2020: ● Rice (5.95%)● Dried Legumes (4.6%)● Corn (2.19%)● Rubber (1.56%)● Non-fillet Fresh Fish (1.03%) Major Crops Produced (Domestic): ● Rice● Sugar● Maize Links Myanmar’s Current NDC Key for Adaptation Charts The indicators in the adaptation […]

Adaptation Agricultural Background Information Net Rice Importer: % of rice consumption in Market Year 2020/2021: ● From domestic production: 98.3%● From imports: 1.7% Major Agriculture/Food Exports in 2020: ● Palm Oil (10%)● Rubber (1.86%)● Stearic Acid (1.73%)● Coconut Oil (1.13%) Major Crops Produced: ● Rice, corn, cassava, soybeans, peanuts Links WB/ADB Climate Risk ProfileIndonesia’s Current […]

Adaptation Agricultural Background Information Net Rice Exporter: % of rice consumption in Market Year 2020/2021: Major Agriculture/Food Exports in 2020: Major Crops Produced (Domestic): Links WB/ADB Climate Risk ProfileCambodia’s Current NDC Key for Adaptation Charts The indicators in the adaptation charts are marked in the rightmost five columns according to the following key. Adaptation NDCs […]

Last updated Jul. 8, 2024. Electricity Sector Overview Although 100% of the population now has access to electricity, some communities in the less developed and sparsely populated mountainous areas of the northwest and isolated islands are not yet connected to the grid. The following chart shows the organizational structure of Viet Nam’s energy sector: Source: […]

Last updated Aug. 23, 2023. Electricity Sector Overview The energy sector in Thailand is governed by the Ministry of Energy (MOE) and managed by the National Energy Policy Council (NEPC). The NEPC, through its secretariat, the Energy Policy and Planning Office (EPPO), recommends national energy policy, management, and development plans to the government through the […]

Last updated Jan. 30, 2024. Electricity Sector Overview The Philippines has three electrical grids—for Luzon, the Visayas, and Mindanao, with the highest installed capacity and energy demand in Luzon.  The distribution component of the Philippines’ electricity sector is fully privatized. Meralco, a major utility, holds 80% of the market and the remaining 20% comprises a […]

Last updated Feb. 6, 2024. Electricity Sector Overview The electricity industry in Peninsular Malaysia and Sabah is regulated by the Energy Commission while the electricity industry in Sarawak is regulated by the state’s Electrical Inspectorate Unit. (Click here for a map of Malaysia’s grid system.) The three main utility companies are Tenaga Nasional Berhad for […]

Last updated Aug. 8, 2023. Electricity Sector Overview Generation: In 2019, Indonesia’s electricity generation capacity was 62.8 GW. The mix is composed of mostly coal (50.7%), with wind at 0.2% and solar at 0.1%. The four major systems are, from most to least extensive, Bali-Java-Madura, Sumatra, Kalimantan, and Sulawesi, which together compose 90% of Indonesia’s […]

Last updated Jan. 30, 2024. Electricity Sector Overview Generation: Electricity in Cambodia is generated by (a) independent power producers (IPPs) who have a generation license and sell electricity to suppliers or industries through a PPA, and (b) consolidated licensees—EDC (Electricite du Cambodge, a state-run utility) and mainly REEs—that generate electricity to supply consumers connected to […]