Southeast Asian region urged to enhance focus on efficiency efforts as energy demand set to rise rapidly

摘要

As fast-growing energy use in Southeast Asia leads to a sharp rise in the region's dependence on oil imports and a reduction in its surplus of natural gas and coal for export, the International Energy Agency (IEA) has urged countries in the region to take serious action to improve energy efficiency. "Southeast Asia is, along with China and India, shifting the centre of gravity of the global energy system to Asia," IEA Executive Director Ms. Maria van der Hoeven said at the launch of a World Energy Outlook Special Report, 'Southeast Asia Energy Outlook', which provides a comprehensive picture of the region's energy future.