What is CASE
The project Clean, Affordable and Secure Energy for Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia (SEA) is one of the fastest-developing regions in the world, accounting for 11% of global energy demand growth since 2010. However, it is projected to contribute more than 25% of the global energy demand growth by 2035 (IEA, 2024).
Although the contribution of clean energy in the region is growing,
Despite increasing efforts to utilise its potential for clean energy sources, the region continues to rely heavily on fossil fuels, particularly coal, to meet its growing energy demand.
Already accounting for 28% of the energy mix, coal remains dominant, with the region expanding coal-fired power generation at an annual capacity of 5 GW (IEA, 2024). Additionally, the reliance on oil and natural gas persists, making Southeast Asia one of the few global regions still planning significant expansions in fossil fuel resources.
Unleash the potential of wind and solar
Declining costs of wind and solar energy, combined with rising public awareness over emissions and local pollution impacts, are nevertheless slowly beginning to shift the balance away from fossil fuels.
The region boasts over 28 GW of utility-scale wind and solar capacity, with Viet Nam leading at 19 GW, followed by Thailand and the Philippines at 3 GW each. However, despite this growth, wind and solar account for just 9% of the region’s total electricity capacity, while fossil fuels continue to dominate the energy mix (Global Energy Monitor, 2024).
The project Clean, Affordable and Secure Energy
The project Clean, Affordable and Secure Energy for Southeast Asia (CASE) aims to drive change in the Southeast Asian power sector towards an increased ambition with regards to climate change mitigation. The project focuses on the four largest countries of the region in terms of population: Indonesia, Viet Nam, Thailand, and the Philippines. The four countries represent nearly three-quarters of total power generation in Southeast Asia, and account for about 72% of the region’s GDP and for 82% of its population. The energy development of these countries will therefore have a major impact on the ability of the region to meet both development and sustainability goals as well as globally to meet the goal of the Paris Agreement.
Our Objective
CASE objective is to propose evidence-based solutions to the challenges that decision-makers are facing and to build societal support around those solutions in the region by applying a joint fact-finding approach to narrow areas of disagreement through the involvement of expert analysis and dialogue. CASE furthermore aims at supporting coordination in the SEA power sector by providing technical and policy support and facilitating dialogue concerning energy issues.
What we do
Five output areas have been defined to reflect key elements that are required to achieve a narrative change and drive the energy transition in the power sector:
Research Clean Energy
research to provide evidence-base for an informed energy transition.
Transparency
transparency to maximise synergies, ensure efficient allocation of resources and allow better tracking.
Build Trust
dialogue with stakeholders beyond the energy sector to build trust and ownership and engage them into the energy decision-making process.
Provide Assistance
technical assistance to strengthen capacities of energy stakeholders in the region; and
Good Communication
communication to back the public’s opinion, provide better information to the public and contribute to turn the energy debate into a political topic owned beyond the specialist.
Who we are
CASE is implemented on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK) from 2020 to 2027 and is driven by strong regional cohesion.
The implementing consortium is made up by seven organisations led by the German international cooperation and development agency GIZ GmbH, two international and four local expert organisations.
In September 2022, the IKI Independent Complaint Mechanism (ICM) was introduced to enable people who suffer (potential) negative social and/or environmental consequences from (IKI) projects, or who wish to report the improper use of funds, to voice their complaints (anonymously). The objective is to avert or minimize possible damage and initiate effective countermeasures. It follows established international standards for international accountability mechanisms.
All information and further explanation may be found on the IKI ICM website.
We also have a wide range of partners.
There is also close collaboration with a wide range of partners ranging from government and public sector stakeholders to civil society organisations, broader civil society, financial organisations and investors, and the private sector in the energy field.
CASE is an aligned programme of the
Energy Transition Partnership (ETP)
CASE is an aligned programme of the Energy Transition Partnership (ETP), an alliance of international donors, philanthropies, and partner governments established to accelerate energy transition and to support sustainable development goals in Southeast Asia. The ETP is focusing on strengthening the policy environment for energy efficiency and renewable energy, increasing public and private investment flows, accelerating the integration of variable renewable energy into the grid, building local capacity and knowledge, and fostering public awareness of the importance of energy transition. CASE is providing active support at different level of this initiative to ensure complementarity and coordination that the countries request and need to increase their ambitions.