Overview:
- Gentari stresses that business-led collaboration is the essential engine required to accelerate ASEAN’s ambitious energy transition goals toward a 35% renewable energy share by 2025.
- Corporate demand, driven by stringent ESG mandates and net-zero commitments, is actively reshaping the region’s energy landscape by enabling over 3.3 GW of new renewable capacity.
- The ASEAN region’s energy transformation is currently facing crucial supply-side constraints that necessitate regional integration and modernization of power grids.
- Harmonizing standards and streamlining permitting are urgently needed to enable efficient cross-border clean energy trade, a key component of the ASEAN Power Grid initiative.
- Achieving ASEAN’s clean energy future ultimately hinges on public-private synergy, where consistent government action complements commercial ambition to enable scalable solutions.
ASEAN stands at a critical juncture in its energy transition, aiming for a formidable 35% renewable energy share in installed capacity by 2025, alongside mid-century net-zero targets. While government policy sets the ambition, fragmented progress across the region now dictates that business-led collaboration is not just an option—it is the essential engine for success. Senior energy leaders recently convened by Gentari underscored a powerful truth: corporate leadership must be the central force accelerating systemic change.
Guest Idea:
Sushil Purohit
Chief Executive Officer
Gentari Group
Sushil Purohit leads Gentari Group as Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, focusing on decarbonisation, renewable energy, hydrogen, and green mobility. Before joining Gentari in January 2023, he spent 25 years at Wärtsilä Corporation, serving as President of Wärtsilä Energy and Executive Vice President. His extensive experience includes overseeing global energy businesses with significant P&L responsibilities across the Americas, Middle East, Asia, and Australia, focusing on power generation, energy storage, and lifecycle services. He holds an MBA and a BE in Mechanical Engineering.
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