ASEAN Power Grid plan has potential—PIDS

State-run think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) believes that skepticism surrounding the feasibility of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Power Grid is likely to diminish over time, citing investments that could help address this years-long concern.

- By GABRIELL CHRISTEL GALANG

In an exclusive interview with Adoracion Navarro, senior fellow at PIDS, she shared that it is too early to doubt the feasibility of ASEAN energy integration.

“The Laos-Thailand-Malaysia-Singapore interconnection project has seen early successes as an example of a multilateral agreement on energy trading and infrastructure investments, so I believe the skepticism will diminish eventually,” Navarro cited an example to Manila Bulletin.

“Besides, it seems too early to be skeptical of the feasibility given that for the eastern part where we will be participating, that is, the BIMP-PIP (Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines power integration project), the feasibility study is yet to be completed,” she added.