Coal is still king in renewables-focussed Asia

摘要

When Asian countries trumpet the potential of renewables, it also comes with an implicit admission: They will still depend heavily on coal if they are to reach their economic growth aspirations in the coming decades."Whilst Asia is also seeing a shift towards renewable energy and policies to increase renewable energy's share of the energy mix, Asia is likely to continue to rely substantially on coal-fired plants for the near future," says Andrew Digges, partner at Ashurst LLP.